ABSTRACT OUT OF THE GREYZONE: EXPLORING GREYFIELD DESIGN AND REDEVELOPMENT Konstantinos Pavlou Advisor: University of Guelph, 2013 Professor Cecelia Paine Community shopping centres in many North American suburban areas have been in decline for two decades. Failed community shopping centres, termed ‘greyfields’, have resulted in large parcels of unused lands in core urban areas, forcing residents to travel longer distances to regional malls. The decline of community shopping centres may have a number of causes, but for this study it was hypothesized that successful community shopping centres share a number of design qualities that unsuccessful shopping centres do not have. A design framework was developed based on retail design and planning literature. The framework was applied to assess an existing redevelopment, the Shops at Don Mills in Toronto. The assessment findings derived from site observations and key informant interviews resulted in a revised design framework. The final framework provides a guide to those interested in transforming commercial greyfields into vibrant components of our urban communities.

The goal of the thesis and its theme “ Winery Object“ is to create the contract documents for realization of the building. Winery is drafted for processing the grapes. It is situated into steep land, in uptown of Pavlov. The building is designed as a detached object with three floors. The first floor is partially sunk into the ground. The building consists of two objects on the first floor and is connected into one joint area, where is space for aging the wine, bottling, storage area and shipping. The first part of the object includes administrative area, area for employees, grape press plant and cellarage. In the second object there is designed the room for degustation and in the loft area the room for drying the straw wine. Supporting brickwork is slated of cement bricks of sacrificial formwork, insulated and there is aired facade. Ceiling construction is made of cellular Spiroll panels. The entire object is roofed with queen post truss with burnt roof covering.

The solution of the diploma thesis is the office block in Blansko. Building is suggested for using as insurance company. This building is located in a particular territory which had precisely limited the possibilities of the construction. There are three aboveground floors. The building is designed like reinforced concrete frame with complete masonry type THERM. The building is built on drilled piles that are connected fundamental grate. The facade is made as ceramic aired facade. The building has a flat roof with classical succession layer and is stabilized by gravel. The building is designed for fifty people.