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This project concerns a complex for use from April to October by tourists of all ages. It consists of eight buildings containing 17 furnished apartments with a total of 54 beds plus a service building which houses the reception and all the communal facilities.
 •  Location
 
The complex is located in a peaceful spot 250m from the sea-shore near Drios (latitude 37° N), a village in south-east Paros, one of the Cyclades group of islands in the Aegeian sea. The 4070m site is completely flat. There is an uninterrupted view of the sea to the south- east.
 •  Site Microclimate
 
The climate is characterized by high levels of solar radiation throughout the year, average winter temperatures which rarely fall below 10 ° C and north and south winds all year round. Monthly temperature, humidity, solar irradiation, sunshine hour and wind speed data are given in Figures 2-4.
Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4
Temperature & humidity data        Solar irradation (kWh/m² ) & sunshine duration
(hours/month) data
     
Wind speeds (m/sec)
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