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Project • By schema architecture & engineering • Apartments
Harmony Apartment Renovation
The apartment is situated in Glyfada, a southern suburb of Athens, Greece. It is a maisonette apartment situated on the last two floors of an apartment building constructed in the early 2000. The main concept was to bring as much light as possible inside reversing its main north orientation, introducing a white veil covering everything to create a harmonious environment. Wooden louvres, painted with white lacquer, hide the structural elements, and form the separate functions within the open plan. The kitchen is also dressed in white colors, with a few touches of wood.
Nikos Alexopoulos
Nikos Alexopoulos
Nikos Alexopoulos
Nikos Alexopoulos
A children’s corner is positioned next to the main living room, allowing the... More
Project • By KLAB architecture (kinetic lab of architecture) • Nurseries
Public Nursery in Glyfada
The design and construction of public buildings in Greece is problematic, as the architect is not in charge of the construction. One of the biggest challenges of this project was to reintroduce the role of the architect as the essential contributor.
Mariana Bisti
Mariana Bisti
Additionally, we intended to give prominence to the construction method of prefabrication. Prefabrication, one of the conditions of the competition also defined the final form of the building as the basic module would have to be transported on a truck.
Mariana Bisti
Mariana Bisti
The concept of the project was to design a building that would relate to the scale of its users while also introducing a new typology, that of the urban village. The mai... More
Project • By Alumil S.A • Apartments
Emerald Terraces
As a continuous source of inspiration, the sea constitutes the focus point of the southern suburbs of Athens. A visually sophisticated contemporary architectural complex in Glyfada is oriented towards the skyline with unobstructed view of the Saronic Gulf. Linear design, geometric philosophy and the adaptation of the principles of the modern movement, compose a tectonic landscape which combines contradictory uses. Office and living place, pressure and leisure, activity and tranquility, through the architectural prism. The bright white color emphasizes the sense of luxury as well as the strict style of the building. The greatest possible interconnection between the modern human and the natural environment is achieved thanks to the large open... More