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A structure worth noting is Shedia Home Restaurant in Athens by Potiropoulos + Partners. Rather than being concerned with achieving a certain aesthetic, the creative process behind the new space instead focused on its ability to serve as a fascinating socio-cultural catalyst.
Finally, take a look at the Τhe Wave, Glifada, south Athens, by Potiropoulos+Partners, next to the Glyfada Golf Club from the east. The design process envisioned two interconnected volumes within one continuous structure parallel to the property’s longer side, in direct conversation with the natural characteristics of place and the view.
Design: Studio Liakos and Associates Architects. The challenge was to create a resort combining local construction detailing and style with the requirements of a modern building, while taking into consideration its gorgeous natural setting
Design: Normless_architecture studio & workplace. A new Cups Nine shop opens, this time as a Cafe & Patisserie. The building is located in the heart of the school district, opposite of one of the most popular city squares.
Design: Normless_architecture studio & workplace. The Scandinavian inspired apartment is situated just outside the city of Trikala. This 150sqm unit features an open plan kitchen, dining and living room area with a back garden.
Architects: Potiropoulos+Partners. The resort buildings is arranged in the shape of an amphitheatre, with multiple levels in succession, like terraced fields on a hillside. Built in equal courses with intermediate voids, the modules of the rooms and suites create linear arrays reminiscent of drystone walls on a bigger scale.
Design: Kois Associated Architects
On the roof of the villa is a rimless infinity pool, blending with the seascape and the sky, giving an illusion inspired by the optical phenomenon of “mirage”.
Design: A31 Architecture. The landscape design takes advantage of site specific features such as microclimatic and topographical conditions as well as the existing vegetation to blend the hotel exterior seamlessly into the surrounding natural setting.
Design: GM Architects
The Myconian Ambassador is a luxury hotel located in Mykonos. It is one of a number of such top-end establishments in the Cyclades group of Greek islands.
Design: Divercity & Mplusm. How could one revive vernacular architecture in such an exceptional setting as Imerovigli, Santorini, with its view of the Caldera, opposite the Skaros rock?
Design: hhh architects. Three houses built on a wooded hillside overlooking the west coast of Skiathos. The natural environment defined the architectural layout: 6 volumes following the slope in a linear formation, parallel to the sea view.
Design: hhh architects. The houses are located on an olive grove in Mani with a view to the Messinian bay. This complex consists of six stone blocks placed in between the existing olive trees.
Design: Jean Pierre HEIM and Carolyn HEIM architects
The concept for this design is to access and exit the Museum of Delos with three long concrete slabs bridging over a reservoir collecting rain-water during the winter season and drainage in the ground.
Tense Architecture Network wins 2nd prize (shared) in the European competition for the new Museum of the reconstructed mythical ship Argo for the city of Volos in Greece
Design: Petros N. Zouzoulas, Architects
The Kapetas Villa is set in the scenic valley of modern day Sparta, Greece. The primary focus of the project was to capture the stunning views of the valley and mountains while capitalizing on passive solar and passive cooling strategies and to create a warm and comfortable home for a young Greek family.
Situated in Peania, East Attica, the illy Greece site area, totalling 12,000 square meters, occupies a privileged spot in a strategic industrial area and is also highly visible from the main highway which shuttles traffic from the Center of Athens to the East part of Attica, where the International Airport is located.
The Artist’s warehouse is a monolithic Modern structure. Its orthogonal plan is divided into 3 zones: Firstly, the cantilever with the balcony in the South, where the entrance is situated, secondly, the artist’s workspace and finally the attic in the North which serves as a storage space
Our brief was to create a summer escape for family and friends with the emphasis on laid-back, social living. Our aim for the project was to merge internal and external space, maximising the benefits of both and minimising the impact on the surrounding landscape.
The residence’s view is a slope: a naked attic slope. The site is significantly inclined and is accessed only through its narrow upper side