Moda Bagno/ Interni Showroom by K-Studio | Athens, Greece.

Hello everyone! I decided to kick off the week with a submission I received from my friends in Greece. Well, actually, they are not my real friends, but being Serbian I consider (almost) all Greeks to be my friends by default. But let’s not get into that right now…

This fantastic project is a submission from k-studio, talented and vibrant design & architecture firm established in Athens in 2002 by brothers Dimitris and Konstantinos Karampatakis (awesome names or what?)

K-studio has completed the new Moda Bagno/ Interni store in Alimos area in Athens. The 1000sqm space hosts Moda Bagno and Interni’s entire range of designer products. This includes contemporary classic furniture, bathrooms and kitchens. Below is a little description from k-studio.

The building is a large 12mHx14mWx16mD box. The street facade is clad with expanded metal and interspersed with openings to allow views into and out of the building. The cedar framework celebrates the openings and its intensified perspective form frames and gives direction to the views. As the cars drive by the exaggerated perspective frames attract and intrigue. Their accentuated perspective allows for views from a wider range of angles, offering passersby more time to look inside whilst accelerating in their cars.

You know by now how much I love geometry, so it will come as no surprise that I adore this façade with it’s beautiful and refined proportions and interesting use of materials. I particularly love the way the exterior transforms with added dimensions when the lights go on inside. Fantastic use of solid vs transparent and flat vs three-dimensional planes. The interior is just a crisp and creates a beautiful canvas for display of furniture, kitchens and bathrooms.

Congratulations k-studio on this fantastic project!

x dana

Moda Bagno/ Interni Showroom | Location: Alimou Street, Athens, Greece
Designed By: k-studio | Interior Design: Moda Bagno Design Team
Steel Structural Engineer: Evel Dimopoulos | Status: Completed 2011

[Images courtesy of k-studio. Photography by Yiorgos Kordakis.]