Something Old, Something Borrowed & Something New: Athens Apartment by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis Architects.Maintaining existing elements and having he kitchen become the focal point in the program were key drivers behind the design strategy of this 70s apartment. Curating a space fit for its art collecting owners, the interior plays with colour...
Greek Modernism Reborn: Inside Ace Hotel’s Athens Debut.French architecture studio CiguĂ« has transformed a 1970s hotel into Ace Hotel & Swim Club Athens, marking the brand's first Greek venture. The 120-room property weaves together Greek modernism, brutalist architecture, and coastal resort...
These Dental Labs & Clinics (Almost) Make us Feel Like Going to the Dentist.Why does hygiene have to be boring? Not only boring, but often cold, uncomfortable and uninviting. Just a few things we’ve come to expect from places and spaces within the healthcare sector. While there are rules and regulations in place...
Three Minimalist Office Spaces That Are Anything But Boring.Although culturally worlds apart, these three office spaces—from New York, Athens and Shanghai—find level ground following the cohesive design language of minimalism. Each project feels distinctly grounded in their local context and...
Contemporary Modernism: K60 Athens Apartment Renovation by Ioanna Vlachaki.Designed by Ioanna Vlachaki, this clever Athens apartment hinges on a helix configuration. Situated in a typical 1958 post-war building, the space was reconfigured to enhance its natural circulation, organised around an original stairwell....
Tiny Haven: A 22-Square-Metre Apartment in Athens by Point Supreme.Given its tiny 22-square-metre footprint, most architects would have taken the minimalist route in fitting out this Athens apartment shared by three friends. But Marianna and Point Supreme’s other half, Konstantinos Pantazis, aren’t...
Deliberate Restraint: Mithimnis Apartment in Athens by Molonglo & Royffe Flynn.Mithimnis Apartment is one in a series of apartments by Greek-Australian development company Molonglo sprinkled across the city of Athens, delivered in collaboration with London-based architecture practice Royffe Flynn. Located in a...
Escher-esque Minimalism in Greece: Piperi House by Sigurd Larsen.This contemporary Greek home in Kythnos stands as a “crystalline sculpture, cut out of a single piece of white stone”, says Berlin-based Danish architect, Siguard Larsen. An infinite circle of steps playfully break up the house into a...
Celebration of Subtleties: Zacharitsa Live-Work Apartment in Athens by Molonglo & Royffe Flynn.Zacharista is one in a series of Athens apartments designed by the Greek-Australian development company Molonglo. Small and flexible, the home-work-shop hybrid, housed within a typical post-war polykatoikia, was developed in collaboration...
