The design of a service station is a strong reference to the idea of travel, short or long-distance routes interrupted only by a few stops and then back on the road.
This residence’s plot of land is located just outside the village of Kokkoni in the precinct of Korinthia and is part of an endless orangery.
The house is located on the outskirts of Kardamili, a traditional seaside village in the Messinian Mani in Peloponese, Greece.
The ‘wedge’ shape of the site informed the unusual angular form of the building and prompted the concept of a solid block placed on the plot...
High on the ridge of Bishopscourt in Cape Town, this unique site resulted from the demolition of an existing house.
The project concerns the renovation of a large noble 4305 sq ft house, dating back to the nineteenth century, in southern Sicily...
Fistiki is a 35m2 shop with all sorts of nuts, located in the central square of Glyfada, Athens. This small area gave rise to design furniture...
In a rather warm and cozy environment located in Kifisia designer Maya Zoulovits created her Workshop...
Greece based Fluid Architects and UK based Pringle Brandon Perkins + Will collaborated in designing Google Athens’ new offices in Athens.
YO! Home, the pioneering and intuitive living space set to revolutionize the contemporary home, launched in London to rave reviews at the 100% Design exhibition.
This project is about the configuration of a Grill-Barbeque restaurant in an existing shell in the center of Chalkida, a city in central Greece.
The loft apartment is included in a new residential ensemble in the centre of Athens, created in a landmark industrial 1920s building, on Pireos street.
The UN Peace Park masterplan has been initiated to increase the number of tourist in the city of Chungju, the birthplace of Ban Ki-moon, the current UN Secretary General.
The new Agricultural Heritage Centre is composed as a new town square surrounded by cultural, civic and recreational activities that include the existing neighbouring cultural centre and church of Saint Fotios.
Estimated at $100.000.000, the new puff/phyllo pastry manufacturing plant is the largest of its kind in the world.
With a rising global population and increasing political focus on the future of power generation, the task of designing a 49 mega-watt
The need of becoming "green" has become a pressing matter in boating during recent years.
The project participated an international architectural design competition for a "Passive House" in the village of Lozen
Concentré de Vie is a project allowing diversity to express itself thanks to a set of elements...
The collection IN-AND ISSEY MIYAKE is a combination between a material that comes from the regeneration of the fiber of PET bottles
Music essentials participated this year in the campaign "Blue Monument Challenge", undertaking the architectural lighting of Zappeion Hall for the purposes of the "Global Diabetes Day".
The architectural practice K - studio was established by Dimitris and Konstantinos Karabatakis in 2002.
On June 2012 the first swapping bookshelf in Greece was installed, in the area of Kifissia. It was an initiative of the architects Eleftherios Ambatzis and Irini-Aimilia Ioannidou, who designed and managed to bring the project into life.
Upon entering the architects office I expected to be greeted once again by the wall that characterised the space, and that had left me with a strong impression, it was a custom-made metal library designed by themselves to display small maquettes of their projects.
The Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation (ΟΒΙ) in cooperation with the Office of Harmonization...
Architectural Association (AA) DLAB Visiting School: "Fallen Star" is an installation set between biomimetics, interaction, and perception.
Some of the best European Designers and internationally acclaimed agencies, showed their work with this creative’s cluster and design agency...
The project concerns the renovation of a large noble 4305 sq ft house, dating back to the nineteenth century, in southern Sicily...
Greece based Fluid Architects and UK based Pringle Brandon Perkins + Will collaborated in designing Google Athens’ new offices in Athens.
This residence’s plot of land is located just outside the village of Kokkoni in the precinct of Korinthia and is part of an endless orangery.
In a rather warm and cozy environment located in Kifisia designer Maya Zoulovits created her Workshop, a place where she could exhibit her creations, in her own style.
In a bright, tall space, three impressive wooden swings highlight the workshop's window display, hosting some of her precious creations (necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings), magnetising the interest of all eyes.
Portrait
- Vangelis Paterakis
Projects
- 30 unit housing project in Thessaloniki | LoT architects
Architecture
- Residence in Thiva | Takis Exarhopoulos, Panos Gerakaris, Eleni Exarhopoulou
Interiors
- Apartment in Lambrini | Dionisis Sotovikis
15 Villas of unique design and aesthetic value, designed by top architectural firms, are included in the bilingual and international bookazine “Villas” along with an exclusive interview of Patrik Schumacher of Zaha Hadid Architects.
The seventh edition of the luxurious international bookazine Apartments is now out for sale!
For one more year contemporary interior design trends are highlighted, through thorough presentations of cozy apartments, designed to attract, making living in the city a whole new experience.
Apartments 2013 is available for sale in at all newsstands throughout Greece, Cyprus and UK (Harrods, Selfridges, WHSmith and in more than 300 other points of sale
“Maison de Campagne” is an annual edition featuring fascinating residencies in the Greek Islands and the Greek countryside, designed by the most notable architectural offices. Discover the elegant design of summer houses near the sea or the mountain in traditional Greek architectural style, in an exclusive edition that brings innovative ideas and magnificent images together.
Barbouni is a restaurant on the beach, Part of the Costa Navarino Resort, Navarino Dunes.
The concept is holistic, with every element of the project telling a common story and coming together to create an inspirational yet laid-back atmosphere, perfectly suited to the site.
"Σύγχρονες Πολυκατοικίες 2013" decodes for another year the most interesting examples of those buildings that continue to characterize the Greek urban setting.
The design of a service station is a strong reference to the idea of travel, short or long-distance routes interrupted only by a few stops and then back on the road.
A break for refueling, or just to stretch a bit 'legs before continuing his journey.
With the same continuity, the service station is separated from the asphalt like a ribbon of road with the engine and wrapping around itself, creating a temporary volume to accommodate the traveler.
The tape then sink back into the ground to continue to other destinations.
The architecture of the service station, as usually conceived as a mere support function, thus acquires a shape.
The ‘wedge’ shape of the site informed the unusual angular form of the building and prompted the concept of a solid block placed on the plot, then carved into to create the necessary spaces. This concept is carried through the building; a play between shadow and light, solid and void.


