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Voula Apartment, Athens

The renovation includes the full strip-off of a two-bedroom apartment, in a residential building of 1988, to accommodate the extended spatial needs of a larger family. Both space function and materiality have been revised with a fresh approach matching the family’s particularities. The need for an additional bedroom changed the balance between private and daytime living areas, rendering critical the creation of an open-plan layout. The private – social boundary is defined by a long, curved walnut wood surface, a continuous flowing gesture, integrating kitchen and storage. A similar curved surface in the master bedroom incorporates a walk-in closet and a study. The pressure generated by relocating the boundary is expressed dramatically on the 5m long kitchen / dining island. The austere orthogonal form, is pushed towards the existing column, folding around the vertical structural element, becoming deformed, opposing its relocation.

Project Team

Dimitris Kolonis, Zetta Kotsioni

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Photographs by YIORGIS YEROLYMBOS

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