Building in future present
REVIVAL AND REUSE OF A HISTORICAL BUILDING FOR THE CREATION OF MODEL GREEN OFFICES WITH LEED GOLD CERTIFICATION

FORMER ELEFTHEROTYPIA BUILDING IN NEOS KOSMOS

In March 2021 a new, modern office space in Athens began its operations, in the building that used to house the historical offices of Eleftherotypia newspaper.
CATEGORIES
Offices
TIMELINE
2018 - 2019
STATUS
Completed
LOCATION
Athens, Greece
SIZE
14000 sq.m.
CLIENT
Grivalia Management S.A
Main objective of the design

The main object and challenge of the design was to open the building to the city, and to create a functional, organic connection with the urban fabric. The main idea of the architectural composition was the opening of an internal stoa that runs through the building’s volume and offers access from the main road artery of the area, as well as the visual connection of the street with the outdoor area that has been turned into a friendly green space.

A transverse axis was created as a continuation of the stoa, which organized the outdoor spaces and movement flows.

One of the achievements of the redesign of the outdoor areas was that the once detached and unattractive courtyard became alive, was transformed into an attractive outdoor area with organic paths and materiality, becoming a meeting point and place for interaction among users.
This movement is achieved

through the creation of white, angular zones that alternate with continuous glazing, highlighting the building’s horizontality and adding flow and continuity to its form. The grooves created by the retreating glazing and their varying depth give the sense of a mass that is being extruded, adding movement and fluidity to the otherwise static volume.

The presence of plants completes the image, creating a friendly character and a familiar environment, both for the users and the city around the building.