Status: Completed

Athens Metro, Νikaia Station

The scope of work includes Architectural Detailed Design for the construction of Stations of Ag. Varvara, Korydallos, Nikaia and Municipal theater and Shafts of Komninou, Meg. Alexandrou, Taxiarchon, Pisidias and Panepistimiou.
The Architectural Detailed Design for each Station includes the design of the station itself with its entrances and the ventilation shafts in the station area, as well as Landscape Detailed Design of surface level (street/square), according to the relevant drawings of GOM.
Analytically the design includes:
-Architectural design of stations and shafts. Functional layout of each station, entrances, passenger areas, staff rooms, necessary technical equipment rooms and auxiliary rooms. Horizontal and vertical connections (corridors, escalators, staircases, elevators, emergency exits) that ensure on the one hand the unobstructed movement of users and on the other hand the evacuation of stations in case of emergency.
-Architectural finishes of stations and shafts. Architectural finishes of floors (including provisions for people with special needs), walls, ceilings, suspended ceilings (using materials with sound-absorbing properties), railings, handrails, entrances, etc. of stations and shafts, according to Final study and other contract documents.
-Landscape design of surface level (street/square) and integration of projects in the urban environment. Restoration and formation of surface areas of construction sites. Landscaping of the area, including location of entrances-exits covered with protective canopies, elevator endings, reconstruction of roads and walkways (with provisions for people with special needs), parking areas for bicycles and motorcycles, hardscape and softscape areas as well as urban space equipment (fountains, pergolas, playgrounds, benches, waste bins, bollards etc.)
-Typical and special details of stations and shafts
Landscape design areas:
AG. VARVARA 7.500 μ2
KORYDALLOS 21.500 μ2
NIKAIA 8.300 μ2
MUNUCIPAL THEATER 13.400 μ2

Underground Stations:
AG. VARVARA 11.500 μ2
KORYDALLOS 10.350 μ2
NIKAIA 11.500 μ2
MUNUCIPAL THEATER 13.300 μ2

Athens Metro, Korydallos Station

The scope of work includes Architectural Detailed Design for the construction of Stations of Ag. Varvara, Korydallos, Nikaia and Municipal theater and Shafts of Komninou, Meg. Alexandrou, Taxiarchon, Pisidias and Panepistimiou.
The Architectural Detailed Design for each Station includes the design of the station itself with its entrances and the ventilation shafts in the station area, as well as Landscape Detailed Design of surface level (street/square), according to the relevant drawings of GOM.
Analytically the design includes:
-Architectural design of stations and shafts. Functional layout of each station, entrances, passenger areas, staff rooms, necessary technical equipment rooms and auxiliary rooms. Horizontal and vertical connections (corridors, escalators, staircases, elevators, emergency exits) that ensure on the one hand the unobstructed movement of users and on the other hand the evacuation of stations in case of emergency.
-Architectural finishes of stations and shafts. Architectural finishes of floors (including provisions for people with special needs), walls, ceilings, suspended ceilings (using materials with sound-absorbing properties), railings, handrails, entrances, etc. of stations and shafts, according to Final study and other contract documents.
-Landscape design of surface level (street/square) and integration of projects in the urban environment. Restoration and formation of surface areas of construction sites. Landscaping of the area, including location of entrances-exits covered with protective canopies, elevator endings, reconstruction of roads and walkways (with provisions for people with special needs), parking areas for bicycles and motorcycles, hardscape and softscape areas as well as urban space equipment (fountains, pergolas, playgrounds, benches, waste bins, bollards etc.)
-Typical and special details of stations and shafts
Landscape design areas:
AG. VARVARA 7.500 sq.m.
KORYDALLOS 21.500 sq.m.
NIKAIA 8.300 sq.m.
MUNUCIPAL THEATER 13.400 sq.m.

Underground Stations:
AG. VARVARA 11.500 μ2
KORYDALLOS 10.350 μ2
NIKAIA 11.500 μ2
MUNUCIPAL THEATER 13.300 μ2

Athens Metro, Agia Varvara Station

The scope of work includes Architectural Detailed Design for the construction of Stations of Ag. Varvara, Korydallos, Nikaia and Municipal theater and Shafts of Komninou, Meg. Alexandrou, Taxiarchon, Pisidias and Panepistimiou.
The Architectural Detailed Design for each Station includes the design of the station itself with its entrances and the ventilation shafts in the station area, as well as Landscape Detailed Design of surface level (street/square), according to the relevant drawings of GOM.
Analytically the design includes:
-Architectural design of stations and shafts. Functional layout of each station, entrances, passenger areas, staff rooms, necessary technical equipment rooms and auxiliary rooms. Horizontal and vertical connections (corridors, escalators, staircases, elevators, emergency exits) that ensure on the one hand the unobstructed movement of users and on the other hand the evacuation of stations in case of emergency.
-Architectural finishes of stations and shafts. Architectural finishes of floors (including provisions for people with special needs), walls, ceilings, suspended ceilings (using materials with sound-absorbing properties), railings, handrails, entrances, etc. of stations and shafts, according to Final study and other contract documents.
-Landscape design of surface level (street/square) and integration of projects in the urban environment. Restoration and formation of surface areas of construction sites. Landscaping of the area, including location of entrances-exits covered with protective canopies, elevator endings, reconstruction of roads and walkways (with provisions for people with special needs), parking areas for bicycles and motorcycles, hardscape and softscape areas as well as urban space equipment (fountains, pergolas, playgrounds, benches, waste bins, bollards etc.)
-Typical and special details of stations and shafts
Landscape design areas:
AG. VARVARA 7.500 sq.m.
KORYDALLOS 21.500 sq.m.
NIKAIA 8.300 sq.m.
MUNUCIPAL THEATER 13.400 sq.m.

Underground Stations:
AG. VARVARA 11.500 μ2
KORYDALLOS 10.350 μ2
NIKAIA 11.500 μ2
MUNUCIPAL THEATER 13.300 μ2

Nicosia Mall

Nicosia Mall in Nicosia, Cyprus was designed to provide a unique experience of shopping, dining and leisure into one integrated unit. The main idea was to create a playful and contemporary environment, with a friendly and dynamic character, offering to the visitor a discreet sense of luxury.

Located in a 61.000 sqm plot in Lacatamia district, outside Nicosia’s urban fabric, with a strong nature presence, the issue of sensitivity towards the natural environment played a very important role to the designing procedure. Towards this direction, building’s volume was articulated as  a horizontal, linear and curved object, in a green and light blue exterior elevations color palette, creating a dominant but, at the same time, respectful building to the nature surroundings in which it was embedded.

With a total built area of 100.000sqm and more than 150 retail shops, bars and restaurants, 5 cinema halls, an open plaza of 8.000 sqm and 1700 parking lots, NICOSIA MALL is actually a full day destination for visitors of any age, interests and hobbies.

The building consists of two commercial levels – ground floor and 1st floor – with two extra supportive levels – basement and one mezzanine floor. Visitors enter the mall in both ground floor and 1st floor level, with a special exterior area treatment, through entrance canopies in flowing shapes, following the intension of keeping both levels equally important and commercially appealing. The basic layout in plan, develops a curved linear layout, engraving into two directions, in wavy and cuneiform geometries (”river”), offering a game of perspective and a progressive space discovery. This way, once you enter into mall area, it is never visible to its whole extend, giving the opportunity of surprise to the visitor, as one discovers it gradually along the way. Inside mall area, two water features – one vertical water “curtain” and one water jet – offer a conceptual connection between the two commercial levels and create a Zen environment, with their water sound and feel.

Foodcourt area consists of both interior and exterior area, with a veranda towards a great and unobstructed view.

At the top of the building, a curved metal roof top cover creates a cost saving solution to MEP installations protection issue, while solving the problem of their aesthetically accepted hiding from public. This roof top cover provides an extra protection from roof solar overheat, offering a positive bioclimatic impact to the whole building.

Solar light tubes were installed through all mall corridor length, offering a very effectively diffused light to both commercial levels, during day time and at the same time providing a cost saving solution in energy terms, since during the day, the artificial light demands are kept very low.

Main materials in interior public areas are glass, mirrors, dry construction elements, ceramic tiles and timber and main colors are earthy beige with islands of strong colors shaking up the general colored serenity.

Building elevations configuration is based on the idea of double shell. Green sandwich panel with white repetitive pattern is the actual exterior shell and blue-grey vertical louvers protruding in a distance from green panel, create a movement effect, with a game of light and shadow, while walking along the façade. This different color and material combination ends up in a constant change of building color from green to blue and vice versa.

In the surrounding area of ​​the building, in addition to the open parking spaces, an elevated Plaza is created on the ground floor level, attached to restaurant shops and bars and offers to them a landscaped lounge area. The Plaza is ideal for expanded outdoor events, with the provision of temporary light cover in certain parts of the area, for concerts, game activities and outdoor exhibitions.

Makedonia Palace Hotel

The 5 * hotel MAKEDONIA PALACE is a historic, but also a emblematic, building located in central Thessaloniki, Greece, in the district of Nea Paralia, on Alexander the Great Avenue. It was built in 1972 based on the design of architect Konstantinos Doxiadis (1913-1975) and it is a characteristic example of 1970’s modern movement architecture in Greece.
The project concerns the total renovation and full retrofit of the hotel. It offers a capacity of 276 rooms and the building occupies a plot area of ​​approximately 14,350sqm, just 60m from the coastline. The building has a total surface of ~ 27.500sqm and a height of 33m and it consists of one underground and eleven above ground levels.
The main building has a rectangular shape with its main elevations oriented to the West with unobstructed sea views and to the East with panoramic city views. It consists of an rectangular building volume in basement, ground floor and mezzanine levels, housing the public areas and a smaller in plan, nine level tower, where the rooms and suites are located, plus a restaurant-bar on the upper level. Its main characteristic is the austere and simple geometrical arrangement of the white marble facades, as well as the semi-open spaces in front of the rooms.
In order to respect building’s architecture, most of the interventions were confined to the interior of the building and mainly oriented on finishes and decorative elements, with the exception of the ground floor, where significant rearrangements of public areas took place.
The main interventions were:
conference rooms relocation and retrofit, enhancing hotel’s conference character and upgrading its services in the field of high class events, restaurant and bar relocation to a privileged ground floor hotel area, offering upscale dining and leisure services, additional restaurant and bar area on the upper floor of the hotel, with a special aesthetic character with the most stunning view of the city, pool and auxiliary areas upgrading and a new canopy construction in main hotel entrance, as a new hotel landmark, along with functional and aesthetic upgrading of drop-off area.
In addition, extensive work was carried out on the maintenance of all building installations, with the aim of fully modernizing all areas of the hotel, exterior facades repair, as well upgrading landscape areas.
The unique location of the complex, which offers this outstanding connection to the sea and the city, as well as the simple lines, timeless rugged geometries and warm and earthy materials, create a canvas of relaxation and austere luxury throughout the hotel.
The materials used are mainly marble, wood, metal and glass in different versions and combinations, varying from space to space. The technology of materials used was the most current and sophisticated, always geared to special buildings.
Considering that MACEDONIA PALLAS is a building of historical importance for the city of Thessaloniki, the architectural proposal aimed at respecting its architecture and highlighting the most important elements that made it unique through time.

Renal Dialysis Center

The project concerns the construction of a new building, with an area of 1585 sq.m, for housing a 34-bed Chronic Dialysis Unit, in the area of Aktaio in Patra.
The plot on which the building will be erected is located on the Old National Road Patra-Corinth, in “Kastelokambos”, within the settlement of Aktaio, Municipal unit of Rio, Municipality of Patra and has an area of 2964, 14 sq.m.
The proposed building is arranged along the plot and consists of 2 levels, the basic Level 0 with access from the Old National Road and the lower Level -1. Due to the slope of the plot, the building is one-storey on the side of the road and two-storey on the back, while there is the possibility of direct entry-exit on both levels.
At Level 0 (ground floor from the road and 1st floor from the back) are located the two hemodialysis rooms of 16 beds each, which face the view of the Rio-Antirrio bridge, with the auxiliary support areas, the entrance-waiting area and the offices of director and head nurse. Internal communication between the patient rooms and their auxiliary spaces is ensured without interference with the entrance-waiting area.
At the main entrance of the building, there is an extensive sheltered space for the patients’ access.
At Level -1 (basement from the road and ground floor from the back) is located the administration with the possibility of an independent entrance from the low side, as well as the other auxiliary and mechanical areas, while an independent entrance-exit for supply and collection is provided.
The building consists of two volumes in displacement, of which the longest one leans along the road in order for the building to be exposed and better visible from the road, while in the retreating volume the appropriate recess is created for the main entrance. In addition, due to the slope of the plot, the building appears one-storey from the road and two-storey from the back with its side sides half-buried. This configuration led to the organization of the facades in two zones, one at the base of the building and one at the superstructure, using different materials and architectural elements.
Generally, the building is cladded on the base, with panels of a concrete texture that refers to a more “heavy material” and on the superstructure, with vertical strips of HPL panels, of variable dimensions and two colors. Due to the complexity in the layout of the stripes, two light shades of gray were chosen.
The sun protection of the spaces is achieved through perforated blinds in white shade, which while protecting from the sun do not obstruct the view. On the side sides for both sun protection and for the delimitation of the escape exits, pergolas in white shade are also provided.

Daios Luxury Living

The building is located where the old American consulate used to be, close to the White Tower, at the joint of Niki’s Avenue and Chr. Snirnis. It is a luxurious flat building with shops on the ground floor and three-storey underground parking. The building is transparent. All the solid elements of its façades were removed and replaced with glassed surfaces allowing the view to the sea. To avoid the noise and luminance problems a secondary external glassed façade at balconies level was designed, having the shape of a sail.

Railway Viaduct T12

It is about a seismically isolated railway viaduct with a total length of 800,0m, a width of 13,9m and a maximum pier height of 38,7m. The superstructure of concrete is continuous, single-cell box girder, longitudinally and transversely prestressed, constructed using the launching formwork system (“movable scaffolding”). Two single-action fluid viscous dampers at each abutment and pier to deck connection via lead-rubber bearings (LRB’s). Pile foundation.

Interchange K16

This project concerns a detailed design for the operation of K16 Interchange (without the Pontou overpass), by forming roundabout at the intersection of Internal Ring road of Thessaloniki and Pontou Str. And k16 ramps, until the completion of all road works and detail signage design for the whole project, with the roundabout.
The project relates to a two-lane and an auxiliary lane, Motorway 2.5 km long, 4.5 km long junction section, 800 m long interventions on a two-lane Ring Road, and a multi lane roundabout with five accesses.

Kings Avenue Mall

KINGS AVENUE MALL is located in Pafos, Cyprus, a city that has been one of the most important ancient kingdoms on the island, a famous center of worship for the ancient goddess Aphrodite, with UNESCO protected archaeological wealth since 1980.

With a total built area of 90,000sqm, the mall is built on a plot of 46,000sqm, at the intersection of Apostle Pavlou Avenue and King’s Tomb Street, in an area of ​​intense tourist development, within an urban context and has more than 120 shops, restaurants and bars, 6 cinema halls and 1100 parking spaces.

Given the urban environment in which the building is located, the architectural proposal was orientated towards a smooth horizontal volume layout. It consists of two commercial levels – ground floor and 1st floor – with three additional auxiliary levels, two basements and one mezzanine. Visitor entrances have been created at both commercial levels, through the proper configuration of the surrounding area, which are marked and protected by large, curved geometries, with the aim of making both levels equally attractive.

Mall’s layout in plan is developed in a linear layout of two basic axes, in wedge-shaped geometries, with fluctuations in the width of the main shopping corridor, in the idea of flowing river. A special water feature at the confluence of the two main plan axes, which depicts the image of continuous, but mild and almost dreamy rain, as an additional reminiscent of Pafos’ relation with water.

The area of ​​Foodcourt consists of an open and closed section, with a terrace with unobstructed views of the city and the sea.

A metal curved canopy was installed on the top of the building to cover and protect the MEP installations. This canopy works as a bioclimatic shell for the whole complex, as it protects the roof from overheating, contributing positively to the energy performance of the building.

In the main customer commercial corridor, natural light is ensured during daylight through the ceiling of the Mall, with the installation of solar tubes, contributing significantly to the energy saving of the complex, while at the same time delivering a unique lighting effect through the diffusion of light caused by the solar tubes incorporated mirrors.

The materials used in the interior spaces are aluminum, glass, illuminated transparencies, dry building elements and ceramic tiles, while cool colors were selected – in gradations between gray and ice white.

The outer shell of the building consists of a composite thermal insulation panel in shades of gray. Main entrance and foodcourt side elevation has a configuration of the barcode effect, in gray metallic shades with linear light sparkles, while for the rest of the main elevation, large scale vertical aluminum blinds were used in a vivid green and blue gradient color palette.

In the surrounding area of ​​the building, apart from back of house areas of loading bays for catering and service of shops and shopping center, the idea was to create a linear park with extended flower beds, as well as vertical “green” walls. This vertical greenery forms a perceptible boundary between front and back of house areas and creates the impression that nature is climbing up the building.

During the excavations for the construction of the project, findings from a Roman bath complex, with tanks and floor remains were discovered which, according to the instructions of the competent Department of Antiquities of Cyprus, were removed and transferred with modern methods to a specially selected section of the plot and are exposed to public, protected from climatic conditions.