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First of all, we are captivated, we are always captivated
by the Mediterranean typology because we live in the Mediterranean area.
We wanted to create something new and contemporary
at the same time, we took into account the local surrounding conditions.
And we are always looking for this kind of Greekness
in our projects.
The apartment is located at the north
slope of here, very close to downtown Athens.
There are very small and narrow, steep streets and roads
coming down from the hill, very close to the center of the city.
But at the same time, you are very close to the nature. Pure nature .
This building, which is a four story building, was built around the 1990s.
This basement apartment used to be a storage place.
The apartment is also almost fully buried on the ground.
One side to be underneath the ground and the other side
to have the only opening towards the atrium.
When we first entered the apartment, their apartment was very dark.
Everything was falling down.
And there it was an empty space without any partition wall inside.
We did the gut renovation,
and we had to do floor again, ceiling again.
Moreover, we had to add a new partition
wall in order to organize the spaces into distinct areas of living.
From one side, the apartment is fully buried inside the ground,
so it has only one single
opening towards the atrium of the block of the apartments.
And it has a pair of skylights leading to have natural ambient light
from above. Upon
entering the apartment, you see an art opening, which is prayer
schooled between the entrance area and the living area.
The living room is a long, cleaner space,
and it's a sequence of spaces, the
kitchen, the dining area and the living room.
Well, we designed the sideboard of the living room that accommodates
all the things that the living room needs, like a television set, and it's placed
right above the concrete slab foundation of that building , actually.
We designed to be elevated from the ground
and to leave the foundation slab unfinished and unweathered.
And we finished the remaining area
with some ceramic tiles.
The kitchenette is situated on another curve of this partition wall.
There are all the appliances of the kitchen, including an upper ovan,
the ceramic stall, a washing machine, the cabinets.
It is made from plywood and there are ceramic
glazed dyes on the backsplash.
And there is also pull out bench
to give some extra space when somebody prepares the food.
There is this big circular opening
allows the natural light to flood into the bedroom,
and this opening is very important because it works both as a desk
between the living room and the bedroom, but at the same time, it works as a vanity
for the bedroom.
We designed also a custom piece of furniture
in the bedroom that works both as a closet and as a mirror vanity,
and this furniture is all the way from one side to the other.
But it's it's elevated again from the ground.
We designed that space in such a way that although it's small,
it looks bigger.
The only interior door in the apartment is the one that leads to the bathroom.
The shower niche is designed inside this partition wall,
and we designed it to be finished with deep blue glazed tile.
The bathroom was designed
using ceramic tiles everywhere, meaning the walls and the flooring.
So we did that to make the room looks bigger.
We designed the storage cabinet made by plywood
and a big mirror so that the space looks bigger.
And we also designed a storage cabinet by plywood.
So our main philosophy is to design for the specific place.
We say that our project are mainly site
specific projects, meaning that we take adjantage
and we take consideration of the local
materials, the local conditions, the climate conditions,
but also we infuse inside into the projects the client's needs.
Upgrading a small space in the city center
is very important for the regrowth of their city urban life.
You give the opportunity to young people to come and reinhabit the center.
Thus rejuvenating their neighborhoods.
These people are well-connected with their social context.
So they are eager to interact with the city.
And this is very important for the city.
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