Divercity Architects Trac

Project: Apartment building, conversion
Location: Athens, Greece
Client: Cyclamino
Project Status: Under construction
Contractor: J & P- Avax
Photos: Christina Tsouma

In the foothills of Mount Lycabettus, this luxury housing
complex consists of 4 multi-storey buildings containing
25 lofts, apartments, duplexes, penthouses,
and townhouses. A 1950s landmark, the site
was the headquarters of Constantinos Doxiadis,
one of the leading figures of modern Greek architecture.
The building also housed Greece’s first design school
and first computer, which provided inspiration
for the pixelated images of the surrounding pine
forest imprinted onto the concrete facade.

The original modular grid was replaced with three
different materials to distinguish the interior spaces.
Private areas are covered in opaque panels of concrete.
Translucent concrete is used for the mid-zones-
an interactive shadow theatre created by the movement
of inhabitants and passers-by. Glass is used extensively
to make the most of the show-stopping views of Athens.

The ground floor is dedicated to communal amenities,
including a private cinema and gym. In the marble-clad
atrium, the internal walls echo the external grid pattern
with movable ‘boxes’ that reveal or conceal
the various facilities.