Divercity Architects Trac

Project: Industrial
Location: Attica, Greece
Client: Kontorousis Bros
Project Status: Complete, 2010
Contractor: Grosvennor
Photos: Cathy Cunliffe

This printing press is situated in an industrial park,
bordered by a ring road and railway tracks.
The ground plan is a deliberately simple square shape,
which facilitates the operation of the production line.
Materials for the facade were chosen to emphasise
the building’s use and to reflect its location at a busy
crossroads. The south and east exterior walls are made
of printed aluminium panels and transparent glass
shutters, alternated in vertical sections across the full
height of the building. These slanted ‘fins’ allow
glimpses of the interior and can filter or flood the interiors
with light, according to the needs of the workers inside.