The building is on plot between two parallel streets, Iasonos and Perdika st., in the Keramikos district of Athens. The ground floor and four storeys are all comprised of two tight, open plan spaces adjacent to the stairwell and the unbuilt ground that occupy the central core of the building. Both sides of the building are defined by horizontal bands of windows running along the facade of the two streets, which have been treated like any of the commercial buildings that characterised downtown Athens in the 1970s.
The purpose of redesigning the building was to improve living and working conditions and to update the interior in recognition of the regeneration of the Keramikos district that is underway. The new design aims to extend the building's visual horizons and to absorb some of the intense activity in the surrounding area, while also taking the best possible advantage of the light and the unique visual contact with the major landmarks of Athens - the Acropolis and Lycabettus Hill. This is achieved through the introduction of a second façade made of U-channel glass, punctuated by rotating mirrored incisions that bring snapshots of the city into the building and vice versa. Thus, as the image of the Parthenon appears in the top floor space, passers-by can catch a glimpse of life inside the building. A red box containing all the secondary functions has been attached to each floor facing the unbuilt ground, leaving all the remaining space free.
The installation of these additional features to the rear, combined with the mirrors on the blind side of the building, creates a series of brilliant illusions, while the removal of the interior dividing walls accentuates the views on both sides of the building.
