DESIGN STRATEGIES
DESIGN STRATEGIES
At the dawn of the 20’s, Athens is becoming an increasingly attractive destination not only for tourists but also real estate investors, tech companies and international corporations which seek for safe and enjoyable environments for their staff. There is high demand on a-class sustainable offices, - with a special Mediterranean touch, we would add. Our proposal for an office building of 20+ K m2 and two underground levels of parking in Maroussi is our answer to the above brief.
We propose a circular concave form, the “ Embrace”, a gesture that seeks to unite the users with the city and the building with nature, a beautifully designed park of artificial green hills. The offices are protected by large overhangs, which cantilever not only to protect but also to create outdoor meeting areas - as a response to COVID but mostly, as an opportunity to be outdoors while indoors.
CLIENT - undisclosed
TEAM - SQ1- SquareOne, V3 Architects, Doxiadis+ , Tetras, Liontos & Associates, Konstantinidis Traffic Engineers, Bon Q/S, LDG Lighting
SQ1 team: Kostas Poulopoulos, Nico Schlapps, Phivos Sigalas