Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects
02/02/2024.
[Athens] Greece
metalocus, JORGE MARTINEZ
metalocus, JORGE MARTINEZ
Parking lot rehabilitated by the architecture studio Oikonomakis Siampakoulis Architects in the business heart of Athens, an urban area known for its companies in the world of medicine and law, emblematic stores, and commercial headquarters, which are very close to important public buildings such as the University of Athens, the National Library, the Academy of Athens, the Faculty of Law of Athens, the Council of State or the Cultural Center of the city of Athens.
The parking lot is located in the lower part of a seven-story building that serves approximately 1,000 customers a day. The intervention serves to improve the visibility of the parking area, to be an attractive showcase that improves the image of access and exit of the building.
A client request that allowed the complete renovation of the entrance level, the organization of circulation and parking, the improvement of finishes, as well as the project of a new reception area to receive clients.
The parking lot is located in the lower part of a seven-story building that serves approximately 1,000 customers a day. The intervention serves to improve the visibility of the parking area, to be an attractive showcase that improves the image of access and exit of the building.
A client request that allowed the complete renovation of the entrance level, the organization of circulation and parking, the improvement of finishes, as well as the project of a new reception area to receive clients.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidis.
Site floor plan. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Site floor plan. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Site floor plan. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Floor plan. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Bar floor plan. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Bar section plan. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Bar elevation plan. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Constructive detail. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Estructure plan. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Estructure plan. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Model. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Model. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Model. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Model. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Model. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
The renovated parking lot designed by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects takes as its protagonist the marble finishes, a groundbreaking material for the architecture of parking lots. The architects intended to build a welcoming area with a strategic program, generating a completely open space by demolishing the old accounting office.
The contrast generated between the white tones of the floor and ceiling, and the black tones of the marble in the counter area, gives the feeling of being in an arctic oasis when in reality you are in a parking space. The feeling generated can also be similar to that of a jewelry store thanks to the brass details on the reception.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidi.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidi.
The contrast generated between the white tones of the floor and ceiling, and the black tones of the marble in the counter area, gives the feeling of being in an arctic oasis when in reality you are in a parking space. The feeling generated can also be similar to that of a jewelry store thanks to the brass details on the reception.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidi.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidi.
Project description by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects
Right in the business heart of Athens, our studio was assigned to renovate the entire 1200 m2 ground floor of a parking lot. The 7-story parking building serving approximately 1000 clients per day is located in an area known for its medical and legal practices, flagship stores and business headquarters, and is in close proximity to important public buildings such as the University of Athens, the Library National, the Academy of Athens, the Faculty of Law of Athens, the Council of State and the Cultural Center of the city of Athens.
The facility has 2 main entrances as it is located at the intersection of Solonos Street and Asklipiou Street, two very active routes in the city center. In an area suffering from severe traffic problems and lack of available parking spaces, multi-storey car parks play an important role for the regular functioning of the city centre; However, most of these installations tend to be degraded and without special attention to their design and user experience.
Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. Photograph by Yannis Drakoulidi.
Therefore, this project gave us the opportunity to reinterpret the way this infrastructure installation affects both the beginning and the end of its clients' work day. Being on the same page with us and from the beginning of the design phase, the project owner presented a visionary brief with the desire to create something that was unique and would impress and surprise the workshop's clients.
Our scope included the overall renovation of the entry level, the layout of circulation and parking spaces, the improvement of finishes, as well as the design of a new reception area to welcome customers.
Scheme. Parking Garage with Marble Reception by Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
It was very important to create a welcoming area on the premises that will have a strategic position, it will be visible from the two main entrances of the property on Solonos Street. and Asklipiou, and will also be the operational center of the workshop. We decided to use the location of the facility's former accounting office and create an open floor plan using the existing triangular shape of this previously enclosed area.
To improve the visibility of this area, we proposed a bold contrast of materials: a white “look” for the main circulation and ground floor parking area, and a natural marble cladding with brass details for the reception. The use of this strong materiality for the reception area signals a key design concept of this project: creating an elegant, jewelery-like centerpiece within the infrastructure.
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Architects
Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects. (Ilias Oikonomakis, Angelos Siampakoulis).
Collaborators
Electrical, Mechanical & Plumbing design.- 2 lamda energy (Panagiotis Lykouras).
Permitting consultant.- Panagouleas Constructions (Dora Apostolopoulou).
Architectural Supervision.- Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects (Ilias Oikonomakis, Angelos Siampakoulis).
Permitting consultant.- Panagouleas Constructions (Dora Apostolopoulou).
Architectural Supervision.- Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects (Ilias Oikonomakis, Angelos Siampakoulis).
Contractor
KUBE Contractors (Alexandros Karantinos, Nicholas Karantinos, Kalia Michail, Giannis Tsifoutis).
Area
1,200 sqm.
Dates
2021-2023.
Location
Athens, Greece.
Photography
Architectural Project Photos.- Yannis Drakoulidis.
Model Photos.- Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Model Photos.- Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects.
Ilias Oikonomakis, Angelos Siampakoulis. Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects
Oikonomakis Siampakoulis architects is an architecture studio founded by Ilias Oikonomakis and Angelos Siampakoulis based in Athens, Greece, operating within the boundaries of architecture, urban design, landscape architecture, interior design and object design.
The studio's recent and ongoing works include the renovation of a car park in the city center of Athens, two residential complexes in Crete, a series of custom-made objects and furniture, the renovation of three apartments in Athens originally built between 1960 and 1980, the restoration of a small traditional 19th century stone residence in Crete, as well as the renovation and extension of a summer residence in West Attica.
The studio's portfolio also includes participations in European design competitions for public, educational and cultural buildings. In 2023, British construction magazine BUILD awarded the studio the title of "Best Emerging Architecture Office" in Greece and named the studio's parking lot work as the "Most Transformative Ongoing Infrastructure Project" in Athens for that year. Also in 2023, the American media Architizer included the studio at No. 13 in its annual inventory with the "30 best architecture offices in Greece."
Ilias Oikonomakis was born in Athens, Greece, in 1990. He has a Diploma in Architectural Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2015) and a Master in Architecture and Urban Design from the AA-Architectural Association School of Architecture in London (2017). At AA his studies were funded by the school's scholarship fund. Oikonomakis is a registered architect with the Technical Chamber of Greece. Before establishing his own practice, he collaborated with the Protopapa studio, Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, the Heatherwick studio and with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as a research and design associate. He is currently a PhD candidate at the National Technical University of Athens.
Angelos Siampakoulis was born in Athens, Greece, in 1990. He has a Diploma in Architectural Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2016) and a Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Planning from ΜΙΤ-Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At MIT he was a Fulbright Scholar, a member of the Harry D Triantafillu Scholarship Fund, the Onassis Foundation, the Gerondelis Foundation, and the Cyprus Children's Fund. Siampakoulis is a registered architect with the Technical Chamber of Greece. Before establishing his own studio, he collaborated with Miralles Tagliabue EMBT in Barcelona, 40.22 Architects in Thessaloniki, BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group in Copenhagen and Perkins & Will in Boston.
The studio's recent and ongoing works include the renovation of a car park in the city center of Athens, two residential complexes in Crete, a series of custom-made objects and furniture, the renovation of three apartments in Athens originally built between 1960 and 1980, the restoration of a small traditional 19th century stone residence in Crete, as well as the renovation and extension of a summer residence in West Attica.
The studio's portfolio also includes participations in European design competitions for public, educational and cultural buildings. In 2023, British construction magazine BUILD awarded the studio the title of "Best Emerging Architecture Office" in Greece and named the studio's parking lot work as the "Most Transformative Ongoing Infrastructure Project" in Athens for that year. Also in 2023, the American media Architizer included the studio at No. 13 in its annual inventory with the "30 best architecture offices in Greece."
Ilias Oikonomakis was born in Athens, Greece, in 1990. He has a Diploma in Architectural Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2015) and a Master in Architecture and Urban Design from the AA-Architectural Association School of Architecture in London (2017). At AA his studies were funded by the school's scholarship fund. Oikonomakis is a registered architect with the Technical Chamber of Greece. Before establishing his own practice, he collaborated with the Protopapa studio, Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, the Heatherwick studio and with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as a research and design associate. He is currently a PhD candidate at the National Technical University of Athens.
Angelos Siampakoulis was born in Athens, Greece, in 1990. He has a Diploma in Architectural Engineering from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2016) and a Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Planning from ΜΙΤ-Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At MIT he was a Fulbright Scholar, a member of the Harry D Triantafillu Scholarship Fund, the Onassis Foundation, the Gerondelis Foundation, and the Cyprus Children's Fund. Siampakoulis is a registered architect with the Technical Chamber of Greece. Before establishing his own studio, he collaborated with Miralles Tagliabue EMBT in Barcelona, 40.22 Architects in Thessaloniki, BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group in Copenhagen and Perkins & Will in Boston.
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