KASERNE BASEL
HOUSE SONCEBOZ
HOCHSTRASSE BASEL
LA FRAMBOISIÈRE MERCUREY
VINERO ECEABAT
HALL STE-CÉCILE BIEL/BIENNE
LA BERGERIE LA LIVINIÈRE
HAUS AM RHEIN BASEL
L’HOSPITALET NARBONNE
PARK CHOISY BIEL/BIENNE
ORDOS 100 INNER MONGOLIA
KOLONOU 42-44-46 ATHENS
SQUARE PROJECTS ATHENS
ATTIC PORRENTRUY
PATIO HOUSE PORRENTRUY GYMNASIUM BIEL/BIENNE
WOHNEN IM SCHÖNBERGPARK BERN
GLENELLY CELLARS STELLENBOSCH
HOUSE SALENSTEIN
LE MARAIS DU BILLET CHESEAUX
PAVILLON PORRENTRUY
nMBA LAUSANNE

027 KOLONOU 42-44-46
ATHENS, GREECE
Project 2007-2010

Client: Oliaros SA Property Development Athens, Greece. Area: 2 500 m2. Type: Commission on selected process. Architect of record: Rkitekts, Athens. Project team: Jean-Frédéric Luscher, Manuela Ruozzi,
Maude Thiebaut, Thomas Walter.
www.oliaros.com

This project is another example of the KM Properties, a process of the re-energizing of an ancient district, Kerameikos-Metaxourgeio (KM), situated in the city center of Athens, where about fifteen sites will be both remodeled or newly built by several young architects of Greece and Europe.

Conversion
The three existing listed buildings are currently unoccupied. No longer suitable for private housing, they will be rehabilitated as offices buildings. Thanks to its vicinity to Karaiskaki Square and a metro station, the new complex with 1500 square meters will become an attractive spot and will offer a qualitative working environment with two protected courtyards and a cafeteria in the ground floor.

Connecting
A bridged part connects the old wing to the new wing in the back of the parcels. The main entrance in the building is placed under the cantilevered portion of the building for a dramatic impact.

Integrating
The faceted roof shape of the project harmoniously joins the two parts in one consistent entity. The new contemporary architectural feature outlines a more integrated look towards the hard-modernist neighbourhood and acts as a visual statement of the regeneration of the street.