ARCHITECTURAL BUREAU 3 renovated a 1977 rooftop apartment in Neapoli, Athens

ARCHITECTURAL BUREAU 3 /Dritsa Nikoletta &  Plaini Christina renovated a rooftop apartment in Neapoli, Athens dated to 1977. 
-text by the authors

“In a 1977 building, the rooftop apartment that we redesigned had an advantage: the view towards the city of Athens. The previous arrangement neglected that view, obstructing it with walls and small rooms. Our main concern was to re-establish the relation with the urban environment, and treat the flat as an ‘observatory’.”

ARCHITECTURAL BUREAU 3, Neapoli, Athens, Dritsa Nikoletta,  Plaini Christina, rooftop apartment, renovation. Exarheia, ARCHITECTURAL BUREAU 3, Neapoli, Athens, Dritsa Nikoletta,  Plaini Christina, rooftop apartment, renovation. Exarheia,

ARCHITECTURAL BUREAU 3 therefore suggested, an open-plan kitchen & living room looking towards carefully- designed exterior spaces. This re-arrangement, resulted to the formation of a step that organizes the space, and extends to the exterior.  Right in the center -and not just symbolically- an open fireplace dominates the space.

ARCHITECTURAL BUREAU 3, Neapoli, Athens, Dritsa Nikoletta,  Plaini Christina, rooftop apartment, renovation. Exarheia, ARCHITECTURAL BUREAU 3, Neapoli, Athens, Dritsa Nikoletta,  Plaini Christina, rooftop apartment, renovation. Exarheia, ARCHITECTURAL BUREAU 3, Neapoli, Athens, Dritsa Nikoletta,  Plaini Christina, rooftop apartment, renovation. Exarheia,

With a given entrance point at the far end of the apartment, we gave emphasis on a circulation zone that transcends through the whole length of the plan, and organizes the different functions. It is an important zone that accommodates multiple storage spaces, and was designed as a play of analogies in black & white.

ARCHITECTURAL BUREAU 3, Neapoli, Athens, Dritsa Nikoletta,  Plaini Christina, rooftop apartment, renovation. Exarheia,  ARCHITECTURAL BUREAU 3, Neapoli, Athens, Dritsa Nikoletta,  Plaini Christina, rooftop apartment, renovation. Exarheia, ARCHITECTURAL BUREAU 3, Neapoli, Athens, Dritsa Nikoletta,  Plaini Christina, rooftop apartment, renovation. Exarheia,

Black color is actually heavily used as a background of things, or as a contrast to the white walls that dominate in the flat. Another dialogue takes place between the wooden floors and the ceilings.

ARCHITECTURAL BUREAU 3, Neapoli, Athens, Dritsa Nikoletta,  Plaini Christina, rooftop apartment, renovation. Exarheia,

Plan & Section

Facts & Credits
Project 
   Total renovation of 1977 rooftop apartment
Location   Neapoli, Exarheia
Building Surface              110 sq.m.
Design-Construction       2008-2010
Design – Decoration – Supervision     ARCHITECTURAL BUREAU 3 / Dritsa Nikoletta &  Plaini Christina
Photography     Dimitris Kleanthis

Στοιχεία έργου
Τίτλος έργου  Ρετιρέ στη Νεάπολη
Τοποθεσία  Νεάπολη, Εξάρχεια
Έκταση 110 τ.μ.
Ημερομηνία  2008-2010
Μελέτη/Επίβλεψη    αρχιτεκτονικό γραφείο 3 / Νικολέττα Δρίτσα & Χριστίνα Πλαΐνη
Φωτογράφιση    Δημήτρης Κλεάνθης

Προμηθευτές 
Είδη υγιεινής  ΠΑΤΗΡΗΣ 
Ηλεκτρολογικό υλικό & πίνακες  ΝΙΚΟ  / προμηθευτής: ΑΦΟΙ ΤΗΛΙΑ Α.Ε.
Είδη φωτισμού / Συστήματα / Διακόπτες  ΑΠΛΕΤΟΝ
Σύστημα σκίασης  FENETRA
Ξύλινες κατασκευές ΝΙΚΟΓΛΟΥ ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ
Θέρμανση  RUNTAL /προμηθευτής: ΓΑΒΡΙΕΛΑΤΟΣ ΜΑΡΚΟΣ Ε.Π.Ε.
Θύρα Ασφάλειας  Χρυσή Πόρτα
Τζάμια – Κρύσταλλα  ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ ΚΩΣΤΑΣ
Θερμοπρόσοψη    BAUMIT
Στρώματα  COCOMAT

Check out Room with a view designed by Architectural Bureau 3!


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