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Family House Revision & Pool for Art in Athens
Real Estate Renovation in Greece – design by Eleni Kostika Architecture
28 Oct 2019
Family House Revision & Pool for Art
Architects: Eleni Kostika Architecture
Location: north suburbs, Athens, Greece
Family House Revision & Pool for Art

photo © Alexandros Tsonidis
This project is about a 3 storey house (650 sqm) built in the 1970s in the north suburbs, that needed to be totally revised in order to house a couple with their 3 children and a significant contemporary art collection. The house situated on a very sloping site possessed a conscious distinctive 70?s Athenian typical villa style usually found in the suburbs.
photos © Alexandros Tsonidis
The complexity of the project lies in the fact that the revision was intended to address the existence of certain architectural elements which we wanted to preserve, others that we were restricted to work with, and also new parts to add on the existing frame, plus work with the garden on all levels to create a revised interior/exterior domestic situation on a contemporary architectural proposition.

photos © Alexandros Tsonidis
The above meant that major work was performed on the concrete frame of the house, which was completely undressed to reveal its condition structurally. Some materials were kept, such as stone, others were replaced revised a...