Modest renovation of a house in Maroussi - classic apartment in apartment buildings from the seventies

The team at aphe architecture studio took it upon themselves to breathe new life into one apartment 54 m 2 in Maroussi.

The desire to fit the wants and needs of today’s Athenians into small spaces made the architects even more creative. They invent spaces, design things, redefine the boundaries between interior and exterior, exhaust design possibilities and thus “expand” a seemingly small space.

A typical example of modern architecture in the seventies, this small apartment on the second floor in Marousi, which has remained in its original form as “time capsule». until his team chose her.aphe العمارة architecture studioThey pledged to transform it without taking away its architectural character, making interventions for a more modern life.

“The original design of the house is typically developed. Entrance – hall – living room – corridor – bathroom – kitchen – bedroom – balcony. By redesigning the layout, an alternative way of inhabiting the space is attempted. Reversing the kitchen with the bathroom and uniting it with the lounge and living room activates The multiple possibilities of space in terms of movement and viewing, “explained Vangelis Papandreou and Katrina Tsakmaki.

Katrina Tsakmaki and Vangelis Papandreou.

Preserving the floors, mosaics, wooden parquet, adding mosaic partitions and placing marble elements trying to highlight the original material of the floor through the technique of collage of materials, patterns and colors.

At the same time, color palette choices on wood surfaces, bathroom tile dimensions and color as well as space equipment attempt to redefine physicality beyond building efficiency, aiming for the poetic dimension of space.

New furniture, such as the moving table, is designed to add complexity to living with multiple functional modes, creating associations that affect the space and ultimately the movement in it.

“The challenge was to re-give value to forgotten objects, items that bring back memories, and to integrate them into the space,” concluded Aphe Architecture Studio Architects, who signed on to the project.