Apartment Building In Kalamaria, Thessaloniki
This apartment building is located in the municipality of Kalamaria on the east side of Thessaloniki. The structure consists of 2 shops on the ground floor, and 8 apartments organized on 4 levels.
Each level consists of 2 apartments while on the 4th floor 2 maisonettes have been designed and are connected with the fifth floor. Tηe project refers to an urban residence building in an over-crowded area.
On the east and west facade of the building there are extended transparent surfaces , covered by vertical wooden traces, which are situated both for functional and aesthetic reasons.
OFFICETWENTYFIVEARCHITECTS created a contemporary building characterized by its minimal design which it changes the way , people think about apartment blocks.
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This project refers to the design of a ground floor private residence with surrounding fencing, in the farm area of Epanomi (municipality of Thermaikos) which has a total area of 11557.50 sq.m. The ground floor house has been designed and developed based on the topographical details of the area . The building has visual engravings on the southwest, its entrance is located on the northeast and evolves around a outdoor living room. More specifically, the exterior seating area consists of a semi-outdoor area with a pergola, which includes the entrance to the house.
The main living spaces are located in the northwest part of the property. There is the kitchen with the dining room and the living room, as well as two bedrooms and a laundry space. To the southeast there are three guest bedrooms, one with a private bathroom and two with a shared one.
The external staircase located on the main patio leads to an outdoor seating area, which is designed on the roof, with a pergola. On the exterior space of the building one more pergola creates a shading system that serves the outdoor parking space. The outdoor space also hosts a hot tub, in connection to the master bedroom.
The central and connecting element of the composition is the atrium, from which there is access to the all the interior spaces. The design offers privacy where it is needed with large openings to the surrounding view.
