Three-Story Building In Thermi, Thessaloniki
OFFICETWENTYFIVEARCHITECTS designed a a three-story building with outdoor living area on the green roof as a main space.
The building has a main view on the Street of Eastern Thrace from where the pedestrian access is located additional to the vehicles in the pilotis and in the outdoor parking lots.
The building is defined by orthogonal volumes which create a diversity in the facades. Pure geometric volumes are enriched with wood investments that emphasize perspective and depth, and blinds which in addition to morphological element offer shading to the apartments. The apartment building has 7 independent properties. On the ground floor lies the main entrance, the pilotis as well as 2 apartments with their independent entrance, following the morphology of the building. These two apartments have a loft in first floor combined with one more independent apartment. On the second floor of the buildings designed 3 apartments and on the planted roof lies an additional independent apartment.
White was chosen as the main color of the complex, while anthracite was chosen for details such as recesses / semi-outdoors and
aluminum frames. The parapets of the balconies are made of glass, while aluminum blinds were chosen in light gray color in selected areas.
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Design Completed |
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Private Owner |
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535m² |
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Thermi, Thessaloniki |
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.
