Factory Outlet Building
The Factory Outlet Building is contemporary, with triangular plan, near the Athens International Airport.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
2006 Completion of construction.
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
This commercial building is located at Athens International Airport. The façade emphasises its marketability, but architecturally it is distinct from the rest, resulting in a different version of the “big box”. It has a triangular plan, a gallery with large letters of the store’s name, a huge opening in the interior, which ensures natural lighting, and folds of the corrugated metal sheet on the southern sides. The elevated entrance on the north side gives an overview of the interior of the shopping centre. The interior stretches on the ground floor and the attic for a total area of 12,000 sq.m. The ground floor is organised into two pathways, one arcuate curve and a helical zigzag.
What I can't see
The building was designed by AETER Architects group, the architect Harry K. Bougadellis and colleagues.
Bibliography
AETER ARCHITECTS, (2009), Factory Outlet, Retail Clothing Store,
http://www.aeter.gr/#!factory-outlet/cqlw
Last visit: 22/9/2015
