Office Building Shop & Trade
Shop and Trade is a bioclimatic office building of 10,000 sq.m. on Piraeus Street.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
2007 The study for the buildings began.
2010 The buildings were completed. Designed by Maria Kokkinou and Andreas Kourkoulas.
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
An impressive building made of exposed concrete is located on Pireos Street. Its total area is 10,000 sq.m. and houses a clothing-footwear company and other offices. It consists of two separate buildings. The first one is a 1,500 sq.m one-storey commercial store with a garden on its roof, and the second is a five-storey L-shaped office building, which surrounds the single-storey building. The garden was not created by elevating the building, but by retreating the roof downwards, in order to create the necessary gap for the garden. Thus, the employees of the five-storey building enjoy the garden, instead of being in direct contact with Pireos Street. Finally, ramps connect the ground floor of the offices with the garden.
What I can't see
The design had two goals. The first was the maximum application of greenery in relation to the built space. The second was for the buildings to be energy and environmentally friendly. The equipment is state of the art. Characteristic examples are the rainwater tanks in the basements, which water the garden all year round, and the air-soil exchangers, which bring fresh air both inside the building and on the patio.
Info
- Address: Pireos and 222 Kydonion St.
Bibliography
https://www.kokkinoukourkoulas.com/el/shop-trade-office-building/
Last visit 23/9/2022
