This design resists the usual repetitive floor plans that result in multitudes of monotonous blocks of flats. Instead, it incorporates spatial elements to give a distinctive neighborhood feeling to a vertical building.

The idea of digging, of removing material, was one of the strongest conceptual ideas. The compact box-like structure is ruptured from the empty space so that the outside world enters in a system of almost cave-like spaces. The compact box-like structure is ruptured from the empty space so that the outside world enters in a system of almost cave-like spaces.

Architect: PEOPLE, 3d render © PEOPLE

“Emptiness and plentitude are not mutually exclusive. On the contrary, each one blends into the other in an open and dynamic relationship”.

The result here is the creation of a variety of outdoor spaces, private gardens and differing gradations of privacy. Semi-outdoor and outdoor spaces with different lengths appear in a seemingly random rhythm, achieving a satisfying and playful complexity.

Architect: PEOPLE, 3d render © PEOPLE

Facts & Credits:

Project title: Kipseli Youth Hostel, Project type: Hospitality, Location: Athens – Greece, Architect: PEOPLE, Structural Engineer: Makris & Partners SA, MEP Engineer: PEOPLE, Area: 4.100 m², Appointment year: 2016, Design year: 2016, Status: In progress, Text description – 3D renders: PEOPLE

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