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Krestena Department Stores
Krestena Department Stores
Krestena, Greece
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Krestena Department Stores
Krestena, Greece
The building is
located in Krestena, a village near ancient Olympia
in the Peloponnese region of Greece.
It is a commercial/retail building, and it is one of the first that one encounters
when entering the village. The lot’s elongated shape gave the opportunity to
create a wide storefront façade.
Our design approach
focused on avoiding the character of a typical freestanding retail building
with large footprint that sits on a vast plinth of paved parking space detached
from its natural and built environment. The natural groundcover was preserved
in more than half of the lot as well as all the existing trees. Only the strip
between the building and the main road has been allocated for parking and
therefore has been hardscaped. The visual impact of the loading dock has also
been minimized by placing it discretely at basement level.
Balancing the
inevitable large footprint of the project, attention has been given to make the
most of the roof terrace. A large part of it is covered with vegetation of
local plants, while the rest is arranged with stepped platforms. Its low
perimeter, faced with richly textured local travertine, underlines views of the
surrounding mountains. The roof terrace will serve as an open space for a café
– restaurant at first floor, although temporarily the floor has been modified for
use as a house.
The building’s back
side is surrounded by trees and greenery, and with its limited openings it has
an almost domestic character that sits comfortably among the nearby houses. From the front, with its modern
streamlined silhouette, the building is a curious presence in its small-town Greece context,
but in terms of its material sensibility a familiar palette has been used: white
and ochre-colored plaster and hammered local travertine, which intends to draw
attention to the nearby small but remarkable travertine Unknown Soldier
monument.
located in Krestena, a village near ancient Olympia
in the Peloponnese region of Greece.
It is a commercial/retail building, and it is one of the first that one encounters
when entering the village. The lot’s elongated shape gave the opportunity to
create a wide storefront façade.
Our design approach
focused on avoiding the character of a typical freestanding retail building
with large footprint that sits on a vast plinth of paved parking space detached
from its natural and built environment. The natural groundcover was preserved
in more than half of the lot as well as all the existing trees. Only the strip
between the building and the main road has been allocated for parking and
therefore has been hardscaped. The visual impact of the loading dock has also
been minimized by placing it discretely at basement level.
Balancing the
inevitable large footprint of the project, attention has been given to make the
most of the roof terrace. A large part of it is covered with vegetation of
local plants, while the rest is arranged with stepped platforms. Its low
perimeter, faced with richly textured local travertine, underlines views of the
surrounding mountains. The roof terrace will serve as an open space for a café
– restaurant at first floor, although temporarily the floor has been modified for
use as a house.
The building’s back
side is surrounded by trees and greenery, and with its limited openings it has
an almost domestic character that sits comfortably among the nearby houses. From the front, with its modern
streamlined silhouette, the building is a curious presence in its small-town Greece context,
but in terms of its material sensibility a familiar palette has been used: white
and ochre-colored plaster and hammered local travertine, which intends to draw
attention to the nearby small but remarkable travertine Unknown Soldier
monument.
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