Shop & Trade – mixed use development

222, Pireos, Tavros, Greece

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Shop & Trade – mixed use development

222, Pireos, Tavros, Greece

Firm

Kokkinou Kourkoulas

Type

Commercial › Office Retail

YEAR

2010

SIZE

10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft

BUDGET

$10M - 50M

The
Shop and Trade complex, a clothing
imports and distribution company, is located on Pireos Street, the historic road that
connects the City of Athens
with the port of Piraeus.
The
L-shaped four-storey office volume is placed along the back street and the boundary
with the adjacent property, thus providing the backdrop for a roof garden over
the single storey retail podium.
Opening
up towards Pireos Street
the garden contributes to the quality of public space while at the same time
providing an environmental buffer for the offices.
The
garden slopes towards Smyrnis
Street at the back, under the main office volume,
suggesting continuity and demarcating a boundary between the retail podium and
the entrance floor of the main offices and showrooms.
The
structure and all external surfaces are of exposed concrete. Treatment of raw building
materials as final finishes projects a discipline of design and construction.