Minion Desenvolvemento De Uso Mixto by Konstantina Stella Tsagkaratou

Minion Desenvolvemento De Uso Mixto by Konstantina Stella Tsagkaratou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Prata in Deseño de Arquitectura, Edificación e Estruturas Competition Category.

PrataArquitectura· 2023

Minion Desenvolvemento De Uso Mixto

by Konstantina Stella Tsagkaratou

Client: Dimand S.A.

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About Minion Desenvolvemento De Uso Mixto

O proxecto é o redeseño dun edificio icónico abandonado de venda polo miúdo en Atenas. A proposta é un desenvolvemento de uso mixto, que comprende comercio polo miúdo, oficinas e funcións residenciais. Cada uso ten a súa propia característica especial. O comercio ten a emblemática entrada e unha fachada totalmente acristalada a nivel da rúa, as oficinas dispoñen da sala de reunións de cubo de cristal saínte con vistas ao Partenón e unha emblemática entrada de esquina de cubo de cristal mentres que a entrada residencial sitúase no patio central como continuación do a rúa peonil adxacente, en consonancia coa lóxica urbanística global da zona.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Minion Desenvolvemento De Uso Mixto gañou o A' Design Award de Prata, un recoñecemento enormemente prestixioso outorgado a deseños de gama alta, fermosos e impresionantes. Os gañadores Prata son obras tremendamente brillantes e sumamente creativas que ilustran a pericia, o talento e a agudeza sobresaíntes dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Minion Desenvolvemento De Uso Mixto sexa unha obra marabillosa, escaparate de oficio, notablemente profesional e profundamente innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Prata é unha invención moi notable e admirada que beneficia e fai avanzar os límites da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía. Minion Desenvolvemento De Uso Mixto é unha creación moi envexada que esperta desexos, achega sentimentos positivos e prende asombro e marabilla.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Redevelopment of an abandoned retail building in Athens. The proposal is a mix of retail, office and residential units. Each use has its own special feature. The retail has the iconic entrance, the offices have the protruding glass cube meeting room with views of the Parthenon and the residential entrance is located in the central courtyard as a continuation of the adjacent pedestrian street.
Dimensions & Packaging: The dimensions of the building are: 58,025m*25,550m*44,622m
GBA: 14,977sqm, GLA: 13,657 sqm.
Retail and F&B: 6,658 sqm
Offices: 4,828 sqm
Residential: 3,491 sqm
Secondary functions/ back of house: 713 sqm
Tags: RETAIL, OFFICE, RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, COURTYARD, REUSE, MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT
Production Technology: The structural elements of the building are Concrete and the Glazing is triple for energy efficiency and noise control. The horizontal louvers of the façade are metallic. On the roof and the balconies, there is designated space for vegetation and photovoltaic panels that improve the energy efficiency of the building.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge during the development of this project was the history of the building and its conversion to a mixed use development, which is a different approach to the original design. The building comprises of 4 independent buildings, one of which has been more damaged by the fire that destroyed it and its structure has been severely compromised. Also, the slabs in one of the buildings are on different heights than the other three, which presented creative challenges that had to be overcome.
Research: The design of Minion is part of the architect's research on mixed use developments and the co-existence of different functions. The complexity of the brief resides on the seemingly contradicting needs of retail, offices and residential uses. The architect argues that once the potential issues arising from the mix of these uses are tackled, the above mentioned mix of uses is actually beneficial to the life of the neighbourhood, as it provides life on the urban block during the day and the night.
Inspiration: Urban redevelopment of the centre of Athens with emphasis on Patision street that is the only street that visually leads to the Acropolis and some of the most important buildings of Athens are located along its length. The building itself was the most famous shopping mall in Greece before it was destroyed by fire in the 1980s.
Project Duration: The project is located in the centre of Athens, Greece, with breath-taking views of the Acropolis.
Operation Flow: The building comprises of 3 distinct functions, commercial, residential, offices. Even though they are distinct, the full height open atrium creates homogeneity. To optimise the operation of the different functions, there are three different entrances to the building, one per function. The design of the atrium is meant to provide privacy, without cutting off the visual connectivity.
Image Credits: All images credit ASPA KST architecture design planning.
Photographer's credit Giorgos Sfakianakis Photography.