Boomerang Athens 도시형 주택 by Vassilis Siafaricas

Boomerang Athens 도시형 주택 by Vassilis Siafaricas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award 동상 in 지속 가능한 제품, 프로젝트 및 그린 디자인 Competition Category.

동지속 가능한 제품· 2026

Boomerang Athens 도시형 주택

by Vassilis Siafaricas

Client: EclÉde

A' Design Award 동상 Winner in 지속 가능한 제품 Category

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The Design

About Boomerang Athens 도시형 주택

리카베토스 언덕 위 도심 속 오아시스로 구상된 부메랑 아테네는 절제된 개구부와 프라이버시, 빛, 열을 조절하는 수직 차양 시스템으로 형성된 차분한 건축적 존재감을 선보입니다. 금속, 목재, 대리석의 세련된 색조는 미니멀한 특성에 따뜻함을 더합니다. 옥상은 수영장을 갖춘 고지대의 생활 경관을 이루며, 조명이 켜진 부메랑 퍼걸러는 밤이면 실루엣을 규정합니다. 그리스 최초의 leed 플래티넘 인증 주택으로서, 이 주택은 knx 프로그래밍을 통해 지속가능성과 높은 환경 성능을 일상의 편안함과 결합합니다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 동상

Boomerang Athens 도시형 주택, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 동상 수상작으로, 창의성, 독창성, 영민함으로 돋보이는 뛰어난 디자인에 수여되는 높은 권위의 인정입니다. 동상 수상작은 충분히 숙련되고 인상적으로 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 폭넓은 경험, 상상력, 기지를 입증합니다. Boomerang Athens 도시형 주택, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 사물로서 두드러지게 전문적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 동상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 모범 사례를 담고 있으며 세부에 대한 주의로 훌륭합니다. Boomerang Athens 도시형 주택, 이 작품은 필요를 훌륭하게 충족하고 욕망에 닿으며 감정을 매료하고 호기심을 불러일으킵니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Boomerang Athens is a 425 square meter filtered urban oasis: a monolithic volume wrapped in a ribbed second skin brise soleil that controls privacy, glare, and heat while framing precise carved openings. Natural materials, wood and marble, add warmth to a calm minimal palette. A roofscape with pool and the illuminated boomerang pergola completes the experience. First leed platinum residential in Greece, with knx scenes coordinating lighting, shading, and hvac for comfort and low energy.
Dimensions & Packaging: 425 square meter residential townhouse, arranged over five levels, three above grade, ground, and one basement. The house has four bedrooms, six bathrooms, roof pool, gym, lounge, elevator. Leed platinum, first certified residential project in Greece. Systems used as heat pumps, vrv and vrf, underfloor heating, pv and solar, knx automation for lighting, shading, hvac heat scenes.
Tags: leed platinum, knx, smart home, luxury urban house
Production Technology: Made through an iterative performance and craft method, as massing and openings were tuned with daylight and heat control goals, then refined into a ribbed second skin brise soleil for privacy and shading. Natural, durable finishes as wood floors, marble in wet and exterior areas, were selected for longevity and low emission specs aligned with leed platinum. Knx integrates lighting, shading, and hvac into scenes, reducing waste while improving comfort.
Design Challenge: The key challenge was creating privacy and calm in a dense Lycabettus hill while opening to light and views. Obstacles included tight urban constraints, neighborhood sensitivities, and integrating spa and pool plus five level circulation within a compact footprint. Leed platinum demanded rigorous material and iaq documentation and commissioning, while local supply chains required careful sourcing and detailing. Knx integration aligned multiple trades into one reliable, user friendly system.
Research: Type of research is applied building performance. Research objectives are comfort, privacy, daylight, low energy. Methodology is iterate massing and openings and second skin shading to leed goals. Data collection and research tools used are climate and daylight checks, energy and iaq targets, voc data. Participants or experiments are design and mep team, knx scene tuning. Results are leed platinum, lower glare and loads. Insights and impacts are passive filtering reduces system work. Effect is higher value, greener urban housing model.
Inspiration: Boomerang was inspired by the idea that what you give to the environment comes back to you. We translated this into a second skin townhouse that filters light, heat, and privacy through a ribbed brise soleil, carving precise openings for framed views of Athens. The research backbone is leed driven performance because of energy, materials, iaq and more and knx automation that choreographs lighting, shading and hvac into low energy comfort scenes, proof that sustainability returns as quality of life.
Project Duration: Design developed through a full shell reconstruction process, existing residence originally built in 2010, culminating in the completed boomerang athens as a 425 square meter five level townhouse in Lycabettus, Athens. The project achieved leed platinum certification, first cerified residential project in Greece, marking its delivery as both an architectural and performance benchmark. Started in 2024 and completed in September 2025.
Operation Flow: Operated through curated knx scenes that coordinate lighting, shading, and hvac. Arrival opens paths and comfort zones. Daylight optimizes glare and shade. Entertain sets layered lighting and ventilation. Spa pre conditions hammam and gym. Night secures and dims. Away reduces loads. The brise soleil facade and boomerang pergola passively filter sun and privacy, so systems work less, delivering steadier comfort with lower energy.
Team Members: Vassilis Siafaricas
Image Credits: Louisa Nikolaidou