Minion O Desenvolvimento De Uso Misto by Konstantina Stella Tsagkaratou

Minion O Desenvolvimento De Uso Misto by Konstantina Stella Tsagkaratou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Prata in Design de Arquitetura, Edifícios e Estruturas Competition Category.

PrataArquitetura· 2023

Minion O Desenvolvimento De Uso Misto

by Konstantina Stella Tsagkaratou

Client: Dimand S.A.

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Arquitetura Category

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The Design

About Minion O Desenvolvimento De Uso Misto

O projeto consiste na reformulação de um icónico edifício comercial abandonado em Atenas. A proposta é um empreendimento de uso misto, composto por funções de varejo, escritórios e residências. Cada uso tem sua característica especial. O comércio tem a entrada icónica e uma fachada totalmente envidraçada ao nível da rua, os escritórios têm a sala de reuniões em cubo de vidro saliente com vista para o Partenon e uma emblemática entrada de canto em cubo de vidro enquanto a entrada residencial está localizada no pátio central como uma continuação de a rua pedonal adjacente, em linha com a lógica urbanística global da zona.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

Minion O Desenvolvimento De Uso Misto conquistou o A' Design Award de Prata, um reconhecimento extraordinariamente prestigiado atribuído a designs de topo de gama, deslumbrantes e impressionantes. Os vencedores da Prata são obras tremendamente brilhantes e extremamente criativas que ilustram a perícia, o talento e a acuidade excecionais dos seus designers. Espera-se que Minion O Desenvolvimento De Uso Misto seja uma obra maravilhosa e de referência, notavelmente profissional e profundamente inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Prata é uma invenção muito notável e admirada, que beneficia e faz avançar as fronteiras da arte, da ciência, do design e da tecnologia. Minion O Desenvolvimento De Uso Misto é uma criação imensamente invejada que desperta desejos, traz sentimentos positivos e faz nascer espanto e deslumbramento.

Behind the Design

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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.