Minion 混合用途开发 by Konstantina Stella Tsagkaratou

Minion 混合用途开发 by Konstantina Stella Tsagkaratou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 银奖 in 建筑与结构设计 Competition Category.

银建筑· 2023

Minion 混合用途开发

by Konstantina Stella Tsagkaratou

Client: Dimand S.A.

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 建筑 Category

16,268
Verified Award Winner
Verify Award Status for #146190

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Minion 混合用途开发

该项目是对雅典一座废弃的标志性零售建筑的重新设计。该提案是一个混合用途开发项目，包括零售、办公和住宅功能。每种用途都有其自己的特殊功能。零售店拥有标志性的入口和街道层的全玻璃立面，办公室拥有突出的玻璃立方体会议室，可欣赏帕台农神庙的景色，还有标志性的玻璃立方角入口，而住宅入口则位于中央庭院，作为建筑的延续。毗邻步行街，符合片区整体城市规划逻辑。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

Minion 混合用途开发是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计Minion 混合用途开发将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。Minion 混合用途开发是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

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.