Right in the heart of Athens, Mado Samiou architecture studio transformed a 6th-floor apartment of a typical 1960s building into a contemporary penthouse. The reorganization of the previous floor plan achieved the optimization of functionality, circulation, and city views. A combination of diverse forms, textures, materials, and colors was chosen to enhance the true sense of connection with the urban surroundings.
Exposed concrete ceilings, revived wooden floors, marble sinks, and curved details are combined with metal structures, wooden surfaces, natural materials, various qualities of glasses, and handmade coatings –in a constant dialogue between the existing and contemporary elements. Diverse aesthetics derived from different decades are combined to achieve a distinctive, yet minimalist intervention.
