Αnthology of Athens

In the heart of Athens, where myth intertwines with the modern urban landscape, directly facing the Temple of Olympian Zeus and Hadrian’s Arch, the Anthology of Athens emerges as a contemporary expression of the city’s enduring character. Inspired by the myth of Deucalion, where stones cast upon the earth were transformed into people, the design, envisioned by ELASTIC, redefines materiality as something alive and sensorial.

Classical references are not merely echoed but reinterpreted with a sculptural clarity that speaks to the present. The architectural language is one of precision, with façades composed of clean lines and geometric purity, engaging in a quiet, deliberate dialogue with the classical surroundings and linking past and present with subtlety and purpose.

The composition of the façade, structured through newly introduced balconies and their framings, follows the principles of the golden ratio, applied to vertical elements that serve both a functional and aesthetic role.  

Project details

Architectural design, interior design: ELASTIC Architects

Principal Architects: Ria Vogiatzi, Alexandros Xenos

Design Director, Lead Architect: Ilias Papanikopalou

Architecture and interior design team: Ilias Papanikolaou, Eva Kotsailidi, Agapi Smyrniou, Vasilis Mbountopoulos, Stefania Frousiou, Elia Paschalidi, Giannis Messas, Eva Xezonaki, Christos Pampafikos, Katerina Kostoula

Structural design: PPA Structurals

E/M design: PG Kamarinos

Lighting design: IFI Lighting

Acoustic design: Timagenis Acoustics-Architects

Landscape: Landco

Supervision, project management: Focal Project Managers

Construction: M.D. AKINITON, ARTEKA, EXINOS

Text: ELASTIC Architects

Photography: Christos Drazos, Courtesy of Anthology of Athens