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Project: Aloni
Architects: decaARCHITECTURE
Location: Antiparos, Greece
Project Team: Alexandros Vaitsos, Carlos Loperena, Elena Zabeli, Kyle Gudsell, Katerina Chryssanthopoulou
Structural Engineers: KYMA / Manos Kyriazis
Mechanical Engineers: TEKEM / George Kavoulakos
Contractor: Kataskevastiki Topometriki Parou ABETE / Nikos Kaggelis
Landscape Designers: Doxiadis+ / Thomas Doxiadis
Project Area: 237 sqm
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Erieta Attali, Ed Reeve, decaARCHITECTURE

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Project: Family House North-West of Athens
Author: Vangelis Lantavos / Lantavos Projects
Location: Athens, Greece
Built Area: 336.44 m2
Construction: 11/2007
Photography: Antonis Karris, Vangelis Lantavos

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In June 2009, OLIAROS, a young Greek property development company, issued a call for architects up to 35 years old to submit proposals for the design and construction of a model, affordable student housing complex in Kerameikos and Metaxourgeio (KM), an area in the historic center of Athens, Greece. Participants were asked to explore new building typologies that can house 18 students on the 200 m2 lot at 34 Marathonos Street in KM, and can potentially sprawl in the neighboring properties owned by third parties, aiming at creating a contemporary student housing hub.

245 proposals from 41 countries were submitted and reviewed by the jury committee between September 11 – 14 at OLIAROS’ premises in Athens, of which 242 complied with the competition rules. The jury committee is comprised of a team of distinguished architects with diverse backgrounds and an influential practice on contemporary architecture plus the organizer. The jury members are: Bjarke Ingels, Andreas Kourkoulas, Marcel Meili, Iasson Tsakonas, Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, Yorgos Tzirtzilakis, and Elia Zenghelis. The five finalists after the break:

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Project: Krater House
Architect: Deca Architecture
           Alexandros Vaitsos
           Carlos Loperena
Location: Greece
Built Area: 5,281 sq. ft.
Year: 2004
Photos: Kyle Gudsell

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