This article refers to the building that is located at Agiou Thoma 30, Marousi, Athens. It is about a three-storey building on piloti with basement and roof with solar panels.
After a long engagement with construction and real estate the company is very careful with its choices: all projects are very well examined and wisely selected.
“AGIOU THOMA 30” is a small-scale development for GConstructions standards… what makes it so special?
PRIVILEGED PLOT
As engineers and after forty years of experience in the field of residential construction, we are able to discern that this piece of land has great orientation and a perfect shape, providing countless flexibilities for a quality bioclimatic architectural design. Thus, we decided to take design very seriously, by bringing together a group of very talented engineers.
The building consists of the Basement, Piloti, Floor A, B, C and an attic with a roof garden that functions along with floor C as a maisonette.
The building is designed along Agiou Thoma str. having its large façade to the south. The kitchen, the dining room, the living room and the master bedroom all have access to the south through openings. The main balcony of each floor is on the south side as well, letting users enjoy the warm Greek climate most of the year, while at the same time balconies function as shades for the properties below during hot summer days.
The building is not in contact with other constructions, allowing architectural synthesis with recesses and protrusions of volumes on façades by using the “erker” technique.
For each floor there is just one apartment permitting all the rooms of the building to have access outdoor through a window ensuring sunlight and fresh air everywhere. Opening positions are premeditated in a way to provide natural cooling during hot summer periods.
Structurally, the building is designed as a reinforced concrete earthquake resistant structure according to Eurocodes.
The building has been designed as an energy efficient building, being ranked as an “A+” according to KENAK regulations. Specifically for the passive design of the building, the orientation has been taken into account, so that openings would be at the right place and size. A shell of expanded polystyrene 10cm to 25cm thick in combination with energy efficient window frames and glasses, preserves the internal temperature of the apartments passively. Moreover, the attic’s roof will be utilized in such a way that it will have solar panels installed for heating the water, another fact proving the building’s green energy properties, covering part of the consumption. Finally, energy efficient heating and cooling systems have been considered for the mechanical scheme.
PRIVILEGED LOCATION
While all northern suburbs are considered by Athenians as a top location for living because they are quiet with plenty of space and green areas, Marousi has managed to combine the northern suburbs’ benefits with all amenities and the style modern life, being one of the most desired areas for living in the country.
More specifically, the location of Agios Thomas 30 project gathers all Marousi’s privileges in a way that amenities ideally surround the building.
ON FOOT
-10 minutes’ walk from the interchange station of Neratziotissa which connects Marousi with the metro network of Athens and the suburban railway that takes you directly to Athens airport and port.
-10 minutes’ walk from the greater shopping malls and supermarkets. “Mall of Athens”, “Golden Hall”, “Avenue” are the best in the country and all are at a less than a kilometer distance.
- 6 minutes’ walk from OAKA, the main Olympic complex of Athens Olympic games 2004, full of sports facilities and free space where big events also take place there such as important concerts and sport games.
BY CAR
-1 minute by car to Kifissia’s Avenue that connects the northern suburbs of Athens with the city center (25 munities) and the south suburbs.
-2 minutes by car from “L. Kifisia ring” which is the main highway interchange connecting Kifisias Avenue with Attiki Odo which in turn connects Marousi with Athens Airport (20 minutes) and the country’s national highways (5 minutes).
-5 minutes from the best private or public hospitals in the country. Ygeia and Iatriko Athinon are within 2km of the plot.
-15-40 minutes from the most important international schools in the country…. all of the schools provide school buses that serve the area of Marousi.