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OLIAROS is proud to announce the first phase of its latest project:
KM Properties is a new development project for the historic downtown neighborhood of Kerameikos Metaxourgeio (KM) in Athens. Commenced in 2006, OLIAROS has spent the last 4 years researching and understanding the needs of the area at Continue »
Leonidou 11 is a 1970’s building renovation situated on one of KM’s popular streets with an eccletic array of architectural styles.
Designed by Greek architect Andreas Angelidakis with a mural artwork by Angelos Plessas, the building will be fully renovated to become energy efficient compliant, with commercial space on Continue »
'Τhe ΚΜ Kit of parts' is a set of sustainable guidelines for urban design developed by
doxiadis+ for OLIAROS.
The guidelines are based on the following principles: Reduce-Reuse-Recycle, environmental criteria and materials, which combined, make a proposal for public space in Kerameikos Metaxourgeio (KM).
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As part of the initiatives taken by KM Protypi Geitonia (KM Model Neighbourhood) to protect and improve the area of Kerameikos Metaxourgeio (KM) and more specifically to redesign public and private spaces, we began our temporary gardening project on Saturday 9/10 together with local inhabitants, visitors, professionals from the area.
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View of Acropolis from KM, Photography by Yiannis Hadjiaslanis 2010
As part of our KM Research Projects, where we aim to introduce a more holistic approach to Kerameikos Metaxourgeio (KM) and the future of Athens' City Center, we believe it is important to be aware of the urban and social history Continue »
KM Street Life, Photograph by Yiannis Hadjiaslanis 2010
As part of our KM Research Projects initiative, with which we aim to introduce a more educated approach on Kerameikos Metaxrougeio (KM’s) and the Athens City Center’s future, OLIAROS is proud to support the research project “Athens, City of Immigrants / Architecture of Continue »
Allying with the initiative of the Directorate of Waste Management and Environment of the Municipality of Athens to reduce organic waste and increase the recyclable, KM Protypi Geitonia is making an effort to better communicate the ways to recycle by paying door to door visits to commercial stores and households Continue »
In 2007 OLIAROS established the not for profit organization ReMapKM, which organizes bi-annually the contemporary art platform “ReMap”. The event has since taken place in 2007 and 2009, running in parallel to the Athens Bieniale.
ReMap takes place across a variety of locations within Kerameikos-Metaxourgeio. In an effort to draw positive attention to Continue »
KM Protypi Geitonia created on Saturday, Dec 11th, along with the School Building Organization and with the sponshorship and volonteers of Kiehl's in attica at Panepistimiou str., a uniquely designed space for the chlidren of the Kerameikos - Metaourgeio area.
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Leonidou 26 is a unique 1970’s building on the corner with Iassonos street, one of the most beautiful yet run down streets in Athens.
The building will be fully renovated to become an energy efficient, mixed use with commercial and versatile open space plan units, with the top four Continue »
Kerameikou 51 is a 1970’s building overlooking the central square of Kerameikos Metaxoureio, Avdi square.
Kerameikou 51 will be renovated to become an energy efficient building with versatile open space plan units that can be utilized for a range of uses: artist studio, office, atelier or apartment.
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Athens Municipal Art Gallery, Photograph by Yiannis Hadjiaslanis 2010
This Autumn, Kerameikos Metaxourgeio (KM) saw the much anticipated opening of The Municipal Gallery of Athens.
Located on Avdi Square at the heart of KM it is a great addition to the area and is testament to the architectural heritage Continue »
A study by Doxiadis+ has been conducted following the initiative of OLIAROS KM Research Projects.
The study is a proposal for a pilot redesign of the street network of Kerameikos Metaxourgeio, the proposal aims to create more and qualitative public spaces within the area.
Since January 2010, OLIAROS Continue »
OLIAROS is pleased to announce the KM Public Murals project, a new initiative that will be taking place over the next two years in KM (Kerameikos Metaxourgeio) in co-ordination with ReMapΚΜ.
The aim for the KM Public Murals project is to convert a number (10) of publicly exposed blank side walls belonging to 60,70s multistory buildings, into a virtual Continue »
OLIAROS first moved into its office premises in the area of Kerameikos Metaxourgeio in the center of Athens in 2002.
Ever since we have been witnessing a continuous degeneration of the area, and in 2006 we decided to do something about it.
We have been working with an extensive team of professionals, we Continue »
KM Protypi Geitonia, in its effort to promote the revitalization of the Kerameikos - Metaxourgeio ( KM) area, presented on July 27th 2010 at the Municipal Council of Athens, the first conclusions of an architects' workshop "on redesigning the KM public space", a KM Protypi Geitonia initiative organized in Spring 2010.
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KM Protypi Geitonia, in its effort to promote the revitalization of the Kerameikos - Metaxourgeio ( KM) area, presented on July 27th 2010 at the Municipal Council of Athens, the first conclusions of an architects' workshop "on redesigning the KM public space", a KM Protypi Geitonia initiative organized in Spring 2010.
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In line with OLIAROS’ interest to work with and support young architects, we launched in June 2009, the international architectural competition ‘UPTO35’ inviting architects up to 35 years old to design a viral student housing typology to be applied in Kerameikos-Metaxourgeio.
In April 2010 the ‘UPTO35’ competition culminated with a dedicated Continue »