ATHENS PAVILIONS

Ultimately, these projects were never realized, as funding was redirected toward more high-profile Olympic infrastructure. The present proposal—one of those unbuilt pavilions—was conceived as a multifunctional structure, combining the roles of an information kiosk and an event platform.
Defined by an open, landscape-like configuration, the pavilion was designed to be inhabited in multiple ways: offering shade during the intense summer heat, accommodating informal gatherings, and allowing visitors to ascend and enjoy views toward the Acropolis from its gently accessible roofscape.
According to the Municipality of Athens masterplan, the pavilion was to be located along Dionysiou Areopagitou—one of the city’s most significant pedestrian public spaces. Within this sensitive urban and archaeological context, the idea of an isolated, self-referential architectural object was deliberately rejected. Instead, the proposal sought to form an open and porous architectural continuum, extending the logic of the surrounding landscape and inviting public life to flow through and across it.