At one of the most well-known streets in Glyfada, just 500m from the seafront and too close to the local mall and the golf pitch, the “Palm Tree Apartments” is a 4-level premium building of four apartments with underground floor, an attic, a loft and two swimming pools.
According to the core architectural concept, the building has been designed so as to meet high aesthetical standards, both as an individual venue and as a part of the established residential area, and also to be fully incorporated therein. This is why minimal lines have been chosen.
The building sides have been formed with bay windows (erker), architectural projections and balconies, whilst their shading will be ensured by arbors, providing protection against the sun and weather conditions. At the same time, they are the perfect support for climber plants to grow.
This is how interesting facades, with a volume-transforming mood, are shaped. The lounge areas of the apartments lead to spacious balconies, which are the main meeting point during summertime. The balconies, the swimming pools and the Jacuzzi have been meticulously placed in order to fully enjoy the ideal orientation and the sea view, wherever possible.
The use of big glass panels allows for a “dialogue” between the indoor and the outdoor area, with the arbors forming an intermediate transition. Façade materials have been wisely selected: final coating projections, glass barriers at the balconies and big aluminum framings with glass panels.
By that means, the building becomes noteworthy, yet, without resorting to characterless solutions, bringing out the true elements which define it. The habitat does not call for extremely definitive limitations to the morphological and volumeshaping formation of the building. The as efficient as possible development of green areas, the prompt lighting and the proper ventilation of the building areas, along with a quiet, yet nongeneric, configuration, are those natural and residential elements which strongly support the habitants’ living conditions in this building.
