Condor Luxury Apartments is a landmark residential development in the heart of Voula, along the prestigious Athens Riviera. Thoughtfully composed to offer a distinct sense of place, the building brings clarity and character to the urban landscape through precise geometries, sculptural lightness, and a carefully balanced material vocabulary.
Departing from conventional plot organization, the building unfolds as two sculptural volumes, linked by a central vertical circulation core. Set forward on the site, the structure opens generously toward the sea, claiming uninterrupted views and establishing a strong visual presence along the street.
The architecture carries an inherent sense of lift and suspension, the mass appears to hover lightly above the ground, detached from any visible base. This gesture, subtle yet deliberate, lends the project its name: Condor. While symmetrical along its central axis, the building reveals fine asymmetries in its lateral façades, enhancing its sculptural clarity.
The architecture is defined by a dynamic geometry that suggests movement and lift, evident in the building’s oblique volumes and subtly asymmetrical side elevations. Triangular, aerodynamic balcony profiles taper into sharp points, reinforcing a sense of lightness and directional flow. A distinctive “wrapping” façade treatment outlines each private residence, tracing its internal organization while offering visual cohesion from the exterior. The interplay of materials – warm grey marble on vertical elements and crisp white finishes on horizontal surfaces – further accentuates the building’s sculptural articulation and layered identity.
A defining element of the project is its façade. The horizontal rhythm of the balconies, with their prismatic, aerodynamic triangular profiles, tapers into sharp, ultra-slim edges. These precise finishes lend the structure a sense of levitation and visual lightness. In dialogue with these linear projections, the vertical plane above the main entrance is clad in textured grey marble, as a grounding element that gives the building compositional weight while marking its point of entry.
Each residence is conceived with an emphasis on spatial openness and fluid transitions. On the ground floor, two apartments feature double-height glazed openings that extend the interior towards private gardens and pools, allowing space, light, and landscape to unfold as one continuous experience. This permeability amplifies daylight and invites a direct, unforced dialogue with the surrounding elements – air, water, vegetation. The layout is also engineered to optimize passive environmental performance, with natural ventilation and cross-lighting strategies evident throughout. These qualities are particularly prominent in the ground-floor and penthouse units, where double-height spaces provide a rare spatial experience in multi-unit developments.
Occupying the entire fourth floor, the penthouse offers an immersive living experience. Unexpected pocket gardens are embedded into the floorplan, introducing sunlight, greenery, and dynamic views into the core of the living space. A private rooftop garden crowns the building, with a pool, outdoor dining, and a fully equipped BBQ area unfolding across an open terrace, oriented toward uninterrupted sea views that extend the spatial horizon and bring the right sense of openness.
Architectural Design: KKMK Architects
Design team: Karagianni Katerina, Karamali Marina, Myriam Kourouvani
Photography: Panagiotis Voumvakis