Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center is a many-sided project, with different functions that bring it to life: the National Library, the Greek Opera House and a large park in the area of the Phaleron. To preserve space for the greenery, the two functions are inserted beneath the ground which raised with a slope of 1:20 reaches a height of 30 m above the level of the road. At the top of the elevation is the main reading room of the library,a ligth structure whose walls are completely permeable to light.
Project data
| Design | 2008 - 2011 |
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| Construction | 2012 - 2016 |
| Site area | 175.000 m2 |
| Total Floor Area | 88.000 m2 |
| Planted roof | 17.000 m2 (1.440 trees 300.000 other plants) |
| Height | 35,50 m (mast 83 m) |
| Floors | 8 + 2 basements |
| Awards and certificates | LEED platinum |
Credits
| Client | The Stavros Niarchos Foundation |
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| Architects | Renzo Piano Building Workshop, architects in collaboration with Betaplan (Athens) |
| Consultants | Expedition Engineering/OMETE (structure); Arup/LDK Consultants (MEP, sustainability, acoustics, lighting, security, IT); Theater Project Consultants (theater equipment); Front (facade engineering); Deborah Nevins & Associates/H.Pangalou (landscaping); C&G Partners, M.Harlé/J.Cottencin (signage); Faithful+Gould (project and cost management); AMA Alexi Marmot Associates (library & learning space) |
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