{"id":24174,"date":"2025-08-26T11:25:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T11:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/24174\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:25:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T11:25:14","slug":"jewellery-informs-facade-for-nikos-koulis-store-in-athens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/24174\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewellery informs facade for Nikos Koulis store in Athens"},"content":{"rendered":"

London studio Bureau de Change<\/a> has created an Athens<\/a> store featuring intricate metalwork and an asymmetric window for Greek jewellery designer Nikos Koulis.<\/p>\n

Occupying a 1960s building on Voukourestiou Street, the flagship store takes cues from Nikos Koulis<\/a>‘ geometric jewellery designs.<\/p>\n

\"FacadeThe shopfront features an asymmetric window and aluminium details<\/p>\n

Greek architects Katerina Dionysopoulou and Billy Mavropoulos of Bureau de Change<\/a> applied ornate details to both the shopfront and the interior.<\/p>\n

“We employed local craftsmen, techniques and technologies to create a space that is inspired by Nikos’ creations,” Mavropoulos told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

\"FacadeThe design takes cues from Nikos Koulis’ geometric jewellery<\/p>\n

“We worked with amazing local makers, metal workers, stone masons and joiners to design every single detail in the space, including the new facade,” he continued.<\/p>\n

The starting point for this facade was the travertine-framed window, shaped to look like two overlapping rectangles.<\/p>\n

\"EntranceAn extruded aluminium door handle is inlaid with gold<\/p>\n

The asymmetry extends to other facade elements. An offset marble slab sits underneath, while the surrounding walls are embellished with aluminium details.<\/p>\n

“The facade takes its proportions from the nearby Athenian city walls and reproduces them in aluminium,” said Mavropoulos.<\/p>\n

“At points, the aluminium is embossed with a pattern reminiscent of the intricate detailing found on 19th-century jewellery boxes.”<\/p>\n

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More geometric details can be glimpsed through the window, giving the shop a multi-layered feel.<\/p>\n

These include a mezzanine wrapped in illuminated glass prisms, which create a zigzagging profile.<\/p>\n

\"InteriorA mezzanine is wrapped in illuminated glass prisms<\/p>\n

The architects describe them as “an illuminated curtain, creating a sense of mystery about what lies beyond”.<\/p>\n

For the interior palette, Dionysopoulou and Mavropoulos chose contrasting materials to create a mix of light and dark, with both polished and textural finishes.<\/p>\n

\"InteriorCustom furniture includes display cases and a decorative wall mirror<\/p>\n

As you enter, you encounter a dark oak floor, silk wall coverings, lacquered wood display cases and other custom furniture pieces, including a green marble table and a decorative wall mirror.<\/p>\n

Bevelled glass panels stand in front of a new staircase, leading up to the mezzanine. This level has a lighter, brighter feel, with sculptural chairs and a white carpet.<\/p>\n

\"MezzanineThe mezzanine has a lighter, brighter feel<\/p>\n

Other crafted details include the extruded aluminium door handle, which is folded and inlaid with gold.<\/p>\n

The project is among several by Bureau de Change incorporating patterns and motifs. Other examples include an elevator wrapped in laser-cut bronze<\/a> and an art deco annexe to a home in London<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Gilbert McCarragher.<\/a><\/p>\n

Project credits<\/strong><\/p>\n

Architect:<\/strong> Bureau de Change
Contractor:<\/strong> Building Trust
Lighting:<\/strong> LUUN
Metalwork:<\/strong> Georgios Mitras
Executive designer:<\/strong> StageDesignOffice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"London studio Bureau de Change has created an Athens store featuring intricate metalwork and an asymmetric window for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24175,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[365,362,363,364,13333,20360,366,18,117,3486,12364,19,17,3439,10357,12755,20359],"class_list":{"0":"post-24174","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-athens","13":"tag-bureau-de-change","14":"tag-design","15":"tag-eire","16":"tag-entertainment","17":"tag-facades","18":"tag-greece","19":"tag-ie","20":"tag-ireland","21":"tag-retail","22":"tag-sectionall","23":"tag-sectioninteriors","24":"tag-shops"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}