Nea Philadelphia Town Hall

Dekelias & Redestou Sts, Nea Philadelphia, Attica, 1987-1991

Architects
Dimitra Dimopoulou
Kalliroe Saiti
Katerina Christodoulea



The Town Hall of Nea Philadelphia, a work by three young architects Dimitra Dimopoulou, Kalliroe Saiti and Katerina Christodoulea, won the first prize in an open architectural competition in 1987.
On plan the building is organised around two main axes. One defines the front of the main building and the other cuts into the corner of the building in the form of a curve, defining its entrance. In the space created by the union of the exterior surfaces of these two axes is the open-air space of the Town Hall facing Dekelias St.
There is a clear distinction of functions. On the ground and first floors of the main building are the areas serving the public. The second floor operates like a division zone and pilotis and is exploitable as a leisure area. On the two last levels is the administration area. The volume defined by the curved axis houses the multiple-use council chamber.
The austere monumentality of the main building is interrupted by the vertical feature of the curved axis, but also by the pilotis of the second floor, resulting in a marked plasticity of the volume composition.

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