On the fifth floor of a 1960s apartment block in Kypseli, OA-STUDIO reimagines a 150 mยฒ residence with care and precision. Rather than a sweeping transformation, the studio opts for a fragmented, reversible approachโintroducing new uses through subtle, small-scale interventions while preserving the apartmentโs original structure. Acquired just before Athensโ real estate surge, the apartment offered its new owners generous space but limited means. Their brief called for an extra multipurpose room, a writing nook and library, and a kitchen that could serve as a social hub. OA-STUDIOโs design responds with light architectural gestures: auxiliary spaces are reprogrammed, furniture and openings are carefully added, and the existing circulation is amplified. The apartmentโs circular flow is intensified by converting windows into balcony doors, allowing access to each room both internally and via the terrace. The entrance and kitchen merge into a central gathering zone. A former blind bathroom becomes a bright office, the laundry gains skylights, and the maidโs room transforms into an ensuite. New elements are conceived as autonomous and adaptableโreversible insertions that can evolve or disappear entirely. In this way, OA-STUDIO suggests a simple but powerful idea: a home that respects its past while staying open to change.
OA-STUDIO transforms 1960s Kypseli apartment with reversible micro-interventions
