Studio Thanasis designs 567, turning an old Athenian storefront into a shared creative hub

Tucked beside Pedion tou Areos Park, 567 is a small Athenian storefront with a big ambition: to bring emerging architecture studios together under one cleverly designed roof. Named after its exact dimensions — six metres wide, seven deep, and five in height — the space has been reimagined by Studio Thanasis as a flexible, shared studio. It’s a response to the city’s growing number of small practices — and the many underused storefronts scattered across Athens. Carefully preserved original elements, like 1960s steel-framed windows, now painted blue, meet new interventions such as pine plywood cabinetry, CNC-perforated to hang tools and models with ease. A curtain divides the ground-floor kitchen from the central table, allowing the space to shift from social to focused with a simple gesture. While visiting collaborators work below, the mezzanine above houses permanent desks for founding members. But more than a space to work, what defines 567 is its ethos: small practices working side by side, sharing resources, ideas and coffee breaks. In a city where architecture is often about adapting the old to serve the new, 567 is a reminder that design doesn’t always mean building anew — sometimes, it simply means building better.