TYPE
Residential

PROJECT
Renovation, Interior Design

SIZE
110 m²

LOCATION
Patras, Greece

PHASE
Completed, 2026

PHOTOGRAPHY
Alessandro Kikinas

Set within the dense urban landscape of Patras’ city center, a 1970s apartment is reimagined as a tranquil retreat from the vibrant rhythm of the city, redefining the experience of everyday living.
The starting point of the design process was the removal of the walls that once separated the kitchen from the living room and entrance area. The integration of the main living spaces creates a new sense of continuity and freedom of movement, allowing natural light to penetrate deeper into the interior while revealing the spatial proportions, material qualities and the dialogue between the different functions.

At the heart of the new spatial composition lies the kitchen, conceived as a focal point of everyday life. With its subtle grey-green palette serves as a unifying element throughout the residence, while the kitchen island naturally articulates the transition between different functions. Accommodating food preparation, storage, and social interaction without interrupting the spatial continuity. The clean geometries of the furniture, the natural textures, and the carefully selected materials and lighting elements create a calm and timeless environment, where functionality coexists with the warmth of domestic life.

The living room becomes the core of the home’s social and creative life. The large-scale library extends beyond its conventional storage function, accommodating books and an extensive vinyl collection. Together with the musical instruments discreetly integrated into the space, it creates an environment that reflects the residents’ interests and lifestyle. Everyday rituals, reading, music, and social gatherings coexist within a shared space that serves as a place for connection, creativity, and personal expression.
The same design approach and aesthetic language extend throughout residence, providing the foundation for a carefully considered colour narrative. The shared spaces of the kitchen and living room maintain a bright and tranquil character, with soft off-white tones forming a neutral backdrop, allowing the more vivid hues of furniture details, artworks, lighting elements, and decorative objects to emerge. Within this setting, individual objects establish their own presence, reinforcing the sense of personality and intimacy that defines the interior.
Moving towards the more private areas of the apartment, the corridor marks the transition to the bedrooms through a soft blue hue that reinforces the sense of calm and depth. In the master bedroom, subtle pistachio tones create a peaceful atmosphere for rest, while in the children’s room, warm terracotta details introduce a playful character without disrupting the overall harmony of the composition.

Similarly, the bathrooms acquire distinct identities: the main bathroom evokes a calm and relaxing atmosphere through soft beige tones enriched with warm yellow undertones, while the guest WC introduces an unexpected burst of colour within the residence's otherwise restrained palette. Rather than creating contrasts, these chromatic transitions unfold as a harmonious sequence, accompanying movement from one space to another.
More than an aesthetic renovation, the project proposes a different approach to contemporary living. The interiors are not designed solely to accommodate functional requirements, but to support everyday rituals, creativity, and personal moments. Natural light, spatial continuity, subtle color gradations, and the careful treatment of materiality compose an environment that is bright, serene, and deeply familiar, where space becomes an expression of the lives, rituals, and personal narratives of those who inhabit it.