Kotsampasi + Partners

Zoi Kotsampasi was born and works in Athens. She studied Architecture at the National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A.) and received her Diploma of Architecture Degree in 1986. In 2012, she received MSc from the Hellenic Open University (H.O.U), in Greece, School of Sience and Technology, in Environmental Cities and Building Design, under honorary scholarship,

She has participated in Greek and international conferences in relation to the bioclimatic design of buildings and open spaces, the implementation of passive systems and sustainable energy - behavior of the human environment. She has been awarded in Greek national architectural competitions.

In 1990 she founded ARCHITECTURAL LAB - ZOI KOTSAMPASI + PARTNERS. She undertakes the implementation of building plans, designing with a persistence to perfection, and taking into account the spherical perception of space. Her architectural works are subject to the principles of bioclimatic design. Her main concern in creating is the dialogue of the buildings with technology, the social resultants, history, the geographical terrain and the climatic elements of each place.

Her Architectural Lab consists of stable partners in all specialties related to both the creation of small projects, as well as large investments. Engineers of all disciplines, environmentalists, economists, business and technical consultants, in addition to building contractors, all comprise her team. Her active participation in all stages of design, her supervision during the creation and her persistence to perfection, combined with the stable relationships with her clients has resulted in the creation of successful projects.

Projects

PERIODIC COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION SPACE AT THE PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP STADIUM

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architect, site management, interior design
client: puma-alma spor, ellesse k. kounelis sa, assics tiger ntantis sa anagnostopoulos, isidoridi bros., bros vissa, drakatos atalanti sa, pony antoniadis, new balance, mordillo
collaboration: m. sazakis & p. klonaridis & associates ltd.
location peace & friendship stadium n. faliro, athens
total area: 4.000,00m2 completed: 1987

The hotel is built in an old olive grove that is adjacent the shoreline. Largely this consists of three buildings. The main building hosts the communal areas of the complex (the reception, restaurant, recreational area, spa, congress hall 400 seats, etc.), together with 102 bedrooms and suites. The second building features 46 rooms and the third features 26 furnished family apartments.

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HOLIDAY HOUSE BY THE SEASIDE

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Architect, site management, interior design, landscape architecture
client: private
location: zakynthos island, greece
completed: 1999
total site area: 4.560.00m2, total building area: 355,00m2

The house was created in an area in contact with the sea. Developed in three levels. It is designed for a family with 6 children. The building program provided independent rooms for the children, two guest rooms, public areas and a pool.

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ENTERTAINMENT SHOP

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architect – site management – interior design
collaborated architect: dimitris antonioy
client: panagiotis kapsaskis s.a.
location: zakynthos island, greece
completed: 1995
total building area: 1.200,00m2

The establishment was created in the place of an old hotel, for which a large part of it was demolished. The remaining part was restored and developed with the aim to house the semi-open spaces of the store. In contact with the existing part, a new building was established that houses the main area, which was transformed and operates as a CLUB.

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NEW HOTEL COMPLEX 5-STAR *****

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architect, site management, interior design, landscape architecture & study bioclimatic design
client: anemos s.a.
location: zakynthos island, greece
total site area: 18.584,00m2, total building area: 6.375,00m2
under construction

This is a seasonally operated hotel located on a slope with a steep tangential towards the sea. It is organized in 4 buildings. The first building consists of the hotel’s public functions (reception, restaurant, lounge), while the other three buildings are comprised of apartments. At the lowest point of the land site, the pool and the pool bar are being constructed. The Hotel capacity is 100 bedrooms. The design follows the texture of the terrain and the views, while the volume of the buildings follow the microscale of the landscape of the island, taking into account local climatic data.

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GROUP OF TWO HOUSES PROJECT

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architect, site management, interior design, landscape architecture
client: private
location: voula, attica, greece
total site area: 453,00m2, total building area: 365,00m2
under construction

The central idea of the design was the creation of two houses and their surrounding spaces, as a “living” system, bioclimatic and adaptable to weather changes. Their sustainable building shells are foreseen to protect the interior spaces and to provide a comfortable habitation with almost zero energy consumption

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NEW HOTEL COMPLEX 5-STAR ***** WITH SPA AND CONGRESS ROOM

Details
architect – site management – interior design – landscape architecture
collaborating team: t. christopoulou, v. theocharis, s. tsogias, v. papadakou
client: kapa s.a.
location: zakynthos island, greece
total site area: 41.197,00m2, total building area: 12.330,00m2
completed: 2011
photographs: a. bardis, n. kotsampassi

This is a seasonally operated hotel located on a slope with a steep tangential towards the sea. It is organized in 4 buildings. The first building consists of the hotel’s public functions (reception, restaurant, lounge), while the other three buildings are comprised of apartments. At the lowest point of the land site, the pool and the pool bar are being constructed. The Hotel capacity is 100 bedrooms. The design follows the texture of the terrain and the views, while the volume of the buildings follow the microscale of the landscape of the island, taking into account local climatic data.

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