australian embassy

  • The new Australian embassy comprises a whole floor of an office building in Athens and was designed by the renowned Australian practise GHD Woodhead. GFRA was requested to provide local architectural design and supervision services.

    Architecturally the embassy recreates an Australian identity through the use of the warm colours of authentic Jarrah wood from the Australian Eucalyptus tree. This wood was shaped into waved walls and ceilings reflecting the Australian rocky landscape such as the famous red rock Uluru. The main wave is positioned at the entrance behind the counters and guides the visitor into the embassy. The central co-working area is indicated by a black wooden pergola to reduce locally the scale. Further elements have been kept neutrally white and black to emphasize the Jarrah, including the exposed ceiling which allows for LED lighting and installations while providing maximum ceiling height.

    Furniture consists of sit-stand workstations and selected design elements for waiting, meeting and collaboration. Australian art such as contemporary Indigenous art, is specifically chosen for the project and supplements the architectural design and Australian character.

  • Η νέα πρεσβεία της Αυστραλίας στην Αθήνα καταλαμβάνει έναν ολόκληρο όροφο ενός κτιρίου γραφείων στην Αθήνα και σχεδιάστηκε από το αναγνωρισμένο γραφείο Αυστραλίας GHD Woodhead. Ζητήθηκε από την GFRA να παρέχει τοπικά υπηρεσίες αρχιτεκτονικής μελέτης και επίβλεψης.

    Αρχιτεκτονικά, η πρεσβεία αναδημιουργεί μια αυστραλιανή ταυτότητα με τη χρήση των ζεστών χρωμάτων του ξύλου Jarrah από το δέντρο του Ευκάλυπτου Αυστραλίας. Αυτό το ξύλο διαμορφώθηκε σε κυματοειδείς τοίχους και οροφές αντανακλώντας το βραχώδες τοπίο της Αυστραλίας όπως ο διάσημος κόκκινος βράχος Uluru. Το κύριο κύμα βρίσκεται στην είσοδο πίσω από το γκισέ και οδηγεί τον επισκέπτη μέσα στην πρεσβεία. Τα υπόλοιπα στοιχεία έχουν διατηρηθεί σε ουδέτερα χρώματα, λευκά και μαύρα, για να τονιστεί το Jarrah, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της εμφανούς οροφής, παρέχοντας ταυτόχρονα το μέγιστο ύψος στο χώρο.

    Τα έπιπλα αποτελούνται από γραφεία εργασίας sit-stand και επιλεγμένα design αντικείμενα για αναμονή, συνάντηση και συνεργασία. Ειδικά για το έργο επιλέχθηκε Αυστραλιανή τέχνη, σαν παράδειγμα σύγχρονη ιθαγενής τέχνη, που συμπληρώνει τον αρχιτεκτονικό σχεδιασμό και τον αυστραλιανό χαρακτήρα.

Australian embassy in Athens
Australian embassy in Athens
“architecturally the embassy recreates an Australian identity through the use of the warm colours of authentic Jarrah wood from the Australian Eucalyptus tree”
Australian embassy in Athens
Australian embassy in Athens
Australian embassy in Athens
Australian embassy in Athens
Australian embassy in Athens
“the wood was shaped into waved walls and ceilings reflecting the Australian rocky landscape such as the famous red rock Uluru”
Australian embassy in Athens
Australian embassy in Athens
credits

location
Athens, Greece

client
The Australian Embassy in Athens
Overseas Property Office – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia

design
2017, completed 2018

architectural design
GHD Woodhead, Canberra Australia

local architectural design and supervision
GFRA architecture

M&E design
GHD Woodhead, Canberra Australia

local M&E design and supervision
Technomech – Ch. Milionis, Z. Tsiatsikas

project management
Joost Frijda

construction
Ballian Techniki

photographs
Angeliki Douveri

linear flow under construction

13/12/2021

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1/10/2020
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hidden hill published

6/4/2020
Hidden Hill project in Naxos has been covered and published in KTIRIO magazine!

happy new year!

1/1/2020
GFRA wishes you a happy and creative 2020!

we are live!

1/12/2019

Redesigned and fully responsive new GFRA website is now online!
Wonderfully designed by two de. and skilfully developed by dual.design

symposium

2/11/2019

GFRA is proud to support the Socially Engaged Design for Disaster Relief symposium at the Benaki Museum

cards

18/9/2019

Play Scrabble with the new GFRA cards designed by two de.

danish embassy

10/7/2019

A small project for the Danish Embassy in Athens has been completed. Light and minimal "Danish design" not to interfere with the existing embassy building.

open house

5/4/2019

Open House Athens is on its way! Featuring both the Norwegian and the Australian embassy!

Check out the spot on Youtube!

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