Designed by
Georgios Apostolopoulos
Kifisia Apartment
September 5, 2026
Tristan Murias Fernandez
There is a particular quietness to this apartment in Athens, designed by Georgios Apostolopoulos. Not the quietness of emptiness, but one that comes from restraint.
The interior unfolds almost without interruption. Pale surfaces, long perspectives and measured pieces of joinery allow one space to dissolve gently into the next. There are few moments of absolute separation. Instead, boundaries appear as layers, something to pass through, move around, open or close.
Domestic life is gathered around these subtle shifts. Living, working, eating and resting are allowed to exist alongside one another, their limits changing throughout the day. Furniture becomes spatial; walls become movable; what appears fixed reveals another possibility.
There is an intimacy to this openness. Privacy is not removed, but softened. It arrives gradually through a sliding panel, the depth of a wardrobe, the placement of an object. The bedroom can feel both contained and connected; another room can disappear almost entirely, only to become a place for sleeping when needed. Nothing announces its transformation. The apartment simply adjusts.
Throughout, the restrained material palette gives these movements a certain stillness. Light settles across uninterrupted surfaces and reaches deep into the space, while traces of the original structure remain present beneath the intervention. New and existing are not placed in opposition, but allowed to coexist quietly.
