OTE Administration Tower in Maroussi

OTE held a design competition for its new Athens headquarters in 1971. The study submitted by a group of three academics, received the second prize among 12 competitors, and was awarded the commission for the new building. The architects P. Masselos, G. Mavrommatis and D. Nakos proposed a three-pointed star-shaped structure, some 21 stories tall, in the suburb of Maroussi. Work began on the construction of the new headquarters in 1974 and was completed in the 1980s.

Recent years have seen the reconstruction, remodelling and maintenance of existing interior offices and communal spaces from the 2nd to the 13th floor, which was decided in 2019, along with their energy upgrade, in accordance with the general policy of the OTE Group.

Project details

Architectural design: A-TEAM Architecture & Design Katerina Karanikou, Georgios Stamatakis

Team design: Marina Makari, Ioannis Viglis, Garifalia Geroyanni, Athanasios Desdenakis,

Fotini Pierrou, Amalia Stavropoulou, Stefania Pitsilou, Eftychia Iliopoulou

E/M design: EMBIRIA Consulting Engineers - Nikiforos Galanis

Lighting design: A-TEAM Architecture & Design, EMBIRIA Consulting Engineers

Acoustics consultant: Calma Acoustics - Nikos Kontopoulos

LEED-WELL Consultant: D-Carbon IKE - Charalambos Giannikopoulos

Licensing consultant: Matthaios Fafalios

Construction: BC PERIGRAMMA, SARNITEC, EGNATIA, ERGATIKAT, EDIL TECHNICAL

High Supervision: A-TEAM Architecture & Design, EMBIRIA Consulting Engineers

Project management: OTE ESTATE S.A.

Photos: Yiorgis Yerolymbos

Suppliers who participated in the project and were advertised in this issue

Aluminium architectural systems: ALUMINCO, SCHUCO HELLAS, ETEM

XPand aluminium architectural meshes: METALSKIN

Plasterboards: KNAUF

Tile adhesives: MAPEI

Repairs and waterproofing: SIKA HELLAS

Wooden cladding Cleaf: KANELLI S.A.

Lighting fixtures: LUCE ATALIOTIS

Wooden special constructions, cladding, kitchens, fixed furniture, interior frames, bookcases: NEZIS - SIGN ON WOOD

Underfloor channels, boxes, fittings, systo & berker Q.3 switchgear (white, aluminium, anthracite): HAGER

Central air conditioning Daikin: KLIMART

Coloring: ISOMAT, VIVECHROM

Carpets & LVT flooring Interface, office furniture, Impact Acoustic sound absorbing partitions: EKA HELLAS

Stainless steel structures: KOSTOPOULOS HORECA

Roller blinds: SKIASTRON-VANE GROUP OIKONOMOU