Headquarters office for ALUMIL factory Architects: Prof. A. M. Kotsiopoulos A.U.Th, A. Panou, E. Zoumpoulidou
Consultant: Professor Ch. Baniotopoulos A.U.TH.
It is a steel frame building that has the shape of a bridge. The three floors of the building are supported on steel pylons permitting the transit of the factory vehicles beneath it. The building is located at the industrial area of Kilkis, in a zone of high seismicity.
The building was awarded one of the three equal prizes at the contest “Viable Mediterranean Architecture for buildings with aluminum façades” by ΕΛΒΑΛ & ΕΤΕΜ. The building design was presented at the 5th Hellenic National Conference on Steel Structures (October 2005, Xanthi) under the title “New office unit for aluminum industry”. |