ELENI KOSTIKA, architect, DipArch (UoW)
Established practice in Athens, 1997.
1989-93 – BA in Arch with Honors, University of Greenwich, London
1993-95 – Dip in Arch, University of Westminster, London
2009 – Shortlisted for the Future Projects – Competition Entries Category of the World Architecture Festival Awards
2000 – 2nd Prize, Playgrounds and Toys for Refugee children, organized by Art for The World, Rome venue, Italy. (in collaboration with Andreas Angelidakis)
1999 – 1st stage commendation, Sarajevo Concert Hall, 2 stage International Competition, Rome, Italy.(in collboration with architects: Andreas Angelidakis and Petunia Exacoustou)
1995 – De Verre Urban Design Award, (University of Westminster)
Registered member of the Technical Chamber of Greece
Royal Institute of British Architects (Part II)
2021-23 Interior Interventions – Old project revisited for new interventions and furniture design 300 m2 – Athens
2016-17 Apartment – Design and supervision of construction 90 sq. m. Ampelokipoi, Athens. Private commission – Completed
2014 -15 Vacation Housing – Preliminary Design and Masteplan of Sustainable vacation house development in Kefalonia Island, in collaboration with Architectural Studio Ltd
2014 Small Studio Apartment – Design and Supervision of construction of a 30 sq.m apartment. Private Commission. Full renovation – Completed
2012 Two floor apartment – Interior renovation design and custom made furniture of 120 sq. m apartment in Votanikos, Athens. Private commission. In collaboration with architect Poulcheria Tzova.
2010-12 Prefab sustainable vacation houses– Eco resort cont. to develop prefab houses and bungalows as prototypes tourist resort developments or vacation
2010 Playstation –invitation by HOMEmag (free press) to propose a playground for Athens, Published.
2010 Bookcase “back to back, Private commission (completed)
2010- 12 Chez Kostika – a private project on space, people and food
2009 House 2 –300 sq.m house on three levels on the northeast suburbs, Pallini/Attiki, Private commision
2009 Eco Resort – Tourist development resort with boutique hotels, spa and conference centre on the south west of Crete, Preliminary design stage, Private commission, Project Management: Architectural Studio LTD
2009 binb (building in building) – multi-storey building for Benetton in the centre of Tehran –a project for a 12 level multi-storey building of 12,000 sq.m designed as a submission entry for the International Ideas Competition – Designing in Tehran – organised by Benetton Group in the beginning of this year. A multi-use development with retail, office and residential spaces. Shortlisted in the Future Projects – Competition entries category of the World Architecture Festival Awards 2009
2008-09 Art Space Interior, ground floor re-design gallery facility spaces (depot / viewing room / office / kitchen) for Rebecca Camhi Gallery, Metaxourgeio – Athens, Private Commission (preliminary design)
2008 Bus stop Pergola, invitation to design a bus station by Athens Voice – HOME mag (free press magazine), (published October 2008)
2008 Car Platform and Facilities for TOYOTA, Kifissos Avenue – Athens. Private commission
2007 Dental Clinic, Conversion of a 170 sq.m ground floor apartment into a dental clinic and supporting domestic facilities for the doctor’s residence on 1st floor, – Melissia/ Attiki, Private commission
2006-08 House_1, House in Kapandriti, (200 sq.m) / Ippokrateios Politeia – Aifidnai – Attika, Private commission – Preliminary design
2006-7 Apartment_studio, total redesign of a two storey 60 sq.m penthouse apartment with 100 sq. m balcony area. Private commission (completed)
2005 Artist‘s Studio & Landscape, design intervention on existinghouse with garden to convert it in a short term residence, new ground level artists studio and outdoor area – Vilia/Attiki, Private commission (completed)
2005 Gallery Xippas depot, storage and depot facilities on ground floor, to the Athens gallery space, Private commission, (completed)
2004-05 Gallery Apartment, The domestic sequel of Gallery Xippas project. Interior renovation of a 130 sq.m apartment as an addition to the gallery premises. Private commission, Design & construction (completed)
2004-05 i-hotel, (An original exclusive small luxury hotelfor Athens), commission by invitation to design a hotel for Athens, under the title Invisible Hotel as part of a closed competition, organized by Carteco company, and curated by Memos Filipiddis (architect)/Exhibited at DESTE Foundation
2004-5 Apartment 7, Apartment loft conversion(100 sq.m) in downtown Athens, Private commission, Design & construction (completed) – supervision of construction: Yro Tsiouni, architect
2004-9 Family house revision, a 700 sq. m 3-storey 70’s house is to be redesigned with new pool and garden and a series of extensions to house a family and a large collection of contemporary art, N. Erithraia – Athens. Private commission, Design & Construction (completed)
2004-7 Apartment 6, Apartment loft (100 sq.m) in downtown Athens. Design & construction. Private commission (completed)
2004 WARDA studio – interior conversion of a 200sq.m loft in downtown Athens into an art direction studio, Private commission (completed)
2004 Vacation bungalow, Interior of a 55 sq.m vacation apartment – Eretria/Evia, Private commission, Design & construction (completed)
2003-4 ELENI KOSTIKA ARCHITECTURE – Office, Architects office in downtown Athens, Self commission (completed)
2003-4 Apartment 4, Interior of a 150sq. m art deco apartment in the center of Athens – Exarheia, colour scheme and design of custom made furniture. Private Commission (completed)
2003 Polykatoikia, A polykatoikia in the suburbs – Glyfada/Athens, Preliminary design commission
2003 House Extension to a two storey sub-urban house – Glyfada/Athens, Preliminary design commission
2002 Auto-capture platform, submission for International Ideas Competition – Ephemeral structures in the city. In collaboration with architect: Eleanna Horiti. Organisation: Cultural Olympiad 2004.
2002 The Breeder interior – Athens, Interior design and installation of bookshelves and ladder plus some planning adjustments for the Breeder office premises in downtown Athens. Private commission (completed)
2002 Home/Office – Athens, renovation of a 100m2 loft space in downtown Athens. Self-commission
2002 Kitchen pro chef – Athens, preliminary design of interior to function as kitchen working space for a chef. Preliminary design commission
2002 Show Room BETTINA – Ground floor show room of boutique BETTINA – Athens, Private Commission, Design & construction (completed)
2001-3 Vacation House on the island of Kea – Cycladic islands, Private Commission
2001-3 Xippas Gallery in Athens, interior, Private Commission, Design & construction (completed)
2001 Shop: Clothes shop in shopping center – Athens, Preliminary design Commission
2001 Maintenance Renovation works of house and outdoor areas, KETE Foundation, Kamatero, Attiki, Private commission, supervision of construction (completed)
2001 Parking in Maroussi, Athens – feasibility study, with Architectural Studio Ltd
2001 Apartment 2 – Interior of 60m2 apartment in Votanikos, Athens, Private Commission, Design and supervision of construction (completed)
2000-1 Apartment 1 – Interior of an 60m2 apartment in Athens, design and proposal for furnishing accessories, Private Commission (completed)
2000 Play Ground – with architect Andreas Angelidakis on invitation for the traveling Exhibition Playgrounds & Toys for refugee children, organized by the Art for the World Organisation, the logistics support of the UNHCR and UNICEF. http://www.art-for-the-world.com
(List of Exhibitors: Vito ACCONCI, USA , Andreas ANGELIDAKIS, Greece/Norway, Sergio AUGUSTO, Brasile, Carlo BERARDUCCI, Italia, Daniel BUREN, Francia, Paolo CANEVARI, Italia, LOS CARPINTEROS, Cuba, Enzo CUCCHI, Italia, Fabiana DE BARROS, Brasile, Silvie DEFRAOUI, Svizzera, DUNNING , VERSTEEGH, Svizzera, Sylvie FLEURY, Svizzera, Fabrice GYGI, Svizzera, Pip HORNE e Shirazeh HOUSHIARY, UK, Alfredo JAAR, Cile, Soo-Ja KIM, Corea del Sud, Joseph KOSUTH, USA, LAUDA DONEGANI, Italia, Bleue ROY, Francia, Enzo MARI, Italia, Eva MARISALDI, Italia, Izumi OGINO, Giappone, Tsuyoshii OZAWA, Giappone, Luca PANCRAZZI, Italia, Maria PAPADIMITRIOU, Grecia, Maria Carmen PERLINGEIRO, Brasile/Svizzera, Annie RATTI, Italia, Denis SANTACHIARA, Italia, Risa SATO, Giappone, Arde SORTENI, Italia, Chrysanne STATHACOS, Canapa, e Diane BALD, USA, Haim STEINBACH, USA, Nari WARD, Jamaica, Chen ZHEN, Cina)
First Exhibition Venue – Rome:Andersen Museum,an annexed of Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, November 25 – Christmas 2000 – Awarded: Second Prize in Rome
2000 Model Agency: New offices for image management company agence , Athens , preliminary proposal and design of furniture – Private commission, (completed)
2000 Deputy Commissioner for the coordination of installation of the Greek Participation in the 7th International Exhibition of Architecture, Venice Biennale 2000. Catalogue editor for the national participation. National Commissioner: Professor Elias Zenghelis
1999 Housing Redevelopment Project for area damaged by earthquake, Ano Liosia, North-west Athens commission for building blocks 920, 1251, 1252, 1259A – with Architectural Studio Ltd. Project Supervisor: Adam Kostikas, with architects: Petunia Exakoustou, Alexis Dalas (1st phase)
1999 Sarajevo Concert Hall – Two stage International Competition, 1st stage commendation with architects: Andreas Angelidakis, Petunia Exakoustou
1999 Floating Hairdressing Salon – project
1999 Exhibition: Coca Cola: Design and installation of exhibition of the national competition of ideas for the Coca-Cola bottle Gazi, Athens – commissioned by Coca Cola Hellas with architects: Andreas Angelidakis, Petunia Exakoustou, Miltos Papadimitropoulos
1999 Reconstruction of neoclassical house, Plaka, Athens – commission (completed) with Architectural Studio Ltd (involvement in project concerns detailing in construction stage)
1999 IFCCA Design Prize Competition (submission for pre-selection stage) – international competition with architects: Andreas Angelidakis, Petunia Exakoustou
1998 Public Square / Koumoundourou square, Athens – national competition for a public square in Athens with architects: Andreas Angelidakis, Petunia Exakoustou
1998 Golf Course and Conference Centre, Kalavryta, Peloponese – preliminary proposal and feasibility study, with Architectural Studio Ltd
1998 Café-bar, Athen – Preliminary design Commission
1997 Foodmarket, Lamia – preliminary proposal and feasibility study, with Architectural Studio Ltd
1997 Pier of Agios Nikolaos in Patra, two stage national competition (1st stage commendation, project selected for 2nd stage) in collaboration with Thanassis Moutsopoulos, Miltos Papadimitropoulos, Spyros Spyropoulos
1997 Chapel for a private house on the island of Spetses. Design (completed). Project Management Architectural Studio Ltd
1996-8 Co-publisher and Editor-in-chief of the bilingual architectural magazine – A3 Architecture
1995-97 Leisure coastal development. Redevelopment and Masterplanning of the east coast of the municipality of Vari, Attiki. Commission preliminary design stage – with Architectural Studio Ltd
2009 World Architecture Festival 2009, group exhibition of entries and nominated projects, Centro de Convenciones Internacionales de Barcelona, Spain. (4-6 November). Submission work: binb (building in building) – multi storey development in Tehran.
2005 Invisible hotel group exhibition at the DESTE Foundation, N. Psychico, Athens, organized by Carteco company, curated by Memos Philipides, architect. (19-23/4). The exhibition was also shown in Thessaloniki and New York.
2004 Athens by Art – Commission to realize 1:1 The playground project (with architect Andreas Angelidakis) for the Athens Olympic Games, installed in Koumoundourou sq. as part of the Athens By Art exhibition – Athens (August , September, 2004) Curated by Efi Strouza, Project curator Marina Fokidis.
2004 Athens-scape The Olympics and the Metabolism of the City – Group exhibition at the Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA presented by The Hellenic Ministry of Culture – London/ England (22 April – 24 May): submission work: Gallery Xippas in Athens
2003 Ephemeral Structures in the city of Athens – Exhibition of the submission entries to the international competition, Byzantine Museum / Athens , February 2003
2001 3rd Biennale of Young Greek Architects – curator: Yro Tsiouni – Hellenic Institute Of Architecture – November 2001 (Syntagma Metro Station)
1997 Public Buildings in the 90s – curator: Thanassis Moutsopoulos, MIRKA ANGEL Gallery, Athens, (May) FOKA Gallery, Thessaloniki, (June)
2006 Dean Tavoularis, production designer, painter. Curator: Marina Fokidis, Architectural design: Eleni Kostika – Coordination/Concept: Attiki Cultural Society – Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki / 19.11.2006-10.01.2007
2005 The Gesture, A visual library in progress, Curator Marina Fokidis, Sergio Risaliti, Daphne Vitali, Architectural design of installation for the exhibition: Eleni Kostika, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece (22/07 – 18/09).
(The international contemporary exhibition features video documentation, photographic material, films and records of international artists actions within the framework of the live arts form the Sixties until now.)
2004 The playground project, Installation in Public space, Commission to realize 1:1 for the Athens Olympic Games, installed in Koumoundourou sq. as part of the Athens By Art exhibition , Athens (August , September, 2004) with architect Andreas Angelidakis
2003-4 Olympic games stories – Exhibition installation design realization and supervision of construction. Exhibition Design and concept by Andreas Angelidakis, Organisation: Foundation of the Hellenic World, (opening March 2004)
2003 Installation of contemporary art work: Supervision and contruction details of Installation of Karen Kilimnik’s work -You are getting very sleepy, you will do as I say in private residence. Private Commission (completed)
2002 Esthisis – curator: Marina Fokidis, Architectural design of art exhibition: Eleni Kostika, Organization: Very Special Arts Hellas – Athens, Gazi / November 2002
2001 Production of drawings for urban sculpture by Takis
2000 7th International Exhibition of Architecture, Venice Biennale 2000. National Commissioner: Professor Elias Zenghelis. Deputy Commissioner for the coordination of installation of the Greek Participation in the exhibition and Catalogue editor for the national participation: Eleni Kostika
2000 Camps des Forces: Supervision of the installation of works by Takis for the exhibition Camps des Forces, and production of measurement drawings for future installations, at the Museo D‘ Arte Contemporaneo (MACBA), Barcelona, Spain, April – Hayward Gallery, London, July. curator: Guy Brett.
1999 Production of Specification drawings in assistance to Takis for his solar sculptures works installed in the European Cultural Centre of Delphi, (June 2000) – European Parliament in Bruxelles (September 2000)
1999 Coca Cola: Design and installation of exhibition of the national competition of ideas for the Coca-Cola bottle. Gazi, Athens – commissioned by Coca Cola Hellas, with architects: Andreas Angelidakis, Petunia Exakoustou, Miltos Papadimitropoulos
1999 Greece: Seasonal Densities, Built Density, Landscape Saturation – the ongoing transformation of a country through tourism. Conference presentation in collaboration with architect Eleni Gigantes, of GZA – Inside Density – An International colloquium on architecture in cities, Brussels, Belgium, 25-26/11/99
1998 Lecture on the subject of the greek city as part of a series of events organised by the Aristotle Univesity of Thessaloniki and the group: City-Citizen-Culture
1998 The built as an experienced topography – lecture and discussion on the 2nd Biennale of Young Greek Architects, at the Cultural Centre of Athens
2008 One picture 1000 words text published in annual review Architecture in Greece, No. 39.
2005 Ways of seeing, text by invitation for the annual review Scroope 17, Cambridge Architecture Journal, p.22
2003 Editorial collaboration with review for greek edition of time out magazine / issue 1 – 20/02/2003, issue 4 – 13/03/2003 (Various )
2002 Stating the obvious, text for the bilingual periodical publication Kallisteia, No.2, signs and labels, 06/2002
2002 Architecture editor in greek Sunday newspaper lifestyle supplement next. Collaboration (3 issues) – articles: Issue 1: Interview architect Nikos Ktenas (published), Issue 2: Article on Glenn Murcutt, Pritzker Prize winner of 2002 (published) – Editor in Chief: Yiorgos Konstantinides
2002 building topographies, flash animation submission by invitation for the www.whitneybiennial.com, by artist Miltos Manetas
2001 Contributor in the project and participant in the catalogue of T.A.M.A (Temporary Autonomous Museum for All) by artist Maria Papadimitriou, presented at the 25th Bienal de Sao Paulo 23/03 -02/06 in Brazil. http://www.tama.gr/all/al_angelid.html
2001 An interview with Elia Zenghelis for STATUS office magazine, October 2001, p.36-39
2001 Top View article for the bilingual periodical publication Kallisteia, No.1, the beauty issue, 10/2001
2001 City Interior(s) – METAPOLIS 2001, The Contemporary (Greek) city, annual publication.
2001 Biennale 2000: An open forum of ideas – article for the greek journal of the association of architects of Thessaloniki Architecture as Art.
2000 Catalogue editor for the national participation at the 7th International Exhibition of Architecture, Venice Biennale 2000. National Commissioner: Professor Elias Zenghelis.
1999 Architecture as mirror of the cultural status of society, on architecture in Greece, for Epilogos 1999 – (cultural annual review) – Editor: Yiorgos Simaioforidis
1999 City Interior(s) text on the greek city, for Metapolis magazine issue no.2
1998 Megethos -article for magazine Alekton
1998 Scenarios on in-between space – text on the greek city for the catalogue of the 2nd Biennale of Young Greek Architects. Organisation: Hellenic Institute of Architecture, curator: Panos Dragonas.
1996-99 Publication of articles and chief editor for bilingual magazine A3 Architecture (issues no.1-12)
2019 Isabelle Lomholt, Family House Revision & Pool for Art in Athens, https://www.e-architect.com/Family House Revision
2010 https://archello.com/project/family-house-revision
2010 Tonia Makra, Article on architect’s offices with internationally distinguished projects, VimaDECO magazine supplement in greek Sunday newspaper TO VIMA, Issue 36, October 2010, p. 60
2010 Maro Vasileiadou, In the mind of the architect, GYNAIKA magazine supplement in Kathimerini Sunday paperissue 28, August 2010, p. 45
2010 Nenela Georgele, Plaground Project by invitation to publication: PLAYSTATION, – Home mag (free press), Spring 2010
2010 Highlights Yearbook 2009 , Annual publication on Greek cultural events
2010 http://www.archinnovations.com/featured-projects/houses/eleni-kostika-family-house-revision-in-the-northern-suburbs-of-athens/ Friday, 09 July 2010 08:53
2010 Cassandra Pizzey,“House and Pool by Eleni Kostika”,News FRAME site: http://framemag.com/news/1190
2009 Tzina Sotiropoulou, The meaning of binb, SOUL issue 40, November
2009 https://www.greekarchitects.gr/binb (building in building)
2009 World Architecture Festival 2009, Ellinikes Kataskeves issue 142, November
2009 Yiannis Konstantinidis, Athens Galleries, HOME mag, Free Press, p 56-60, No. 11, Winter 2009
2009 Despina Zefkili, A veile for Teheran, Athinorama (greek weekly publication) / 22 October
2008 Natalia Douka, Bus Stop, HOME mag, Free Press, p. 086, No. 10, Autumn 2008
2006 C. Cafopoulos, THESSALONIKI, The Gesture, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art –ARTFORUM, 03/2006
2005 D. Zefkili, New Architecture, 7 architects talk about their buildings, EY style, food, travel, culture, society, p.22-28, Issue 58, September 2005
2005 Z. Hatzopoulou, 10 Proposals for the hotels of the future, – Travel Times, The magazine of Greek Tourism and real estate, p. 71-77, Issue 19, June 2005
2005 Invisible Hotel, Ottagono, April 2005
2005 M. Filipidis, Invisible Hotel, – Athens Voice, Issue 76, p. 18-19, 14-20.04
2005 D. Rigopoulos, avant premiere Hotel enterprises, – Maison & Decoration, No. 34,27.03.2005
2005 What‘s after the boutique hotel A10, #2, March/April 2005
2005 F. Sakalis, Invisible Hotel, d.mag #24, p. 71-77 (April 2005)
2005 M. Kalapanida, Exhibition Invisible Hotel, Ellinikes Kataskeves, issue 95, March, p.36-40
2005 K. Daphni, Invisible Hotel Architecture Exhibition, The Tourism Report, issue 19, p. 57-66, 02-03.2005
2004 Time Out, Athens. Issue 22.07-29.07, p.57
2004 Maria Tsilimidou, Stories from the Olympic games Investors World 3.04.2004
2004 R. Georgiadis, Renos Xippas, interview EY (magazine of material culture) issue 44, May 2004
2003 Alexandra Koroxenidi, Return to Athens in reference to Renos Xippas new gallery in Athens, Vogue Hellas – December 2003
2003 Despina Zefkili, New Xippas gallery Athinorama (greek weekly publication) / 16 October
2003 Ph. P. , L‘Oeil, Renos Xippas, – September 2003
2003 George Vamvakidis/Stathis Panagoulis, Time out (greek edition), Renos Xippas in Athens, issue 15/ 29 May
2003 Rania Georgiadis, Casa Vogue Hellas, architecture: building the future April 2003, p43
2001 Dressing an Interior – The Breeder, No. 3, 10/2001
2001 KATOIKIA, . 88, 06-07/2001 The 3rd Biennale of Young greek Architects, The Sarajevo Concert Hall
2000 Interview for Metalocus, programme on television channel Seven for the greek participation at the 7th International Exhibition of Architecture, Venice Biennale 2000, presenter: Spyros Papadopoulos, 13/09/00
1999 Technical Chamber Weekly review, Greek Distinction in International architectural competition, 12/07/991999 – N. Vatopoulos, To Vima daily greek newspaper Proposal by Greek Architects for the Sarajevo Concert Hall , 25/06/99
1999 P. Katimertzi , Ta Nea, daily greek newspaper Architectural Mentions -, 28/06/99