{"id":279955,"date":"2026-02-04T08:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/279955\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T08:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T08:53:09","slug":"stacked-earthen-red-volumes-shape-rhythmic-residential-tower-in-athens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/279955\/","title":{"rendered":"stacked earthen red volumes shape rhythmic residential tower in athens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Red Hills: a residential proposal by Georges Batzios Architects<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Red Hills is a proposal by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/georges-batzios-architects\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Georges Batzios Architects<\/a> for a 14-story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/residential-architecture-interiors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">residential<\/a> building with a ground floor and two basement levels, located in Attica, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-greece\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greece<\/a>. The project is conceived as a compact vertical housing structure defined by clarity of form, material presence, and spatial continuity within an increasingly dense residential context.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The building is composed of stacked and slightly offset volumes, generating a sense of tectonic layering across the elevation. This volumetric strategy introduces rhythm and variation while maintaining a coherent architectural order. Repetition is used as an organizing principle, allowing individual residential units to remain legible within the overall massing while contributing to a unified whole.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"stacked earthen red volumes shape tectonic rhythm of residential tower in athens\" width=\"818\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/grounded-living-4-69807ade82f30.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>all images courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/georgesbatzios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Georges Batzios Architects<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Repetition supports cohesion across the red hills building mass<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The conceptual framework of the project draws on the notion of \u2018earth\u2019 (\u03c7\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1\/\u03b3\u03b7) as a grounding element, understood here in architectural rather than symbolic terms. This reference informs the project\u2019s emphasis on stability, permanence, and material expression. These qualities are translated into the building\u2019s structural logic and volumetric composition, positioning the project as a counterpoint to more image-driven residential developments within the surrounding masterplan.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rather than relying on formal spectacle, the proposal focuses on fundamental residential qualities such as spatial comfort, continuity, and a sense of enclosure. These considerations guide decisions related to scale, proportion, and repetition, aiming to support long-term habitation rather than short-term visual impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Within a competitive real estate environment, Red Hills seeks to differentiate itself through architectural restraint and attention to essential living conditions. By prioritizing structural clarity and spatial grounding, the project by the <a href=\"https:\/\/georgesbatzios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Athens-based practice<\/a> Georges Batzios Architects\u00a0frames housing as a durable and inhabitable environment shaped by basic architectural principles rather than overt formal gestures.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"stacked earthen red volumes shape tectonic rhythm of residential tower in athens\" width=\"818\" height=\"948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/grounded-living-1-69807ade82e2e.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>Red Hills is a residential proposal by Georges Batzios Architects in Attica, Greece<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"stacked earthen red volumes shape tectonic rhythm of residential tower in athens\" width=\"818\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/grounded-living-2-69807ade82eaf.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>the project comprises a 14-story housing building with a ground floor and two basement levels<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Red Hills: a residential proposal by Georges Batzios Architects \u00a0 Red Hills is a proposal by Georges Batzios&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":279956,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[35010,307,304,305,306,308,93,94655,61,60,925],"class_list":["post-279955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-architecture-in-greece","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-georges-batzios-architects","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-residential-architecture-and-interiors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279955","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=279955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/279955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/279956"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=279955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=279955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=279955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}