Howdy people,

Behold and see the project I have been developing for the past year. :)

It is an appartmentbuilding at a square with the Agios Eleftherios church in the center of Alexandroupoli. It will encompass 8 appartments varying in size (top 2 appartments are duplex with a retiree). Construction starts in 3 months.

The concept is:

Instead of building a tower of 7 stories, I follow the neighbouring 4 stories height. However, I am not adding more balconies/chaos to the street scenery, but am adding loggias instead. These loggias (imipaithrious xorous) form togheter a volume that cantilevers 3 meter above its base (pilotis) and forms a powerful architectural gesture. The thickness of the floors is concealed by the use of sharp edges in the facade. You can find these sharp edges also in the vertical walls. The facade uses a system that alters on every level its direction/orientation, in order to create a repitition. The safetybarrier for the loggias will be structural glass (2x10mm) fixed invisibly only at the bottom.

Hope you guys like it. It has been blood/sweat/tears and I really tried to find a new typology and architecture from the usual stuff we have seen way to many times in Greece.

http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/2994/montage1jz3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/5113/frontalleenkleincw3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Gorgos I have to congratulate you. This is a beautifully designed building. Like the fact that it does not have any balconies!

Hope to see more of this type of appartment buildings all over Greece! Great job!

Very nice,.

Like the fact that it does not have any balconies!
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Plaka mas kaneis?

xwris na thelw na thi3w tpt...edw sto UK idi arxisan kai "vazoun" mpalkonia stis nees kataskeves tous kai ekei stin Ellada ta thelete vgalmena?!!!!

xwris na thelw na thi3w tpt...edw sto UK idi arxisan kai "vazoun" mpalkonia stis nees kataskeves tous kai ekei stin Ellada ta thelete vgalmena?!!!!

The loggias are 3.00 meters deep, 5.50 meters wide and 3.20 meters high at the tip. I think you get the feeling of being on a balconny anyway with those sizes, partly also because the space opens up towards the outside. Another thing is you have a feeling of privacy.

Anyway, I was sort of fed up with the normal formula. All those balconies give a feeling of chaos on the street. They give the impression of a vertical fleamarket when everybody puts their 5 euro plastic chair on it. I have made an attempt to design a 3dimensional facade. Give a building the sense of being a volume again, instead of a bunch of horizontal slabs sticking out on the street.

On the rear of the building there are "traditional" balconies.

they will put a 5 euro chair out,not the 100 euro one :)
anyway,im not saying its bad,but I can't live in a house with no balconies.
im lucky cause where i live now has something like a veranta where my room is.

I can not live in a house without a balcony, or a veranda to be exact, either. I spend a lot of time there, mostly in summer with friends. Without it, i would never, ever buy it.

Can you possibly imagine staying inside in summer with just the air condition, trapped in your own home? I have my plants, flowers, a table , some chairs and with some good company, what else do i need? I am not a fish living in an aquarium, i need space, real outdoor space.

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Can you possibly imagine staying inside in summer with just the air condition, trapped in your own home? QUOTE]

You do realize the imipaithrios xoros is 100% outdoorspace, no? Its 12m2. It has a glass barrier of 1.00m in height.

Personnally I think thats quite luxurious for a 1 bedroom apartment with a balconny at the rear (first 3 floors), but of course opinions can differ. The top 2 apartments have a the same imipaithrios xoros on the 4th floor + 2 balconnies at the rear + roofterrace of 35m2 each on the fifth floor.

^^ If there where parks that wouldnt be a problem

^^ If there where parks that wouldnt be a problem

Yes it would. In fact, my home in Athens is in front of a park. It is Friday night, friends or my girlfriend come to my home, we go out to the veranda, eat, talk, some times up to 2 or 3 am. I think you say that, because this is a part of Greek way of living that you do not understand. I will not go to the park with my friends or girlfriend!! I would do that if i lived with my parents, i was cheating my wife or if i was a pervert :D

@gorgos
I understand what you are saying, but this is not for me and , i can only speak for myself. "Imipaithrios xoros " for me is a well with walls of concrete and some green at the bottom. Or, that is how is understand it. I find it depressive, but that is just me. Others may see it differently.

^^

You really need balls in Greece as a projectdeveloper when you try to innovate. Spain/Portugal/Brazil/Argentina are much more experimental when it comes to searching for new typologies.

Of course it is very possible you feel the need for a balconny in the tradional sense. However, in order to celebrate diversity, what do you feel could be positive aspects of approaching apartmentblocks in this non-traditional way? Surely, especially seen from the exterior, you also must have grown a bit bored with the city landscape of the greek cities?

Yes, i do not like the usual narrow unattractive balconies. But i would look for ways to improve them, not abandon the idea all together. Apart from people driving or walking the streets watching the buildings around them, there are also the people that live inside them. And the value of going "outside" for a second to take a breath, even of a not so clean air is greatly underestimated.

Architecture deals with a subject which is more closely connected with the human factor, than any other scientific/artistic endeavour other than medicine. But often, the human factor takes the back seat. Is it ok for a building to be aesthetically pleasing if it does not serve the needs of its inhabitants? Or, if it is aesthetically pleasing and at the same time serves the needs of those who pass them by and of those who live in it, what is the golden rule in that case? What is the golden compromise?

You bet your job is difficult:) Even more because it will be judged both by experts and non experts like me, as well as from those who will live in those buildings.

I will not go to the park with my friends or girlfriend!! I would do that if i lived with my parents, i was cheating my wife or if i was a pervert :D


Ok :uh:

^^Yes, i agree. That is what happens when you isolate a sentence out of its context.

Like the fact that it does not have any balconies!
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Plaka mas kaneis?

Actually no. I realise that balconies are an integral part of the Greek way of life but I like the design because its different.

I live in a country were many appartment buildings do not have balconies or have only small ones and were the design of the buildings is just bad.

to all loggia-lovers around the world:

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5316/tomhnu6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/7326/katxk0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Actually no. I realise that balconies are an integral part of the Greek way of life but I like the design because its different.

I live in a country were many appartment buildings do not have balconies or have only small ones and were the design of the buildings is just bad.

You may like buildings without balconies but in Greece it's imposible.

I would say that mostly in northern countries you simply don't need balconies cause of shady weather all the time.

if you dont like balconies people build windows on them and make the balcony a room!!!!! :D
anyway..are there in Greece buildings like the one gorgos made?

I like the design, something different from the usual, i would like to see some more of your designs

I like the design, something different from the usual, i would like to see some more of your designs

Thanks. Currently I am doing also 3 houses in Koroni/Messinia and a renovation of an office building in Thessaloniki. I'll post you the address of my internet site when it comes online in about 2 weeks.

To me the lack of balconnies is a non-issue, there's plenty of space on the market for some diversity. I appreciate everybody's comments though.

Congratulations for this project. I strongly belive that "less is more".

Actually i don't see a great functional difference between balconies and loggias.

In this case the loggias feets perfectly with the rest of the architecture. In general the design is very clean and not unnecessarily complicated in both prospects and plants.

In the mediterranen areas balconies are usually very messy.

Just a few questions. On the section I see the borders of the loggias, but not in the rendering. How it will look like? It can be an idea to use an opaque glass that can obscure teh eventual chairs or tables putted there.

Second, have you thought on how to utilize the empty triangles of the loggias?

Finally an advice. Please make a photo of the site during a shiny day and with blue sky and if neccessary manipulate it with photoshop. That will give to the final rendering a more nice look. Anyway keep the saturation of the background, low. Or reduce the opacity in ps.

Again... congratulation. Hope to see your site online soon.

well, as promised, here goes:

www.jorisbraat.nl

Still uploading projects, still upgrading greek texts. Hope some of you like what you see.

J

very interesting concept...

Here are some new 3d renders. Hope you guys like it.
The construction has started and we are almost closing up the basement. :)

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/9955/frontalleenkleinbk5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/frontalleenkleinbk5.jpg/1/w800.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img261/frontalleenkleinbk5.jpg/1/)

http://img48.imageshack.us/img48/1219/birdupot0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/252/68525144aw5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/218/54915331tb3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/54915331tb3.jpg/1/w1500.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img383/54915331tb3.jpg/1/)

It looks very nice gorgos, good work:)

wow! its impressive!

Nice, good to have someone who is in the industry posting in here.
What colour is the facade going to be?

Hey 1821, I am trying to make the facade concrete, spatoularistos kai vamenos, hoping for an ultra-smooth flat result. The color will be off-white... so not cold-white, but a warm white, but still white though. The 5th floor retiree, and the back balconies will be grey. Im trying to keep things simple, and let the form and lighting do its work.

Thanks for the kind words ovem and pilotos!

Cool thanks for the reply. I thought it would something like that, but wasn't sure as one of the renders above shows it in an aqua like colour.

I like the design. Congrats!

Well, here´s a small update. In 6 weeks the concrete structure will be finished. In about 9 months the whole building. The concrete for the facade worked out really well!! I´m really lucky with the guys who make the concrete molds. My civil engineer deserves a medal for his enthusiasm.

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/2142/dsc00879ga9.jpg (http://img118.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00879ga9.jpg)

gorgos, what was the program you used to do the 3D design and what was the program to do the 3D renderings? Was it the same program? Did you buy or download any patch for the cars and the trees and the chaises-longues?

^^

AutoCad 2009. AutoCad bought Maya, since then their renderer has become really good. Lighting has improved greatly. Check this site for ACAD blocks: http://cben.net/

^^

AutoCad 2009. AutoCad bought Maya, since then their renderer has become really good. Lighting has improved greatly. Check this site for ACAD blocks: http://cben.net/

Did you had a hard time with AutoCAD 3d? AutoCAD 2008 gave it on my nerves when I tried to draw in 3d and I hated the renderings...

Wax on, wax off. Its more precise then 3Dmax, so you need a bit more patience. Rendering takes a looooong time.

Here are two more pictures.

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/1273/dsc01354l.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01354l.jpg)

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/5645/dsc01369g.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01369g.jpg)

Wraia beta! 35ares oi 40ares oi kolwnes? Kai o probolos poso eksexei? 2,5-3 metra? Pantws sigoura kanei kali antithesi me to dipla ktirio!

^^

I kolones einai 60x60. O provolos einai 3.00m, arxizi me ena paxos apo 80cm kai telioni se mia grammi 8cm.
To katharo ipsos apo ton kathe orofo einai 3.05m. Vevaiws ta katakorifa stoixia stin opsi den exoun simblirothi akoma.

^^

I kolones einai 60x60. O provolos einai 3.00m, arxizi me ena paxos apo 80cm kai telioni se mia grammi 8cm.
To katharo ipsos apo ton kathe orofo einai 3.05m. Vevaiws ta katakorifa stoixia stin opsi den exoun simblirothi akoma.

60x60? Terasties dld! Oute pou fainetai na xalane to sxedio...Oso gia ton probolo, kapou ekei ton perimena sta 3 metra, alla mou ekane entypwsi pou apo 80 ginetai 8cm. Xairomai pou exeis katharo ypsos 3.05 giati oi perissoteroi ftiaxnoune 3.05 me tin plaka opote paei sta 2.80-2.90 maximum to katharo ypsos.

poli kali douleia,bravo!

Apo vdomada tha riksoume tis katakorifes gonies apo beton stis mites apo tin prosopsi. Meta sova :)

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/3069/dsc06793.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc06793.jpg)

Μακάρι να βλέπαμε περισσότερα τέτοια κτήρια αντί για τις copy/paste ροζ πολυκατοικίες που φυτρώνουν παντού. Ίσως θέλει περισσότερη δουλειά, άρα χρόνο και χρήμα, να σχεδιάσεις κάτι που λαμβάνει υπόψιν του "λεπτομέρειες" όπως τα παιχνιδια της σκιάς στην πρόσοψη κλπ. και οι εργολάβοι να μην ενδιαφέρονται. Αλλά, κακά τα ψέμματα, είναι και θέμα ικανοτήτων , κατάρτισης και φαντασίας του αρχιτέκτονα. Καθώς και της αισθητικής και απαιτήσεων του αγοραστή.

Gorgos, I LOVE this apartment building!

So beautiful! So clean! So smooth and elegant!

Kudos!

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/253/519372647_369ea66e1b.jpg

^^
Great to hear thalassa!! Thank you.

Another 3 months and it´ll be ready :)

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/442/kldsc06814.jpg (http://img8.imageshack.us/i/kldsc06814.jpg/)

http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/4325/kldsc06817.jpg (http://img22.imageshack.us/i/kldsc06817.jpg/)

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/3420/kldsc06820.jpg (http://img190.imageshack.us/i/kldsc06820.jpg/)

Gorgos, When the project is completed and apartments are ready to sell, please display the builder's or real estate agent's web site. I would love to see how these apartments are showcased.

Again, a truly outstanding piece of architecture! :)

Congrats, it's something really different from usual Greek πολυκατοικίες of the 70ies and 80ies, and something really out of the ordinary.
I wish you a good job with all of your future projects!
Ps.: come to Athens to design something higher than 20 floors in your free time :lol:

^^ That building above looking really very nice :)

Hello Gorgos,

I'm so happy to see that your project has been approved and it's taking shape. Good work! :cheers:

^ Indeed, well done Gorgos.
I hope you have much more success, and who knows maybe one day soon you will show us a skyscraper of your's under construction!!

:bow: thanks everybody!

I´ll post a picture of the end result in about two months when its finished (also one at night with the lighting switched on).

Thalassa, apart from the design, Im also responsible for the construction and the organisation. The end goal is rental, so no fancy showcasing.

A small update. I havent been able to finish yet, its all taking a couple of months more then I expected... :doh:

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1500/dsc02010hs.jpg (http://img16.imageshack.us/i/dsc02010hs.jpg/)

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9522/dsc02021o.jpg (http://img40.imageshack.us/i/dsc02021o.jpg/)

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3568/dsc02013y.jpg (http://img202.imageshack.us/i/dsc02013y.jpg/)

:cheers:

Η πίσω όψη; Και κάτι ακόμα, τι είδους προστατευτικά θα βάλεις στα μπαλκόνια που να μη χαλάνε το αισθητικό αποτέλεσμα της πρόσοψης;

Gorgos, Bravo! Bravo! :cheers:

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Ares K, Post No. 25 shows a rendering with clear glass as a protection. :)

Ares, its like thalassa says. The barrier at the loggias/balconies will be triplex glass, 2x 10mm, extra clear tempered float glass (low iron, so it doesnt get greeny because of its thickness). It will be fixed only at the bottom with a sturdy steel structure into the concrete. No solid non-transparent elements visible, just glass.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6400/dsc01865sp.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/dsc01865sp.jpg/)

The back facade is simple, a different warm greyish colour. Each floor appears to be a π on its side, separated from the main white volume. Mind you, the window openings in this project are rather large. The back facade has sliding windows of 4.2m x 2.4m.

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3874/dsc01775f.jpg (http://img21.imageshack.us/i/dsc01775f.jpg/)

The divider between the terraces on the 5th floor for the two duplex apartments.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4903/dsc01840a.jpg (http://img10.imageshack.us/i/dsc01840a.jpg/)

Aircon units for the 6 small apartments are gathered on the ground floor at the back, where they generate no hazardous noise and are not a sour to the eyes. The two top duplex apartments have their outdoor unit on the roof.

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/5390/dsc01915e.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/dsc01915e.jpg/)

Inside the hallway of the 6 lower apartments the AC unit and boiler are hidden above a wooden structure, which swings open for maintenance. Between the wood their are 2 TL 90 cm thorium lights hidden.

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/3687/dsc06852lp.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/dsc06852lp.jpg/)

The lighting at night at the front facade will be done with a hidden linear lighting element of 3.7 meters. You can see the incision of this hidden lighting in the day pictures just above the sliding windows in the concrete structure. Sorry for the bad pic.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4903/dsc01840a.jpg

^^ That is a GENIUS IDEA! I was thinking to myself how the
airconditioning units will mar the beautiful clean lines of the building once
people move in. You have thought of every detail! You are the best! :cheers:

That building it becomes better and better, inside and outside :)

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/3687/dsc06852lp.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/dsc06852lp.jpg/)

The lighting at night at the front facade will be done with a hidden linear lighting element of 3.7 meters. You can see the incision of this hidden lighting in the day pictures just above the sliding windows in the concrete structure. Sorry for the bad pic.

That looks really good. Great job Gorgos. Really like your design and the way you deal with A/C units, lighting etc.

Do not take this the wrong way, but I think that the color of the sliding doors used do not do the general design justice. Would a brushed steel look not have looked nicer?

Do not take this the wrong way, but I think that the color of the sliding doors used do not do the general design justice. Would a brushed steel look not have looked nicer?

Interesting thought Almopos. I think you mean anodized aluminium. It would not look bad either I think and has the same price. Polished metal, like a mirror, takes the color of its surroundings, so it always fits. In the picture the window frames are placed for 3 days. The color of the facade is off white. With time, the white of the aluminium will become a bit dirty and approach the off white I think.

Fashionably in Greece at the moment is dark grey. Although everybody was telling me to do so, I think that would look really really bad. I chose the minimalistic timeless plain white.

Thank you for the photos Gorgos. Yes, i had seen the renderings you posted here before, but i was wondering if the clean look of those would reflect the actual look of the real building. The geometry, the use of volumes tickles my brain in a very pleasant way, i can not really explain why.

They say the devil is in the details, but usually so is excellence. And you have really excelled here. :)

Ares, the thing with glass is it reflects and becomes black when the space behind it is darker then the space in front of it.

The glass barrier at the front facade will have enough natural light behind it for it not to become blackish and mirrorlike (I hope...).

As I said before, a thing I want to prevent is that green-look of thick glass, so I use low iron glass which is a bit more expensive. The thickness of the glass (2cm) will prevent "curved" reflections anyway by staying flat.

I hired the same metal fabrication company which did the glass barrier of the B building of the Megaro mousikis for the steel construction. Instead of an inox base, I will use a steel base which is galvanized and powdercoated white (ilektrostatiki vafi). Instead of a thick inox armrest (as can be seen in this photo at the megaro), I will have a π of 1x2cm on top, so you dont break the glass when you hit it on top with your frappa in the morning. The glass barrier will be situated 40cm back, in relation to the facade, giving it a "secondary status" and hiding the base.

http://www.fotothing.com/photos/bff/bff7d5ac89f60b2d65fabed0ccbf77b1_20c.jpg

I hope this way, I will achieve maximum transparency without crowding the simple geometric form as you rightly said.

In any case, words are cheap, in about a month I will know if I achieved my goal. Thanks for the nice words, I appreciate this online feedback.

Very nice this small block house ;)

That building now is finished?

^^

Almost! I'll post a full photo report, also from the inside, done with a serious camera, in about three weeks.

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/3416/dsc02589kl.jpg (http://img297.imageshack.us/i/dsc02589kl.jpg/)

^^ O.K. thanks gorgos

Πολύ ωραίο! Συγχαριτήρια! Ωραίο το τζάμι. Πιστέυω είναι η καλύτερη επιλογή για κάγκελο στο συγκεκριμένο κτίριο.

indeed, glass instead of metal bars is very refreshing and modern, its a very nice look!

Here they are :)

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:eek2: amazing!!!

Really beautiful clean lines!!! No clutter. Congratulations on a job well done!!!!!

Awesome building. It's absolutely beautiful.

Πολύ όμορφο! Μακάρι να υπήρχαν περισσότερο κτίρια με τέτοια προσοχή στην λεπτομέρεια! :okay:

Τα συγχαρητήρια μου υπέροχο έγινε!

Μοιάζει λίγο Japanese ε; :) Τέλειο

Μακαρι οι μελλοντικοί ιδιοκτήτες αλλά και οι πολίτες γενικά να το σεβαστούν :)

Ότι είναι ωραίο συνήθως το σέβονται...

Nαι καλά οι σκατο-κάφροι έλληνες ούτε τον εαυτό τους δε σέβονται.

Και όμως ότι είναι ωραίο το σέβονται.

Gorgos, words escape me, what can I say...

I bow before you! Everything, from bottom to top, from inside and out, to every detail is PURE PERFECTION!

The clean lines makes one feel that the space is eternal.

It is obvious that your heart and soul went into every brick of this building, it shows.

If I could, I would duplicate this building in New York as a showcase of "The Perfect Apartment Building". I would use this as the example of what others should strive for.

Your building is the apex, the zenith, the pinnacle, of the definition of the word "architecture".

As I said in previous posts on this thread, your building is a MASTERPIECE!

I am getting a tear in my eye looking at SHEER BEAUTY.

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

Χαχα θα πρέπει να έχει κοκκινίσει ο gorgos τώρα!!!

Πάντως πολύ θα ήθελα να δω την δίπλα πολυκατοικία να κατεδαφίζεται. Σαν την πεντάμορφη και το τέρας είναι το ένα δίπλα στο άλλο ;)

Gorgos, words escape me, what can I say...

I bow before you! Everything, from bottom to top, from inside and out, to every detail is PURE PERFECTION!

The clean lines makes one feel that the space is eternal.

It is obvious that your heart and soul went into every brick of this building, it shows.

If I could, I would duplicate this building in New York as a showcase of "The Perfect Apartment Building". I would use this as the example of what others should strive for.

Your building is the apex, the zenith, the pinnacle, of the definition of the word "architecture".

As I said in previous posts on this thread, your building is a MASTERPIECE!

I am getting a tear in my eye looking at SHEER BEAUTY.

:cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

:hug:

Χαχα θα πρέπει να έχει κοκκινίσει ο gorgos τώρα!!!



:yes:

Looks really amazing :applause:

Good stuff gorgos :cheers:

I have been following this thread since you started it and I got to tell you at first I wasn't too sure whether the actual building will look as good as the renders, but now I definitively can say great execution :okay:

So absof*ckinlutely amazing! Kudos man!

Αν και στην αρχη ημουν καπως επικριτικος οταν ειχα διαβασει στην αρχη οτι δεν θα εχει μπαλκονια, το κτιριο μου αρεσει πολυ! Και μπαλκονια εχει και ημιυπαιθριο εχει και ο σχεδιασμος του ειναι ωραιος και ειναι και φωτεινο! Ολα αυτα ειναι πραγματα που εμενα σαν Σταθη θα με εκαναν να κατοικησω σε αυτο το κτιριο και ειδικα στο ρετιρε xD
Πολυ ωραια δουλεια gorgos, συγχαρητηρια!
Κατι ακομα που μου αρεσε παρα πολυ, ειναι οτι η προσοψη του κτιριου ετσι που ειναι χτισμενη, κανει να δειχνει το κτιριο οτι ειναι σαν τσιγαροχαρτο! Πολυ ωραια ιδεα!

@gorgos: Το διαμέρισμα του τελευταίου ορόφου που είναι και μεζονέτα από τι είδα στις φωτογραφίες, πρέπει να είναι καλύτερο απ' τα άλλα διαμερίσματα (1 ως 4 ορόφου) :)

Beautiful!!!

Real amazing :D

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Συγχαρητήρια :okay: ! Θα το πάρω :cheers: