
4th January 2021
We are very excited to start off the year sharing the news that Dexamenes is nominated to the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2022!
We are very excited to start off the year sharing the news that Dexamenes is nominated to the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2022!
Seeing off 2020 with a big thank you to EstLiving for including our founders Dimitris & Konstantinos Karampatakis in their Top 10 international designers list for this year!
We are so proud to be in such good company and for the acknowledgement of our studio’s work.
Special thanks to Dezeen for sharing the news of Dexamenes’ victory in the AHEAD Global Ultimate Accolade as well as the Creative Conversion Award!
Before the end of 2021, we were invited by Design Hotels to reflect upon the future of travelling in the following year.
Great to see some cautiously optimistic views from an inspiring community of adventurers!
We are over the moon to announce that Dexamenes has WON both Best Creative Conversion and is the overall WINNER of the Ultimate Accolade Award in AHEAD Awards Global!
Described by the judges as a place ‘where every design gesture has a purpose, there is no embellishment just a celebration of the truth’
Special thanks to AHEAD Awards & SLEEPER Magazine for this great honor!
Shout out & a big thank you to our visionary client and good friend Nikos Karaflos for his trust and conviction.
Very excited to announce that Domes Zeen has won this year’s award for Best Resort by AHEAD Europe!
We recently had the joy to share our story so far with The Greek Foundation. Many thanks for the feature!
Great news for Helios, the poolside restaurant we designed for Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens, that is shortlisted in this years AHEAD Awards Europe in the restaurant category!
Construction works are nearing completion in Kálesma, a project in which we have closely collaborated with Studio Bonarchi by Vangelis Bonios in interior design and styling.
We are happy to share updates, click on the image for more!
It is a great honor to see some of our most recent hospitality projects included in the list of Wallpaper* about design-led hotels and their contribution to the Greek revival!
We are over the moon to be longlisted with Vora in the Dezeen Awards 2020, in the Hotel and Short-stay Interiors Category!
It’s a great honour to have our team selected in the Dezeen Awards 2020 Emerging Architecture Studio of the year Longlist, among such amazing colleagues!
Dexamenes are among the Longlisted Hospitality buildings of the Dezeen Awards 2020, and we couldn’t be any more proud of the journeys this project keeps taking us!
Exciting news for Villa Mandra, which has made it onto the Dezeen Awards 2020 Architectural Longlist, in the Rural House category!
Thrilled to have Dexamenes selected as Popular Choice Winner in the Hotels & Resorts category of 2020 A+Awards!
Construction works are in full swing in Samos, where the new Metaxa experiential Academy rises among a 100 year old vineyard!
Coming soon..
We are so proud to share that Scorpios has topped the Condé Nast Traveller list as the Best Beach Club in the World for Summer 2020!
Canaves Oia Epitome has been awarded Best Resort Hotel in Europe and Best Resort Hotel in Greece at the prestigious Travel and Leisure World’s Best Awards 2020!
Taverna37 is part of the Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens. It is one of the venues we have designed for this iconic Athenian destination.
Coming soon..
We were invited to participate in the podcast series Archisearch Talks: Advise to Young Architects.
Tune in to listen to the full interview, clicking here!
Helios Restaurant, part of the Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens, has been beautifully captured by the talented Peter Landers.
Click on the image for more…
‘FORM FOLLOWS EMOTION’ is the the phrase that captures the essence of being in Villa Mandra, featured this week on Yatzer, Dezeen, Designboom..
We were recently hosted in the Design Diaries series of the Design Hotels Blog, and had the chance to share some of our latest news and core values.
Many thanks for the beautifully curated piece!
Our proposal for the renovation of this historic Sanatorium in Arcadia has been granted building permission.
We are so exited to breath new life to this monument!
A new experiential academy for METAXA brand has broken ground among a 100 year old vineyard.
Stay tuned..
We have just shared one of our latest completed projects, that we couldn’t be any more proud of!
Villa Mandra is a holiday house in one of our favourite cycladic islands..
Check out the latest Athens Wallpaper* City Guide, that features a series of projects we have worked on!
Dexamenes has won in the AHEAD Europe 2019 Awards in the category for Best Suite!
A new hotel is about to change the rules of traditional Mykonian hospitality. We are proud to present to you Kálesma, a project on which we have worked in collaboration with
Studio Bonarchi by Vangelis Bonios.
Click on the image for more..
Just arrived in our project gallery, Typeroom is a work & retail space for typographers and graphic designers, in the center of Athens.
Click on the image for more!
We are very proud to have three of our projects included in the pages of the beautiful edition of New Perspectives, The Design Hotels™ Book, Edition 2020.
Dexamenes, Perianth and Vora are all members of the Design Hotels collection!
It is a great joy to announce that Perianth has won in the category of Best Suite of the Year in the Greek Hotel of the Year Awards 2020!
We are thrilled to share that Navarino Bay Hotel in Costa Navarino has broken ground!
Stay tuned..
We are thrilled to have Canaves Oia Epitome awarded for Best Suite in 100% Hotel Design Awards 2019!
The latest publication by Gestalten ‘The New Mediterranean’ is a beautiful collection of projects from our part of the world.
Very proud to be featured in such good company.
Dexamenes is featured in the Design Hotels blog article about historical conversions
We are thrilled to hear that Canaves Oia Epitome has won 2 awards in the Travel and Leisure World’s Best Awards 2019, Best Resort in Europe and Best Resort in Greece!
It is featured here on their site in their list of the top 100 Hotels in the World.
Very excited to announce that Dexamenes is a finalist in this years’ AHEAD Awards Europe, in the Hotel Conversion and Suite categories!
We are excited to share our proposals for a new marina and leisure complex on the Aegean coast of Turkey.
This is the second k-studio project for Kaplankaya, the first being the Anhinga restaurant, bar and beach club in the neighbouring bay of Civit Koyu.
We are thrilled to present our design for the new Mykonos Airport
– Click here to watch the film produced by Studio Taf –
We worked in collaboration with Betaplan S.A. and the proposals were launched this week by Fraport Greece at a press conference in Mykonos.
It has been incredible experience so far and we look forward to seeing it take shape.
We are thrilled to announce the opening of Casa Cook Chania in Crete.
See this article by Yellowtrace for more details…
The Typeroom is a design studio and cultural creative hub for the graphic design and typography company Parachute.
A project completed last year, we will be adding it to our site soon…
This recent article in Greek newspaper Kathimerini celebrates the much anticipated opening of the Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel in Vouliagmeni.
We are very proud to be part of the re-birth of this iconic Athenian destination, having designed 2 restaurants within the resort.
More details about these projects to follow soon…
We’re thrilled to announce that Dexamenes has won the Best New Architecture in an Existing Building award, at the DOMES 10Year Awards!
We are thrilled to announce that Vora Villas took second place in the Best Resort category of the AHEAD Global Awards 2019!
The Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel, Athens has announced their opening, planned for early summer 2019.
We have designed 2 restaurants within the resort and look forward to sharing the details of them soon!
It’s great to see Dexamenes in the Conde Nast Traveller list of Top Holiday Destinations for 2019!
Happy New Year from k-studio!
Work on phase II of the Dexamenes Seaside Hotel has begun…
We are proud to see Barbouni featured in this beautiful presentation by Inventions Insider.
We were pleased to take part in the Hotel Megatrends Event 2018, where Dimitris Karampatakis gave a presentation of the studio’s work and our approach to design.
We are thrilled to announce that Vora Villas has been named Best Resort In Europe at the AHEAD Awards 2018!
Perianth Hotel has become a member of the Design Hotels collection!
Our Barbouni design is back in the press as a video of the animated roof movement went viral over social media this summer!
Vora has just confirmed its collaboration with Design Hotels.
We are very happy to announce that Vora Villas has been shortlisted in the Resort category of the AHEAD Awards 2018!
The Canaves Oia Epitome, Santorini has opened for it’s first season. Click on this page to take a closer look.
We are very happy to hear that our Casa Cook Chania proposals, done in collaboration with Lambs & Lions, have received planning permission!
We have been selected to design the new Kaplankaya Bay project, an extension of the Six Senses Kaplankaya resort.
We are very excited to present our latest collaboration with Lambs & Lions in the design of Casa Cook Chania
We are thrilled to share the news that Navarino Residences has been named Global Winner of the “Best Luxury Development” category, and Local Winner of the “Best Off-Plan Development in Greece” category, in the Homes Overseas Russian Awards.
We are thrilled that our Arcadia hotel project has not only received funding from ESPA, but achieved the highest number of points in the process! Looking forward to realising this project, stay tuned…
The Navarino Residences were crowned “Best International Residential Development” for 2017 – 2018 in the 26th annual International Property Awards. Judged by an independent panel of 70 experts, the awards celebrate the highest levels of achievement by companies operating in all sectors of the global property and real estate industry.
Queen Bee has opened its doors. An all-day bakehouse-bistro in the heart of Athens inspired by the elegance of the Art Deco building it sits within.
Nearing completion: Four villas, carefully designed to retain privacy whilst maximising the spectacular views from the heights of Santorini. To be launched this summer.
A sneak preview of a project currently underway in the studio. Location and more information to be revealed soon!
Our first post of the new year presents our design for the 5* boutique hotel, Canaves Oia Epitome, part of the Canaves Oia Resorts in Santorini. The project is currently under construction and the hotel looks set to open this summer. Stay tuned…!
Our final post of the year is a photo taken from the incredible location of one of 2017’s most exciting new projects. Working for the developers Coya Invest and in collaboration with the local architect Leonardo Omar Arquitectos, we are now working on the detailed design of the interiors of 40+ new branded villas and a clubhouse on the island of Tenerife.
Queen Bee opens its doors to the public!
Building In Paradise: We took part in this year’s 100% Design Hotel conference, presenting and discussing the design and construction processes involved in Scorpios, Anhinga and Cafe Del Mar Phuket.
We have completed the preliminary design of the full refurbishment of a hotel in the mountainous region of the Greek Peloponnese.
We have just completed the design of a new-build, private summer house in Pylos, on the south-eastern coast of the Greek mainland.
We’re happy to announce the launch of our latest hotel project in Mykonos: Branco. Click on the image above to see more…
We are very happy to share photos of DOX, our latest completed project in Chicago’s food center. A modern greek eatery inspired by the Mediterranean palette and way of life.
We have been busy in the studio over the holiday period launching our latest project Café Del Mar in Phuket, Thailand!
We are very proud to announce that our project Plane House is the overall winner in the ‘Best Vacation House’ category of the KTIRIO Magazine 30th Anniversary Awards. Thank you for your vote!
We are super excited to announce that Scorpios, our project done in collaboration with Lambs & Lions, has been shortlisted for Best European Restaurant in this year’s Restaurant & Bar Design Awards!
We are very proud to announce that the Restaurant & Bar Design Awards have announced their shortlist, and OPSO made it!
Designs are underway for the redevelopment of a prominent building in central Athens. The proposals transform this iconic building into a collection of luxury, urban hotel apartments that are designed and intended to provide an intimate, residential experience with unique style in an ideal location.
E-architect has hosted Plane House on their database of so many other amazing global projects, and we couldn’t be any more proud!
Thrilled to see Barbouni featured on e-architect!
The extension of Rock & Balls is complete and open for business. The restaurant has grown to encompass the neighbouring shop space, allowing for further dining space with a slightly varied identity.
We are pleased and honoured to be part of Monocle magazines’ feature about upcoming architectural practices in Greece. In a piece entitled ‘Picking up the Pieces’ by Alicia Kirby, we share our thoughts about the current architectural scene in the wake of economic crisis and where we think things are headed.
Great news! Capanna has been shortlisted for the 2012 Restaurant and Bar Design Awards!
Thanks to Restaurant & Bar Design Awards for featuring our project Barbouni!