kizi studio

Kizi Studio goes on the 5th decade of constant professional activity in architecture and construction in Greece and Cyprus, carrying out work which covers a broad range of services. Our portfolio comprises large public buildings, urban spaces, housing complexes, residential and office buildings, factories, contemporary interventions and extensions to historic buildings, refurbishment and restoration of monuments and much more. By study and experimentation, we respond to the particular stimuli of the site, the client’s purpose and the user’s needs. What does a contemporary way of living mean? How does one experience public space in the city? How does the visitor participate in a museum experience? How does one operate in a contemporary work environment? These questions are at the heart of our reflection on architecture, which surrounds our lives and defines our experience in space and time. The practice is directed by Yannis Kizis, professor emeritus at the NTUA and Costandis Kizis, architect, associate professor at the NTUA.

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"Chios Mastic Museum"

Architects: Yannis Kizis, Costandis Kizis

Team members: Nikos Venianakis, Marina Raftopoulou, Luisa Polyzogopoulou

Construction year: 2015

Photo credits: Yiorgis Yerolymbos

The museum is discovered gradually, by the downward path of the visitors that descends under the timber roof. The northern columns, that define the main façades of both buildings, are treeshaped, for better anti seismic behavior, but also act as a visual reference to the real protagonist of the museum: the mastic gum tree.

City square in Nicosia

1st prize in European architectural competition

Architects: Yannis Kizis, Gregoris Patsalosavvis, Costandis Kizis, Thymis Dougkas

Location: Cyprus

Construction period: Under construction

Photo credits: Architect's archive

Alluding to the former stadium’s past, where important concerts and other events were hosted, the new environment will keep being a space of public events and engagement. The open-air theatre draws inspiration from ancient Greek theatre ruins that are taken over by nature, allowing for a mixed experience of nature and spectacle. The theatre faces a double height front, where cafes, galleries and shops are housed behind a large-scale water curtain. The concrete frame of the complex gives shape to the three-dimensional landscape of the city square and park.