{"id":2995,"date":"2025-08-26T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/?p=2995"},"modified":"2025-10-06T11:03:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:03:01","slug":"jewellery-informs-bureau-de-changes-facade-for-nikos-koulis-store-in-athens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/jewellery-informs-bureau-de-changes-facade-for-nikos-koulis-store-in-athens\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewellery informs Bureau de Change's facade for Nikos Koulis store in Athens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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London studio Bureau de Change<\/a> has created an Athens<\/a> store featuring intricate metalwork and an asymmetric window for Greek jewellery designer Nikos Koulis.<\/span><\/p>\n

Occupying a 1960s building on Voukourestiou Street, the flagship store takes cues from Nikos Koulis<\/a>‘ geometric jewellery designs.<\/p>\n

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The shopfront features an asymmetric window and aluminium details<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Greek architects Katerina Dionysopoulou and Billy Mavropoulos of Bureau de Change<\/a> applied ornate details to both the shopfront and the interior.<\/p>\n

“We employed local craftsmen, techniques and technologies to create a space that is inspired by Nikos’ creations,” Mavropoulos told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

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The design takes cues from Nikos Koulis’ geometric jewellery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“We worked with amazing local makers, metal workers, stone masons and joiners to design every single detail in the space, including the new facade,” he continued.<\/p>\n

The starting point for this facade was the travertine-framed window, shaped to look like two overlapping rectangles.<\/p>\n

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An extruded aluminium door handle is inlaid with gold<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The asymmetry extends to other facade elements. An offset marble slab sits underneath, while the surrounding walls are embellished with aluminium details.<\/p>\n

“The facade takes its proportions from the nearby Athenian city walls and reproduces them in aluminium,” said Mavropoulos.<\/p>\n

“At points, the aluminium is embossed with a pattern reminiscent of the intricate detailing found on 19th-century jewellery boxes.”<\/p>\n