Miele HeadQuarters in Athens

The intervention on the existing building originally designed back in 2005, was strategically planned in two levels in order to maintain the most powerful advantages of the original building concept: a) internal remodeling of all areas of the property in order to accommodate the headquarters, the exhibition space (Miele Experience Center) and the support service of the company Miele Hellas, and b) exterior reshaping using backlit transparent projection screens.

The main principle of the redesign was to be flexible in terms of operations, with possibilities of group and individual work when and where required, open to the outside of the building but also to the inside large patio, low energy consumption and to follow the wellness standards and hygiene in the post-Covid era. The new redesign enhances the crucial contribution of the large vertical patio which successfully connects all four working levels, and allows daylight to reach the open-plan working spaces which lay on the first basement.

The external transparency of the building is transferred as a miniature to the interior by usingglass dividing panels between the work areas. The company's philosophy in the new office space is mainly focused on open plan configuration of work spaces by including individual booths and meeting points in various parts of the building. Finally, the Work Cafe at the level of -1 strengthens the collegial interaction as well as the cooperation between the employees.

After sunset the building turns into a three-dimensional display screen of the company's products and identity, both through the appropriate lighting and transparency, and through the two important parts of the east and north facades which have built-in LED rear projection screens . The east facing screen is transparent allowing light to enter the atrium and view from inside to outside.