KARD architects is a fresh brand created by a dominated process of two practices in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kouloukouris & associates and Sempsis+Raidis architects.
Both offices have more than 35 years of architectural and planning experience in almost every sector of private and public development. Our goal is to expand architecture and design in a comprehensive and sustainable approach. We focus in detail, the persistent articulation of design ideas, uniqueness and quality. For us, design is not only about aesthetic, but a process that formulate habitat values, society needs, exploring new living qualities, and promote sustainable development. Our field of expertise pertains to every level of architectural design, from urban planning, environmental development projects, touristic projects to retail and branding, and even to furniture design. We have achieved successful collaborations with several public authorities, municipalities, and prefectural authorities, and a succession of private clients from Greece and abroad.
Our goal is to expand architecture and design with a more comprehensive sustainable approach. We believe in detail, as an expression of hard work and articulation of design ideas, uniqness and quality. For us design is more than aesthetics, it is a process that can add value in building forms and society, explore living potentials, promote technical quality. We start from scratch. Sometimes process require long hours that we run with the client in order to form solutions that they fit to clients need. This is why each client has special meaning for us.
We can make our expertise available to every level of resident, housing or hotel development, retail and branding, or environmental development. Design has no limit or scale. Our success is based on the talent, expertise and experience of our staff in fields of architectural design, planning and construction.
Dimitris Raidis is an urban planner and architect graduated from UCL Bartlett school. He participated in a number of design projects, urban design and planning projects in association with Sempsi Office in Thessaloniki Greece.
From 2000 he worked as a director at Sempsi Office, completing a number of architectural, urban design, and interior design projects. He also participated in a number of planning works including the one of the General masterplan of Municipality of Thessaloniki and the masterplan of the Port of Thessaloniki. In 2015 he has co- founded KARD architects, a fresh modern architectural office with many architectural awards in interior and architectural competition projects. He is also a member of the Permanent Committee of Planning Development and Growth for the Technical Chamber of North Greece, a member of Think Tank SEVE since2016, member in the board of directors of Think Tank Paremvasi since 2018, as well as in the director of boards in the Greek Export Association.
Alexandros Kouloukouris was born in 1975 in Thessaloniki, Greece. He studied architecture at Westminster University where he got his BA(Hons) degree in 1997.
He worked for a year out,in BDGMcColl in Bristol and he continued his postgraduate studies in Oxford Brookes University till 2000.
During his postgraduate years he was finalist for the OTIS 2000 competition in Hong Kong, receiving a merrit award.
In 2001 he completed the MSc in Energy Efficient Architecture while working for Alldington Gregg and Collinge in Oxford.
From 2003 he operates as an associate and design director of Kouloukouris & associates in Thessaloniki Greece.
From 2004 he participates at the construction company that develops ‘ Constantinidis Estate’ in Hanioti, Halkidiki. The largest summer housing project of North Greece. While at the same time the office of Kouloukouris& associates
completes a number of private projects ( design and build) and taking place in numerous competitions and design projects
for private and public sector.
Design has no limit.
Urban Planning
Master planning
Spatial Planning
Architecture
Architectural design
Touristic Development
Private Villas-Maisons design
Housing complexes design
Interior Design
Retail design
BIM design
Enviromental outdoor/indoor simulations
Interior 3d , VR simulations
Silver place at “culture” category for the design of the “Extension of the Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki”
Commercial INTERIOR AWARD 2019 for the interior design of the SEVEN SPOT LARISA
Proposal of a new relegious space on Pulpit Rock , Norway
Creation and transformation of public spaces, into landmarks in the Urban enviroment of Thessaloniki
Regeneration study of the surrounding environment of the monumental complex of ’12 Apostoloi’, Thessaloniki.
Architect
for the Organizer: OECD program of Green growth and Eco Innovation
Head architect
Studies of Ideas of Green Roof design and Pilot applications
c Ministry of Environment Planning and Public Works
Head Architect
“Construction of a Public’s Service Building and Room of Multiple Uses – Recreation of Open Spaces”
Organizer: Municipality of Kallamaria, Thessaloniki.
Associate: Architect Team
“Recreation of Toumpa, THESSALONIKI”
Organizer: Organization of Planning and Environmental Protection of Thessaloniki (OR.TH.)
Head Architec
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Bioclimatic design development of the historic center of Epanomi Town |
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Villas with 8 acres gardens in Chalkidiki |
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Design -Construction of attic apartment in Thessaloniki |
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Conference center in Pilea Thessaloniki |
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“ΜΕΧΧ” MEDITERRANEAN COSMOS |
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“BETY BARCLAY” MEDITERRANEAN COSMOS |
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Construction and architectural detailing in public spaces of “Mediterranean Cosmos” Thessaloniki. |
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Motorway traffic center of Egnatia Odos S.A |
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Maison House in Nikiti Chalkidiki |
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Fena Fresh Ilisia |
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+30 2310 267793
+30 2310 446750
info@kardarchitects.com
4 PL Sintrivaniou Str, 54621
Thessaloniki , Greece
3 Aristotelous Str. 55133
Thessaloniki, Greece