Pocket Apartments is a small-living project, located on the ground floor of an existing 90 sqm stone-built residence in Maniatika, Piraeus.

Meeting the client’s vision of designing four autonomous, cozy and functional residential units (30-45 sq.m), addressed to university students or digital nomads, the new venture mainly focuses on redefining daily life in a small footprint.

The design challenge firstly was finding the best way to accommodate, within a few square meters, functional, ergonomic and pleasant to live-in homes, ensuring the comforts that every home can offer today and secondly creating a new architectural identity through combining existing elements with a modern aesthetic.

Inspired by natural elements, the colour accents and materials of each apartment were carefully chosen to match this concept.

The project is published in Archisearch, ArchDaily and Ktirio design digital magazines and scheduled for a printed publication in EK Magazine in June 2024.

Architectural Design & Construction Supervision: Harry Papaioannou & Associates

Project Architect: Alexandra Vouza

Design Team: Harry Papaioannou, Afroditi Tsoukala, Alexandra Vouza, Mariliza Kampoli

Presentation: Harry Papaioannou, Alexandra Vouza

Photography: Harry Papaioannou, Alexandra Vouza

Status: Completed 2024