K-Studio

, and have teamed up for a collaborative regeneration of the historic “El Paso” stadium, reimagining it as an open and inclusive civic ground for sport, culture and everyday life.

Building on the stadium’s strong identity and deep community roots, and the club’s ambition for sporting progression within a values-led framework, the proposal preserves the character of the existing structure while upgrading and expanding its facilities, capacity, and spatial performance.

Rather than introducing a radical transformation, the intervention amplifies and refines the site’s existing layers of public life, strengthening its connection to the neighbourhood and extending its role within the daily life of Kallithea. This approach is grounded in a strategy of careful evolution, leaving the stadium largely intact while upgrading its infrastructure, expanding capacity from 6,300 to 9,000 seats, and enhancing accessibility, comfort, and public use. The design operates through precise architectural and landscape interventions that reinforce –rather than replace– the stadium’s inherent qualities.

Key interventions include opening the currently fenced perimeter into a continuous public park, extending the stadium into a porous civic landscape more closely integrated with the neighbourhood. New programmatic layers introduce cultural, wellness, retail, and food spaces, activating the site beyond match days and enriching everyday urban life. Extensive vegetation and tree planting improve microclimatic conditions and reinforce the stadium as a green civic asset. A reconfigured façade and bleacher system further enhance spectator experience while improving training environments and social interaction.

At its core, the project positions the stadium as a continuously active civic landscape, deeply rooted in its community and gently evolved for a broader urban future.

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
K-Studio

K-STUDIO DESIGN TEAM
Dimitris Karampatakis, Giorgos Karampelas, Thibaud Stelmaszyk, Filippo Antonucci, Dimitris Eleftheriadis, Chrysanthi Roussou

STADIUM CONSULTANT
Arup

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Athens Kallithea FC

in roots itself deeply in the landscape — not as an interruption, but as an extension of it. Conceived as a contemporary village cascading down the hillside, the accommodation draws inspiration from the humble Mandria, with suites and villas carefully shaped by the contours of the land.

Stone walls, planted roofs, shaded courtyards, and filtered thresholds dissolve the boundaries between inside and outside, allowing nature to move through the architecture. Each suite becomes a private microcosm: intimate yet open to the vastness of the Bay of Navarino, offering a quiet expression of luxury grounded in climate, material honesty, and a deep connection to place.

OWNER | DEVELOPER
TEMES S.A.

OPERATOR


ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Alexandros N. Tombazis and Associates Architects S.A.


LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTdesign
Alexandros N. Tombazis and Associates Architects S.A.



INTERIOR DESIGNstudio



Alexandros N. Tombazis and Associates Architects S.A.

LIGHTING DESIGN

P-Square (Philippopoulou-Partheniou)

K-STUDIO DESIGN TEAM
Dimitris Karampatakis, Christos Spetseris, Ilias Pitsios, Marina Leventaki, Alexis Chortogiannis, Marianna Stavridou, Georgia Mouratidou, Marivenia Chiotopoulou, Glykeria Gkougkoudi, Dimitris Eleftheriadis, Eirini Vouliouri, Myrsini Ziogou, Stavros Kotsikas, Stevi Meletsi, Foteini Kontoleon, Panagiota Sarantinoudi, Thodoris Kantarelis, Fay Mylona, Konstantinos Stergiopoulos, Antonia Gerogianni, Christina Charistou, Solen Malrieu, Arianna Mechili, Xenia Papatriantafyllou, Xenia Papastergiou, Konstantina Charalampous, Marilena Stavrakaki, Marilena Pagalou

ART CURATIONstudio

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