Modern dining room with a custom marble table, a variety of sculptural chairs, a large floral centerpiece, textured wood-paneled walls, and artwork with a minimalistic light fixture.

KIFISIA PENTHOUSE

This two-level penthouse in Kifisia, Athens, was conceived as a residential interior architecture project for a couple united by a shared affinity for the wild landscape of Mani and the spiritual heritage of Mystras. These distinct yet connected worlds informed the project’s narrative, where Byzantine references, deep blues, rugged textures and earthy Mani tones are woven into a cohesive spatial language.

Studio Vourli developed the interior direction and spatial concept as a deeply personal home shaped by memory, materiality and atmosphere. Rather than applying a decorative theme, the design translates landscape, heritage and emotional association into a restrained contemporary interior, balancing intimacy, depth and quiet sophistication.

Endemic vegetation, tactile surfaces and a grounded palette create a contemplative residential environment that feels both rooted and refined. The result is a Kifisia penthouse interior where cultural references are held with subtlety, allowing the home to carry personal meaning while remaining calm, elegant and lived-in.

Client
Private

Architecture
ISV Architects

Interior Architecture
Yula Vourli

Development
Technek SA

Procurement & Site Implementation
Technek SA- Gina Apostolopoulou

Visualisation
High Q Renders

Photography
Yula Vourli

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Scope
Spatial Concept · Interior Architecture · FF&E Direction

Athens

Modern living room with beige circular sofa, white and black ottomans, a abstract sculpture on the coffee table, fireplace, bookshelves, and large windows with sheer curtains

A considered synthesis of spatial efficiency, bespoke detailing, furniture design and art curation. The residence is shaped through tactile materiality, where each element is held in deliberate relation to the whole.

Close-up of a modern minimalist bookcase frame, with vertical brass bars.
Wooden slats arranged with shadows cast on a wooden surface below.
Modern geometric vertical brass installation with illuminated rectangular frames against a dark textured wall.
Modern bathroom with beige and brown stone walls, a vertical brass sculpture-like lighting installation, a dark brown stone countertop sink, stacked white towels, and colourful glass art pieces on the wall.
Vertical brass art piece backlit with LED, set against a textured off-white silk wallpaper and brown stone wall.
Modern interior with staircase in natural oak wood, cobalt blue sculptures, ocean view painting, sliding glass door, onyx wall lights and gold leaf ceiling.
View of an upward-looking ceiling with a gold leaf ceiling, framed by white walls, illuminated by natural light from the right side.
Headboard in natural linen, with premium, minimalist reading light and switch.
Luxury bedroom in the Kifisia penthouse, featuring a large upholstered bed, blue velvet sofa, leather desk, contemporary art and lighting, and a window with views of surrounding trees.
Modern bronze wall sconce with three cylindrical shades emitting warm light, mounted on a linen fabric headboard.
Close-up interior detail from the Kifisia penthouse bedroom, featuring a thick beige natural linen headboard and dark bronze U-shaped decorative detail.
Long light grey natural leather dresser in the Kifisia penthouse bedroom, detailed with bronze handles and positioned on natural oak flooring beside a window with a sheer white linen curtain.
Close-up interior detail from the Kifisia penthouse, featuring the right corner of a light grey textured leather desk with bronze details, stitching, and soft shadows of tree leaves on a white wall.
Close-up of textured leather swatches for the Kifisia penthouse interior design, highlighting material selection, tactile surfaces, and refined natural tones.
Close-up interior detail from the Kifisia penthouse bedroom, featuring a bespoke motorised TV lift cabinet with a light grey leather finish, bronze detailing, and concealed screen mechanism.
Close-up interior detail from the Kifisia penthouse bathroom, featuring a bronze faucet, beige marble vanity, mirror, and sculptural rectangular lighting detail in a minimalist setting.
Close-up of the Kifisia penthouse roof terrace, featuring bespoke Π-shaped marble seating in beige tones, with a minimalist design and a sun-washed neutral palette.
Kifisia penthouse roof terrace at sunset, featuring a modern outdoor dining area, lounge chairs, fire feature, lush Mediterranean planting, and purple and yellow flowers under a partially covered roof.
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