thanasis
thanasis is a designer of objects & places.
about studio thanasis
Studio Thanasis is an architecture practice specialising in cultural and residential projects.
The practice was set up by Thanasis Ikonomou in 2020 as a succession to his year long sabbatical where he explored landscape and urbanism within smaller communities through research and collaborative projects across Europe.
The practice focuses on custom, site specific design solutions; exploring craftsmanship, relationships between art & architecture and the investigation of intimacy in architecture and urbanism.
about our space
In 2023, Studio Thanasis set up the space 567 in the center of Athens. The space occupies a groundfloor storefront right off of Alexandras Steet, two blocks from the central park Pedion tou Areous.
The space welcomes guest architects and collaborators to share experiences and build a network of designers. The name references its dimension. Six meters wide, seven meters deep and five meters height. It is 75 meters square in total (which include an upper mezzanine). Its small scale opens up a conversation about size and explore possibilities within a small space. The smallness of the space forces us to be clever with the space planning and the close proximity of one designer with the other helps create strong bonds between them.
about thanasis
Thanasis (Athanasios) Ikonomou
B.Sc., B.E.D.S., M.Arch. (Canada)
TEE licensed (Greece) as an Architect/Engineer
place of birth
Vancouver, Canada
b. Dec 01 1984
Thanasis is a Greek/Canadian architect and photographer based in Athens, Greece. He holds Bachelors (2011) and Masters (2013) Degrees in Architecture from Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada) after earning a Bachelors of Science/Biology from the University of British Columbia in 2008 (Vancouver, Canada).
He has worked for numerous award winning studios globally including Olson Kundig Architects in Seattle, Office of Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) in Rotterdam, Architecture Research Office in NYC and has also collaborated with Juyna Ishigami (Tokyo).
He is the recipient of various accolades. In 2021, Thanasis displayed his collaborative work with Serhan Ahmet within the Cyprus Pavilion at the Venice Biennale and in 2022, his first two solo architectural projects earned national recognition; runner up for “Best First Project by a Young Architect” and finalist for his public projects in his Greek ancestry village (Epirus) by DoMA. In 2023 his project House in a House was selected by "Open House Athens" to be included in its architectural tour of the city.