Project Specs

New Acropolis Museum
Athens, Greece
Bernard Tschumi Architects

the People

Architect

Bernard Tschumi Architects
227 West 17th Street
New York, NY 10011
Ph 212.807.6340
Fx 212.242.3693
www.tschumi.com

Architect and Lead Designer: 
Bernard Tschumi

Project Architect:
Joel Rutten

Design Team:
Adam Dayem, Aristotelis Dimitrakopoulos, Jane Kim, Eva Sopeoglou, Kim Starr, Anne Save de Beaurecueil, Jonathan Chace, Robert Holton, Valentin Bontjes van Beek, Liz Kim, Daniel Holguin, Kriti Siderakis, Michaela Metcalfe, Justin Moore, Joel Aviles, Georgia Papadavid, Allis Chee, Thomas Goodwill, Véronique Descharrières, Christina Devizzi

Associate architect:
Michael Photiadis, ARSY

Project Team:
Michael Photiadis, Principal, with George Kriparakos, Nikos Balkalbassis, Philippos Photiadis, Jaimie Peel, Niki Plevri, Maria Sarafidou, Makis Grivas, Elena Voutsina, Manoulis Economou, Anastassia Gianou, Miltiadis Lazaridis, Dimitris Kosmas

Interior designer:
WE Design, Phillipos Photiadis

Engineer(s):
Structure:
ADK; Arup, New York

Mechanical and Electrical:
MMB Study Group S.A; Arup, New York

Civil:
Michanniki Geostatiki; Arup, New York

Glass:
Hugh Dutton Associates (HDA), Paris: Hugh Dutton

General Contractor:
AKTOR S.A., Athens

Leonidas Pakas, Project Manager
Stathis Antonopoulos, Site Manager

Photographer
Christian Richters
ChRichters@aol.com
+49.172.530.1920

Peter Mauss/Esto
esto@esto.com
914.698.4060

Renderer:
Bernard Tschumi Architects

CAD system, project management, or other software used:
Autocad, 3D Max, Words, Excel.

  

the Products

Structural system:
Base isolation system: spherical bearings from Maurer Söhne.

Windows
Aluminum:
Alumil

Glazing
Glass:
Eckelt – Saint Gobain

Skylights:
Eckelt – Saint Gobain

Doors
Entrances:
Alumil

Hardware
Locksets:
Bezault

Closers:
Bezault

Interior finishes
Acoustical ceilings:
STO 2000

Paneling:
Walls auditorium:
Oberflex (American Oak)

Storefront:
Jansen

Flooring:
Floors:  
light beige Helicon marble
black Macedonia brushed marble

Raised flooring:
Auditorium: Oberflex (American Oak)

Furnishings
Fixed seating:
Auditorium: Deko Collezioni (Italy)

Chairs:
Gas from Stua

Lighting
Downlights:
Iguzzini, Wever & Ducre and Erco

Exterior:
Erco and Bega

Conveyance
Elevators/Escalators:
Shindler