Red Track

  • Prize
    Honorable Mention in Interior Design / Commercial
  • Company/Firm
    dire architects
  • Lead Designer
    Margarita Lempidaki, George Athanasios Nikopoulos
  • Architect
    dire architects
  • Interior Designer
    dire architects
  • Const. Company
    Pyrna Co
  • Photographer Credit
    George Fakaros
  • Location
    Nea Ionia, Attica, Greece
  • Project Date
    2023

Red track is an office space for a young Euro Nascar/Nascar driver located in the Northern sector of Attica, Greece. The hyper compact layout includes a work station, a conference area, a kitchenette and storage, as well as custom displays containing trophies, awards and memorabilia following the owner’s performance output.
The main design influence was the streamline aesthetics of Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey which helped the project evolve in a nuanced direction as opposed to the literal representation of automotive clichés. Spatial elements showcased throughout the sets of the film, such as lighting repetition, prefabricated panel structures and their joinery, as well as minimalist details, have been translated to the design process. Hence the application of symmetry, reflecting surfaces, evocative lighting design and the overall sleek glossy finishes of materials.

Bio
we are an architecture firm focused on user experience informed by sustainability, new materials and methods of creating beautiful spaces, objects and forms.