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Great Bridge
Extraordinary bridge from Santiago Calatrava…
The Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge (formerly Woodall Rodgers Bridge) is only one of three bridges over the Trinity River as part of the Trinity River Project.
Words can be poor sometimes; nevertheless, a picture can be worth a thousand words. One has to see this new bridge designed by world-famous Santiago Calatrava in Dallas, USA. It is about Architecture meeting Dynamics in construction in a monumental creation…
Greek Real Estate Assets
Greek Real Estate Assets seem to rapidly grow popular with all the major international investment houses worldwide.
JP Morgan proposes to its clients to invest in the Greek Real Estate at this given period. Indeed, the proposal seems to entail speculative characteristics since it considers that a Greek bankruptcy is extremely probable and chances of Greece being expelled from the Eurozone are estimated to be very high. Therefore, should a client buy in Greece with a mortgage from a Greek bank, it is quite possible that they buy in Euro and pay out in drachmas. Consequently, the buyer will have bought at a low price if compared to market prices of three years ago, while benefiting doubly should Greece devaluate its new currency. Continue reading »
Installation of a residential house. Apple© infrastructure
G.KTIZEIN Ltd, was first in Greece that have installed an holistic system like this. All systems of installation is functioning in a unified environment! Taylor made graphic design for multitouch screens/iPads and ready for apple products to plug and play…
Central Control Multitouch Display 19’/IPad
- Heating and aircondition system control/Set temperature in each room independently
- Check/control of openings
- Security control
- Desalination system
- Geothermical system
- Lighting system
- CCTV
- Water supply
- Irrigation system
- Sound system-in and out sources/tuners/control
- Cental control pannel-alarms
- Index of level of water tanks Continue reading »
Traditional Stone House
Αυτή η κατοικία είναι κτισμένη με τον παλιό παραδοσιακό τρόπο. Είναι ισόγεια σε 40 στρέμματα αγρόκτημα. Η οροφή είναι ξύλινη με επικάλυψη με κεραμίδια. Κάθε ηλεκτρική και υδραυλική εγκατάσταση έπρεπε να γίνει κατά τη διάρκεια του κτισίματος. Πρέπει να είσαι ακριβής και γρήγορος. Και αυτό κάναμε…
This house has been built the old traditional way. Continue reading »
Unique Roof Construction
It was quite interesting when we were constructing this roof.
It was quite interesting when we were constructing this roof. It was the first time that we had been asked for both the indoor and outdoor to look traditional, while the main structure had to be made of concrete, as modern construction rules demand. So we fist constructed the wooden part and after that we poured concrete on the top. It wasn’t as easy as it looks. We solved all the technical problems so as for the final product to be perfect. After connecting the floor to the existing frame of the building, we continued with the traditional technique of roof construction till the final covering of it with roof tiles. Continue reading »
House in Vari designed by Michael Papaioannou
In Goutos Ktizein, we believe that every single house for sale has to bear the signature of the designer/ architect who created it. It is absolutely necessary to point out and stress the value of planning in everything around us. Even more so today, in this country in which the planning and design of constructions are not as appreciated as they should be.
Therefore, we would like to present you with a project of our own colleague, architect Michael Papaioannou, which is now for sale. It is located in the area of Vari, at Miladeza, which is a recently developed area. The construction level Continue reading »
Steve Jobs Commencement Address
Quality of life
I am inspired by those people who “have” quality. I use the verb “have” as a set of words and concepts, such as: Live, Eat, Drink, Feel, Savour, See, Smell, Think. These are words and concepts in which the main subjects are the human senses. You can only accomplish quality by expressing these feelings. You achieve quality when what you do, is mainly because you Feel it. Then you must try to accomplish it, to want even more, to want the best.
I hate those people who “say” that they “have” quality. By using this verb, “say”, I emphasise in meanings such as Boast, Wear, Buy, Eat, all of which are subjects of human vanity.
GOUTOS KTIZEIN builds places to house the first type of people. Built by people, for people. With emphasis on the quality that we lack today. Firstly, we must make the quality known. Spread the word to tell the world it is there. There are people that can deliver this level of quality. Yes, it is possible to have quality. Quality is not luxury. Luxury is to buy cheap, useless objects, from a doubtful origin and method of production.
Cities, villages, homes, shops, all of these are badly or barely designed. We simply “made” them, which is why they do not stand the test of time. Firstly, we ourselves must learn, and then teach our children the meaning of designing the spaces we live in. What is studying? What is programming? What does architecture mean exactly? Every school should set an example in architecture; even better, for them to be used as field research, innovation, new ideas and applications.
Let’s start to live better. To want more.
We, in GOUTOS KTIZEIN, hope to achieve this.
