Marina Galleria

The future of retail and leisure requires spaces for diverse, sensory experiences. Marina Galleria integrates landscape, open-air theatre, sea promenades and connections with the adjacent beaches. It consists of six experiential public spaces, the Galleria; the Promenade; the Terrace; the Slope; Glyfada Square and Art Plaza. The spaces are unified by an architectural language of cantilevering structures and the use of local greek stone as construction material.

The Art Plaza is defined by a grid of trees, welcoming pedestrians and providing a place of orientation and rest. While the Galleria has elements of traditional retail, this is reconfigured into a sequence of pavilions opening out to the sea with seating spilling out into the Promenade. In the Terraces sit restaurants with sea views and hanging gardens. Glyfada Square creates an open space linking the scheme seamlessly to the beach. A 20m tall tectonic slope has been carved into the volumes to create a landscaped urban stage facing the sea, providing space for theatre, fashion shows, markets, weddings and festivals, and creating a new part of Athens embracing the sea.