Icon fitness

The Marangopoulos heritage building in downtown Patras is modernised in order to accommodate a new Icon Fitness gym by international company Holmes Place. The building is a significant specimen of early 20th century eclectic architecture, with a plethora of Art Nouveau morphological elements. Initially it operated as a textile industry, while much later it housed the legendary “Arena”, an entertainment area that marked the nightlife of Patras and in the process became a later point of reference for the region.
The building is a double-storey stone masonry construction with large arched openings and intricate wooden casings, which were restored to their former glory along with the façade.
The metal load bearing structure of the building’ second storey was accurately redesigned, in accordance to the old façade, determining the main axes of the new spatial configuration.

Zoumboulakis Architects