1219 PROVELEGGIOS

Proveleggios restaurant, named after the building’s architect, is situated in a 1935 building that stands as a prime example of Athenian modernism. Trail Practice aimed to preserve the style, materials, and form of the building while reviving its industrial aesthetic, as the space once housed a toy manufacturing workshop.

The primary design intention was to transform the building’s image, with respect to its architectural value and distinctive structural form. The facade, characterized by its simple and minimalist geometry devoid of decorative intentions, functions as a filter between the public space and the interior. Trail Practice, in order to amplify this effect proposed it to be painted with a structured artwork that incorporates elements of street art.

The large openings and the double height of the ground floor allow for the natural flow of light, enabling the restaurant to expand over three levels without compromising on lighting and ventilation. The elevated ground floor hosts the main dining area, bar, and part of the kitchen, while the food preparation area extends to the basement and upper level. A key element of the composition is the monolithic counter, 11 meters long, which runs through the ground floor, accommodating the functions of the bar and kitchen. This one- line design move conceptually unifies the uses while creates transforms the counter into a surface of interaction where visitors can be served directly.

Trail Practice meticulously selected materials such as metal, perforated sheet metal, blue glass, and roughcast plaster to establish a poetic connection between Proveleggios and the broader Nolanverse, while accentuating the building’s distinctive character. The roughcast plaster, with its variable texture from coarse to fine, was employed to bring the facade’s robustness into the interior. The blue hue in the transparent interior glass heightened the unique atmosphere of the space, subtly referencing the modernist movement. Through these design and material choices, Trail Practice aimed to create a space that preserves memories of previous uses and design influences, without merely replicating them.