26 August, 2026
The reconstruction of an old building in Psyrri is at its most exceptional phase.
Today, at the project’s construction site, two eras co-exist. The old stone walls remain in place, bearing the space’s memory. Behind them, the new load-bearing structure emerges to give life to the building’s next chapter.
That image will only exist for a little while. In a few months, the project will be complete, and that transitional moment will be gone forever. Yet, to us, this is the most meaningful reconstruction phase. Because it’s where memory co-exists with the new.
Someone might see a building being torn down. We see a building changing lives. And that’s the biggest challenge in every reconstruction.
To treat everything that came before with respect, without being afraid to create something new. To acknowledge the value of the past while laying the groundwork for the future.
Sometimes, tearing something down is the most sincere form of respect.
You leave behind everything that cannot keep going.
You hold on to whatever deserves to remain.
And upon it, you build the next chapter.
The point of reconstruction is not to erase the past.
It is to keep it alive in a new manner.
At EPIKYKLOS, we believe that the value of a reconstruction is measured by the way architecture and construction can offer a building a second life, through respecting its identity and creating the foundation for what comes next.