Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion

Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion

PANCRETA BANK - 25TH AUGUST ST. HERAKLION

Lefteris Tsikandilakis + Architects

PROJECT TEAM
serge schoemaker, maiara camilotti | farimah chaman zadeh

CLIENT
private

DATE
2020-2021

PHOTOGRAPHY
Mwa hart nibbrig

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Heraklion, Greece

TYPE
Commercial › Retail Bank

Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion
Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion

Since the 1990s the former warehouses along the Entrepothaven in Amsterdam have been repurposed for living space.

Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion
Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion

Serge Schoemaker Architects converted an existing maisonette inside ‘Dinsdag’, a nineteenth-century warehouse, into a comfortable and stylish urban apartment.

The result is an oasis of calm in a vibrant residential neighbourhood.

Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion
Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion

Built in 1899 on Cruquiuseiland in the Eastern Port Area, Dinsdag warehouse is part of two huge storage buildings, 30 metres deep and 100 and 200 metres long.

In response to the growing demand for homes in Amsterdam, these distinctive industrial structures have all been transformed.

Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion
Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion

Featuring brickwork facades, sturdy timber floors and cast iron details, the utilitarian yet representative warehouses dating from the nineteenth century are in great demand as a residential address.

They owe their popularity in part to the tall ceiling heights and flexible arrangement of floor plans.

Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion
Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion

Spaces once used to store merchandise now boast the most sought-after homes in the city.

The assignment with this conversion was to improve the design and layout of the existing maisonette.

Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion
Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion

To achieve this, both floors were tackled integrally, the upper floor for living and the lower floor as an entrance and bedroom level.

Most interior walls were removed to make the interior as free and open as possible.

Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion
Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion

Doors were replaced by floor-to-ceiling sliding partitions.

To make the most of the limited daylight in the former warehouse, both levels feature a light-grey epoxy floor and white interior walls.

Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion
Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion

This light basis contrasts effectively with the multifunctional, floor-to-ceiling storage units of walnut wood, which spatially define the various living functions.

The subdued light entering the authentic arched windows brings out the best in the precisely and sleekly designed elements. The warm tones of wood lend the interior a comfortable and refined feel.

Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion
Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion

A consistently applied palette of colours and materials unites the two floors of the maisonette into a single architectonic composition.


Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion
Pancreta Bank - 25th August St. Heraklion