Athens Tower 1, Office building in Ampelokipoi, Greece
Athens Tower 1 is an office building on Mesogeion Avenue with 28 floors and a glass facade framed in aluminum. A central elevator core is surrounded by office spaces throughout the structure.
Construction began in 1968 under law 395/68, which lifted the 35-metre height cap, and was completed in 1971 by Alivertis-Dimopoulos S.A. Until 1968 the tallest building in Athens was the 14-storey Hilton, completed in 1963. At completion it was the second tallest building in Southeast Europe.
The tower changed how Athens looked when modern skyscraper design arrived in the city. Its glass facade and aluminum framing stand out visually from the traditional architecture around it.
The tower stands at 2 Mesogeion Avenue, at the junction with Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, on the edge of the city centre in Ampelokipi. Three basement levels hold parking, storage and the engine room. The smaller second tower is joined to it at first-floor level, so the two are entered as one complex.
The building uses special elastic foundations that act as shock absorbers to reduce seismic movement. This engineering approach was novel for Athens and designed to protect the structure during earthquakes.
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