The Firm
DPA-architects is the result of the long-term collaboration between two architects, Nikos Douros and Vasiliki Palaiologopoulou. The firm specializes in the design of residences, hotel complexes, and commercial spaces, covering all stages from concept and planning to permitting and construction supervision.
DPA-architects maintains architectural offices in Athens and Chania.
DPA-architects maintains architectural offices in Athens and Chania.
Philosophy
Objective
To conceive the architectural work as a total design experience — a unified expression where structure, function, and atmosphere coexist.
Approach
To reveal and highlight the distinct character embedded within each project, allowing its inherent identity to shape the design process.
Inspiration and References
The client’s aspirations, the spatial and sensory essence of the site, and the interplay between functional demands and aesthetic intent.
Challenge
To merge it all and give it form on paper.
Destination
The completed architectural work.
Desire
A continuous dialogue between the work and its user–inhabitant, unfolding in space and time, through lived experience and emotional expression.
