Liknon
K-studio
ARCHITECTS
K-studio
AREA
380 m²
YEAR
2022
MANUFACTURERS
Inoxland, Kambourakis Marbles, Mia Collection, Patiris, Vokos
LIGHTING DESIGN
Last - Lighting Architecture Studio
PHOTOGRAPHS
Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Baumann, Nikos Daniilidis
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Conjekt
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Fytron
PLANNING CONSULTANT
Palaiokastritis Yannis
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Fytron
3 D VISUALIZATIONS
Bakagiannis Pavlos
BRANDING DESIGNER
Daphne Stathis
DESIGN TEAM
Dimitris Karampatakis, Christos Spetseris, Stavros Kotsikas, Marina Leventaki, Achilleas Pliakos, Argyris Mavronikolas, Arianna Mechili, Dimitris Eleftheriadis, Natassa Kallou, Thalia Sachinidi
SURVEYOR
Georgoudis Michalis, Palaiokastritis Yannis
STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT
Elliniki Meletitiki - Aggelos Ladas
KITCHEN CONSULTANT
Xenex, Inoxland
AV CONSULTANT
Panou Systems
LOCATION
Samos Prefecture, Greece
CATEGORY
Museum
Aiming To Connect The Metaxa Brand To Its Roots, Liknon Is Located In A 100-year-old Vineyard In Samos, Where Its Special Ingredient, The Sweet Muscat Grape Grows.
The Project Is A Landmark In A Valley Beneath The Village Of Vourliotes, That Will Showcase The Origins Of Metaxa Which Are Tightly Bound To The Island’s Culture, One With A Long Tradition In High-quality Goods And Winemaking.
In Liknon, The Vine Is The Protagonist, And The Traditional Concept Of A Museum Building Dissolves Into A Walkthrough And An Exploration Of The Vine’s Habitat.
Rather Than A Building, It Is A Landscape, Where The Visitor Wanders Around And Under The Vines’ Birthplace, And Submerges Underground To Get In Touch With The Brand's History Through An Interactive Experience And A Series Of Sensory Activations.
The architecture of this scenery is an extension of the productive dry stone terraces where vines grow and borrows the dynamic and roughness of the natural and traditional productive landscape in order to blend into the valley.
Together With The Experience In The Kifisia Premises, Liknon Showcases Not Only The Origins Of Metaxa But Also The Continuation And Expansion Of Its Production Circle Beyond Its Limits, Through Experimental New Products And Practices, As Well As The Exciting Exploration Of The Drink’s Textures When It Is Found In A Table With Local Goods.
Instead Of A Building, Liknon Is A Landscape, Borrowing The Dynamic Of Manmade Stonewalls That Blend Into The Valley.
Following The Traces Of An Ancient Path, It Unravels Onto Consecutive Plateaus Held By "Pezoules", Taking The Visitor On A Walkthrough Around And Under The Vines’ Birthplace, Submerging Underground In Order To Get In Touch With The Roots Of The Brand Through An Interactive Experience And A Series Of Sensory Activations.
