UK studio Foster + Partners has unveiled a greenery-covered skyscraper near Athens named Marina Tower, which is set to become the tallest building in Greece.
Planned as the centrepiece of the Agios Kosmas Marina development on the site of Athens' former international airport, the 200-metre-tall building will become the tallest building in the country.
Marina Tower will become the tallest building in Greece
When complete, the Foster + Partners-designed skyscraper will be almost twice as tall as the current record holder ? the 103-metre-high Athens Tower 1 designed by Ioannis Vikelas.
Marina Tower will be covered with greenery, which the studio claims will also make it "the first green high-rise building" in the country.
It will contain 200 apartments spread over 45 floors. They will all be dual-aspect to ensure unobstructed views of the coastline and natural light and ventilation. Externally, it will be characterised by its slim silhouette that is covered in planting, which has been developed to blend in with "the special character of the Mediterranean landscape".
It will be covered in greenery and have swimming pools on multiple levels
The skyscraper will be divided into two towers, connected by multiple platforms containing swimming pools.
According to Foster + Partners, it has been designed as "one of the greenest high-rise buildings in the world and is a model of sustainable design".
Details of how this will be achieved are yet to be di...