Onus Architecture Studio: Sustainability at the Heart
Onus Architecture Studio is an architectural practice based in Athens and Thessaloniki, creating architecture that is precise, sculptural, and environmentally grounded.
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Onus Architecture Studio team works across scales from private homes and public buildings to landscapes and strategic masterplans, shaping spaces that are functional, expressive, and rooted in their environment.
Each project begins with close observation. Light, terrain, structure, and movement inform the first gestures. The design process follows a clear logic where form, material, and spatial experience are aligned. Architecture becomes a tool for use, a vessel for atmosphere, and a system that connects people to place.
Founded by the architect Margarita Kyanidou in 2022, Onus brings together a constantly growing team of architects with international experience and shared values. Projects evolve from the intersection of place, function, and long-term vision—where spatial quality meets social relevance. Buildings are designed with attention to detail, prepared to adapt, and built with longevity in mind.
Sustainability forms the core of the studio’s philosophy. Each project integrates innovative architecture principles, circular construction strategies, and longterm environmental thinking. Materials are chosen for their origin, performance, and ability to age with integrity. Passive systems, resource awareness, and bioclimatic intelligence support a design language that is grounded, efficient, and enduring.
Onus collaborates with clients who value architecture as a long-term investment—culturally, spatially, and environmentally. The studio creates work that stands with intention, inhabits its site with respect, and evolves through time and use. Their design process emphasizes clarity, precision, and responsibility at every stage. The studio has received recognition through awards and exhibitions internationally, including Exteriors 2024, Architizer’s A+Awards 2025, DOMa 2025, and the Architects 100 list. Each distinction reflects a steady commitment to design excellence, environmental care, and thoughtful collaboration.
Onus means responsibility
This principle defines the way the studio designs, creates, and evolves. Architecture is guided by vision, shaped by values, and built to endure. Responsibility toward place, climate, and society forms the foundation of a holistic approach.
With clarity of form, environmental awareness, and respect for resources as core tools, Onus designs projects with longevity, character, and perspective.
Published in “White Paper: The Big Business of the South”, NouPou Media’s special edition spotlighting the current landscape and future prospects of the Athens Riviera.