Zacharitsa Live-Work is a small home-work-shop hybrid in Koukaki. The space is split over three levels connected by a spiral staircase, including a mezzanine bedroom with a balcony, a flexible ground floor with a kitchen and live-work space, a subterranean bathroom with a big bath, and a shared courtyard. Zacharitsa Live-Work was built in 1979 and began its life as part of a typical post-war polykatoikia (apartment building). It was owned and occupied by a craftswoman who made and sold crafts for weddings and christenings. A recent refurbishment was led by London-based architecture practice Royffe Flynn, paying respect to the building’s original architecture and purpose, while updating with modern amenities. It has been built with textural materials using traditional craftsmanship and respected local tradespeople. The original steel spiral staircase, marble window sills and terrazzo floors are interwoven with new terrazzo flooring and reclaimed marble patchworked tiles. The kitchen’s reclaimed marble workbench and sink sit on brickwork and textured concrete cast on-site. The subterranean bathroom’s new concrete bath sits on old and introduced marble tiles and slabs. The space is fully furnished with found European mid-century furniture, objects and artworks sourced or made locally, and shared with plants chosen by Kopria plant shop. Its direct connection with the street allows for uses beyond the domestic, such as an exhibition space, a shop, a workshop, a place to write or a place to host dinner. It is a short walk to Filopappou Hill, the Acropolis, and the Syngrou-Fix and Acropolis metro stations.