João Prates Ruivo and Raquel Maria Oliveira win UPTO35 competition

UPTO35 is an international architecture competition for architects up to 35 years old organised by OLIAROS development company. The competition invited participants to submit proposals for the design and construction of a model, student housing complex in Kerameikos and Metaxourgeio (KM), an area in the historic centre of Athens, Greece. The Jury Committee of the competition, announced the winner, determined during their final assembly in Athens on January 24th.

The final winner is:
18 steps, João Prates Ruivo & Raquel Maria Oliveira, Greece
Participants: João Prates Ruivo, Raquel Maria Oliveira, Tudor Vasiliu, Andre Adonis (Renders: Pixel Enlargement).



Portuguese, Athens-based architects João Prates Ruivo and Raquel Maria Oliveira of Greece have been announced as the winners of UPTO35, a competition to design an affordable student housing complex in Athens, Greece.

Called 18 steps, the winning proposal features cross-shaped windows with rooms arranged round a gradually stepped landing.

The design was chosen from 242 proposals by a jury that included Danish architect Bjarke Ingels.



The Ruivo and Oliveira’s project will be developed by competition organisers and developers Oliaros, and the winners receive a €10,000 prize plus €30,000 commission.

The winners will be awarded on 24 March at the Benaki Museum in Athens.