COSMOTE e-value, a member of the OTE Group, has been active in the provision of integrated Contact Center services since 1999. In 2017 the company relocated its headquarters to a fully renovated 5-storey building complex in Kerameikos, Athens, accommodating 1,200 shift workers a day. 
Given the audience (employees and visitors) and the special characteristics of the 2 buildings that make up the complex, we have developed a comprehensive, clear and consistent system, inspired by the myth of Ariadne, which provides the user with the necessary information for orientation, while at the same time complementing the aesthetics of the space. The buildings took their name from the two ancient neighbourhoods of Kerameikos, while a visual system of geometric-linear shapes was designed to support the “coding” of each floor.

Photography: Christophoros Doulgeris

OTE Estate commissioned us to design the signage system for their new, fully renovated offices at the OTE Headquarters on Kifissias Avenue. A state-of-the-art workplace was developed by the Athens based architects BM–Archilab. Our aim was to create a signage system that entirely blends into the office architecture. Inspired by the imposing shape of the building, we designed a visual coding system for all departments and a series of individual pictograms. Glassfront graphics for all management offices that integrate the signage system complete the project.

Architectural Design & Supervision: Thomas Balogiannis & Lydia Manitsidou, BM Archilab
Project Coordination / Supervision: OTE ESTATE – Department of Construction and Management of Structural Works and Infrastructure
Support Team: General Management CREM, ΟΤΕ Group of Companies
Contractor / Manufacturer: Emvatis S.A.
Photography: Yiorgis Yerolymbos (Source: OTE ESTATE)