Megaron Mousikis Athinon – Opera House: Multi-colored marble floors; mock-up of marble tile

Prefabrication of marble floors for the concourse areas of about 8.000 m2, in sections of about two feet by four feet, assembled on a fiberglass matt, with the marble pieces being glued with epoxy to the mat. Individual pieces were ...

In 2002 Megaron Mousikis Athinon was the largest Concert Hall in Athens and was in the process of being extended further by a vast extension, including underground opera house, conference center, library and so on. Christopher Alexander was approached by ...

Three photographs of the marble tile mock-up, made to size out of more than 100 white and green pieces of Greek marble.

Two views of a paper mock-up made to size and tested on the ground, before finalizing the marble tile mock-up, depicting two stages of its development.

Photograph of an early paper mock-up for the Music Library marble floor, made to size and tested on the ground.