Placebo Pharmacy by KLab Architecture

Greek studio KLab Architecture created this pharmacy in Athens by wrapping a round facade punctured by Braille lettering over the existing octagonal building, with plants occupying the space in between.

The two levels of the Placebo Pharmacy are linked by a long ramp that curls round one side of the circular plan.

A shop and dispensing chemist are housed on the ground floor with offices and a surgery for visiting practitioners above. 

Bespoke display cabinets in the shop downstairs radiate outwards from a central cash desk.

Photographs are by P. Kokkinias.