Bbd is 25 years of immersion in Greece’s culture and society with a passion for its history and architectural heritage. Greece is rebuilding on the past, transforming it’s history into something new.
Bbd is ‘joining the dots’ for those in need of a trustworthy network of multilingual professionals architects, designers, engineers and lawyers passionate about restoring Greece’s architectural heritage.
“Everyone needs trust before facing new challenges”
Bbd is about building on trust, and crafting a team that can concentrate on one-of-a-kind real estate experiences which can define the future, while honouring the past. These irreplaceable landmarks will once more become architecturally significant and reconnect with both their physical and cultural surroundings; from city neoclassical, to typical Cycladic island architecture and not forgetting mainland traditional peasant dwellings.
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Bbd’s latest project is the Odeio House, a recovery and restoration of two, Grade 1 listed Neo-classical houses, sitting within a live archaeological dig overlooking the spectacular ancient Roman theatre of Patra, Greece.
Obtaining planning permission from Greece’s notorious bureaucratic labyrinth for the development and restoration of these two historic landmarks is a tribute to the teams perseverance, commitment and work ethic.
Discover the project and interview on yatzer featuring an exclusive video by Costas Mitropoulos.
If you are interested in preserving Greece’s heritage or simply in love with classic architecture and have a project or a dream in mind, we would be honoured to be your trustworthy guide.
Michel is the founder of the Bbd_building on trust concept.
He is the ‘hunter-gatherer’ of talents, hand-picking each executive team member of professionals, specifically for each venture.
He is the son of Anglo/French parents, trilingual, educated in Manchester, England and graduated in Product Design.
He was the Creative Director of the ACME Design Studio in Paris for 13 years offering original, innovative design solutions for clients such as, Essilor, France Telecom, RATP (Metro de Paris ), SNCF ( French railways ), EDF, GDF, Renault, Christofle.
Moving to Greece was a lifestyle choice which has brought him new challenges and opportunities.
He lives in Patras, with his wife Anna, a Clinical Psychologist and their two daughters.
His brother, George Tsiantar, was the founder and CEO of Tsiantar Architects, the celebrated architectural practice based in Manchester, England.