project under construction, 2022
in collaboration with DZArchitects
Situated at the outskirts of Paroikia, away from the bustling settlement, this project’s brief involved the reuse of two existing concrete structures, that were built and abandoned during the ’90s as separate houses with garages, and their re-design into a unified villa. The ground floor of one of the houses is used for the living room, kitchen, dining with a wc, while the other is designed as the bedroom wing, with two bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms. Bridging the two structures, the connecting middle part was emphasized as the main entrance space. The existing upper floor volumes are extended to house two main bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms. A pool and terrace space with a sunken lounge overlook the hill towards Paroikia. Stone cladding connects the building with both its immediate surroundings, mimicing the large-scale pre-existing stone terraces, but also with the cycladic vernacular architecture, through the thin white rendering on top of the masonry. Overall, through minimal interventions and thoughtfull material selection, a unique contemporary island villa is formed.
