Patras house by Di Architecture Studio unfolds through a series of sheltered courtyards

Interwoven Voids is a single-storey house in Patras designed by Di Architecture Studio. The 120-square-metre home sits on a long and narrow plot, shaped by neighboring buildings to the north and west and a street-facing orientation. Instead of forming a compact enclosed volume, the architects organized the house around a sequence of small courtyards that draw daylight deep into the plan while preserving privacy. These voids interlace with the built fabric, creating a layered relationship between interior and exterior spaces. Openings, visual axes and screened thresholds establish continuity throughout the house, with claustra elements softly filtering views between public and private areas. Windows are treated as inhabitable elements, from low sills that double as seating to tall recessed doors that extend living spaces outdoors. The plan is divided into a central living zone and a more compact bedroom wing, with an open-plan kitchen, dining and living area forming the core of the house and opening onto patios oriented to different light conditions. Designed for a young couple and their cats, the interior incorporates built-in furniture, perches and shelves that encourage movement and observation. A restrained palette of oak and white walls is enriched with carefully placed color accents, while the exterior combines terracotta tiles, pale stone slabs and planting to echo the interior’s rhythm and balance openness with retreat.