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The Grid House in Evia by Neiheiser Argyros

A simple and regular concrete structural grid creates a variety of interior and exterior spaces with impressive views across the Euboic Sea. The aspiring project by Neiheiser Argyros team is a full gut renovation of an existing modernist house that creates a 6 bedroom house tucked into the landscape, appearing modest from the entry but opening up its full width and height to the sea. At times the grid is infilled with brick to create enclosure and privacy. At other moments it contains full height wood-framed windows to orient views out into the garden and sea. In other parts the grid is left open, and creates exterior covered patios, balconies, and pergolas. The landscape is designed to wrap around the house and cascade in terraces down towards the sea.
The original house that was designed by Greek architect Nikos Hadjimichalis in the 1970s , masked its underlying structural grid. Nowadays, the renovation reveals and celebrates this grid, emphasizing the variations in spaces and views possible on the site. On the inside, a new built staircase connects what used to be two separate independent houses, allowing for the private and public spaces of the house to be re-organized respectively into bedrooms on the lower floor and an open plan kitchen, living and dining room on the upper floor.

The house sits next to another 1970’s house designed by the same architect, recently also renovated by Neiheiser Argyros. As such, the two houses share similar philosophy – exposed concrete and brick – but also in the way they’ve been redesigned. Many of the original modernist details have been recreated and updated, but also complemented with playful new additions such as a pink metal stair balustrade, custom built-in furniture, distinctive wood millwork, and galvanized metal grating

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Credits

Architecture: Neiheiser Argyros
Neiheiser Argyros Design Team: Xristina Argyros, Ryan Neiheiser, Eva Alberini, Vic Shengya Huang
Structural Engineering: Michalis Michelatos

Landscape Design: Marios Grogos – Greenplus

Photography: Lorenzo Zandri

Contractors:
Main Contractor: Stefanos Vasdekis
Main Sub-contractor: Ergodomein Kastriotis

Landscape Contractor: Greenplus Steelworks: Christos Karkalis

Suppliers:
Tiles: Textures and Tiles
Building Equipment: J.D. Papathanasiou Sanitaryware: Papapolitis
Glazing: Fenbau Woodwork: Edmond Lura Paint: Kraft Paints Furniture: IMS Design Lab
Lighting: Placed / Bright Special Lighting

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