An existing house has been transformed by MK Design Studio into an elegant and luxurious holiday villa with guest quarters and a separate spa, set into a series of stone-walled terraces on the shore of Ornos Bay, Mykonos. […]
The house is located in Serifos island, Cyclades, Greece and it was originally built in 1998. Andrew Sheinman, founder of award-winning New York-based interior design firm Pembrooke & Ives, and his wife Helen purchased this house in 2005. They have kept all the original structure and added rooms, terraces and gardens over the years.
Charlotte Apartment is a renovation project of a 5th floor apartment, located in the centre of Athens. The project takes advantage of the endless possibilities provided by the Athenian polykatoikia’s domino structure: transforming previously segregated rooms into an open plan layout. […]
The main focus of the design was to create a house that blends in its natural environment. An environment comprised of steep dirt and gravel slopes, dressed with scattered wild thorny bushes, and beautiful large rock formations. Though the most important existing elements, were the short stone retaining walls, locally called xerolithies, created a long time ago for land cultivation purposes. These walls, usually not more than a meter in height formed flat stripes of land parallel to the slope and extended along the entire surface of the hillside. […]
“Pantheon’s identity hides in its details that are discretely integrated in the overall design. The interventions on the exterior of the building aim at integrating the existing building seamlessly into its surroundings, making it seem as if it emerges from the rock itself. The synthesis of the exterior area focused on minimising the volume of the villa. […]
This industrial yet friendly office environment was designed by TAKA+PARTNERS team to accommodate its headquarters. […]
Asprolithos Villas is a three stone house complex, located in Kalo Livadi beach in the Cycladic island, Kythnos. The site is facing west and is overlooking the islands of Serifos and Syros. The 40 square meter houses are situated in such a way so each one of them can enjoy the magnificent Aegean sea view. […]
Olive sun villa is situated in the heart of a 4500 sq.m olive grove, near the sea. This project concerns the renovation of a preexisting building and the addition of a new wing, in order to create a six–room vacation house. The off-white and earthy tones used in the interior and exterior of the building, create a calm atmosphere, ideal for relaxation. […]
These partially completed buildings were left abandoned for years; they exemplify the pre-financial crisis construction boom in Greece and it’s after effects. Their repetitive volumes and lack of site planning came in stark contrast to the beauty of the surrounding landscape. No further volumetric alteration was allowed by local regulations. The goal of the refurbishment was softening their impact: an exercise in reduction. […]
Located in the village of Vourkari on the island of Kea, these two private guest villas and wellness villa draw inspiration from the rugged island landscape. Set overlooking the sea, these buildings were designed to blend into the surrounding area with minimal impact. […]
The renovated visitor center of the Robola Wine Producers Cooperative, in Kefalonia island, was designed by architect Afroditi Lefkaditi as a way of acquaintance with its singular location, through wine tasting. The driving concept in the redesign was perpetual contact with nature and incorporation of the local landmarks. […]
In perfect tune with the spirit of Folegandros island, Casa Azul is a summer house designed from scratch.
A restoration of a beautiful 19th Century beach house on the Greek island of Patmos. […]
The project is a renovation of the penthouse apartment of a 1960’s “polykatoikia” with a panoramic view of the city of Athens. It did not entail altering the interior layout of the apartment, the position and dimensions of the existing façade openings, or the ceiling design, inherent to the apartment from a previous renovation. […]
A plot situated in a remote, ordinary village of Kalamia, with olive groves surrounding and an unobstructed view to the Gulf of Corinth, is a setting for retreat from demanding urban life, whose occupant is a nature-loving young couple with their three children. The morphology of the place – the slope with a 6m height difference from the top to the bottom, led to the decision of creating the house with humble, stone stable-like appearance from the street side that discreetly fits into the neighborhood, while developing into the prominent, two levels construction from the garden. […]
The apartment in Vouliagmeni is a renovation project of a 35 year old abandoned apartment which was until recently used as a holiday house. It was completely renovated from scratch to offer a modern quality of life. […]
Given a context of scarce resources this small summer residence reinterprets the space of leisure within a former site of production and labor. The postindustrial landscape of Salamis, between city and nature, land and sea, informs the project’s introspection, which capitalizes on the essential resources of climate, outdoor space and economy of means […]
Located in a private and secluded environment over-hanging a cliff of the Cretan Sea, yet within easy reach of the international airport and capital city of Heraklion. The location combines the ideal contrast of the tranquility that one seeks in order to relax, study or practice, but still offering city life. […]
“The project “Lithos Island Loft” is located within the traditional settlement of Triantaros in Tinos. It is the result of a collective experiential study of our architecture firm on the local architecture, and the continuation of previous architectural experiences we had there. It is worthwhile to understand the context around the design. The present house is, in a sense, a follow-up of the one opposing it; an archetypical 19th century Tinian house that belongs to the same family and that was recently restored by our firm. […]
The villa is part of a complex of seven newly built houses in the picturesque village of Triantaros in Tinos. […]
Domitech in collaboration with interior designer Maria Koutsouridou completed the reconstruction and renovation of a 1950s residence in Gavrio, Andros, creating an architectural dialogue between the existing building and its new contemporary and functional character. […]
“The commission of a private residence, being by nature a more personal project when compared to hotel or restaurants, is a welcome change for Studio Bonarchi. This was the case with this family house located in a posh suburb of Athens, where the owners’s love for art played a truly significant role. […]
The modernist ideal of an open floor plan comes into productive friction with the reality of a traditional semi-detached house in southwest London. […]
“Our office was invited to renovate a 30-year-old vacation villa located on Mykonos island. The house, originally built in 1989, sits on a typical Mykonian rock with unobstructed views towards the sea and the sunset. It has gradually grown through several additions over the years to a charming but complex assembly of spaces. Due to its organic growth, it lacked good circulation and hierarchy in the interior and exterior spaces. […]
The TK01 apartment in Koukaki is an interior design and renovation project of a 20-year old one-bedroom apartment in Athens center, with the objective to make its existing, asymmetric and challenging layout, more functional and attractive for new dwellers. […]
Minas Kosmidis Architects were asked to design a summer house in the coastal region of Almaza, Egypt. The project of 220sq.m is located within walking distance from the coast. Being part of a building complex, the interventions are limited to the layout of the interior, as well as to small-scale modifications regarding the exterior. Taking into consideration the surrounding area, having a Mediterranean character, the proposal attempts to be harmonized with the airy sense of the atmosphere. […]
DOPE Roasting Co. is an espresso bar, coffee roasting shop and bakery, housed in a 19th century neoclassical building. The property is located at the corner of Vissis and Athinas street in the center of Athens. The space consists of two levels; the ground floor which has a direct access to Vissis street and a mezzanine floor. […]
The Modernist Athens is located in a post-war architecture building, an architectural sample of the mass reconstruction of the ‘50s. The characteristics of this urban building are the clean-cut geometry and strict grid on the facades. The building is divided into Basement, Ground Floor, 6 Typical Floors and Roof Garden. The simple decoration on the facades with plaster and scotias moulding are a characteristic element of the architecture of the time. […]
Bringing nature back to the city although not a new idea it is a growing imperative especially for cities like Nicosia which has failed to make greenery and communal public areas a priority in its urban planning. […]
The Dilan is a new hotel situated at the center of the ancient Acropolis area of Athens, in a quiet street and at the same time near Athens’ most important archaeological sites. It features eleven suites and apartments of a renovated 1930s building dedicated to travellers who seek more than an ordinary hotel room. […]