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Soulspaces Co reimagines traditional Cretan home for contemporary living
Nestled in the village of Goulediana, Crete, Soulspaces Co has restored a traditional stone house into a holiday retreat shaped by the island’s landscape, history and slower pace of…
Outline Practice updates kYPSELI apartment while preserving its mid-century character
A typical apartment in Athens’ Kypseli neighborhood has been renovated by local studio Outline Practice, transforming the home for a young couple while preserving the character of the…
LArchitects designs holiday villas that step into the landscape of Kefalonia
Overlooking the Ionian Sea in Lassi, Kefalonia, The Wildt is a collection of four holiday residences by LArchitects that draws its character from the island’s landscape. Clean-lined…
Isola Studio restores Cycladic house with rooftop pool in Paros
Overlooking the hills of Naousa in Paros, Isola Studio has reimagined an existing Cycladic house through a renovation that places craftsmanship and materiality at the centre of the design. The…
Akro Studio and Studio Felix Verheyden create hay-filled pavilion designed to disappear into the landscape
Designed by Greek practice Akro Studio in collaboration with Studio Felix Verheyden, Metabolic Wall challenges the idea of architecture as something fixed and permanent. Instead, the pavilion…
Karn Studio transforms Acropolis corner building into gluten-free eatery
Olyn transforms the ground floor of an existing corner building in Athens’ Acropolis district into a 100 per cent gluten-free eatery and bakehouse, with Karn Studio taking a careful…
ETSI Architects carve sea-facing holiday home into the rocky landscape of Mani
ETSI Architects has designed Horizon House as a holiday retreat that follows the contours of a steep mountainside overlooking the open sea. Created for a family of four, the house is embedded…
Opening windows connect fresh Ugly Rolls pastry shop with the streets of Glyfada
Following the opening of its first location, Ugly Rolls has expanded to the Athenian suburb of Glyfada with a second compact pastry shop designed by Georgios Apostolopoulos Architects.…
A&O Architects revive three traditional cells with understated interiors in Sifnos
In the heart of Chora, Sifnos, A&O Architects have restored three small traditional cells with a light and careful touch. The project began with the simple idea of preserving the character…
Small Greek islands worth the extra journey
Some journeys ask for a little more. An earlier departure. A second ferry. A slower crossing between islands. Reaching some of Greece’s smallest islands takes a little longer, but by the…