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Koutouloufari Village reimagines Cretan tradition for a relaxed island escape
Set in the hillside village of Koutouloufari, this collection of cottage-style studios, apartments, and a restored stone house reflects a stripped-back vision of Cretan living. Designed for…
Vassilina Kyriakidou reconfigures 1960s Athenian apartment with red kitchen at its core
A 1960s apartment in Athens has been transformed by architect Vassilina Kyriakidou into a light-filled, 50-square-metre home centred around a striking monochromatic kitchen. The project…
Blanc Studio creates luminous café in Volos that lets the street in
Blanc Studio has completed Self the place, an all-day self-service café on Takis Oikonomakis, a lively pedestrian street in the heart of Volos, designed to dissolve the boundary between inside…
Ambiente Studio restores hilltop retreat in Pelion’s eastern coast with views of the Aegean
Ambiente Studio has completed the sensitive restoration of a hilltop house in Chorefto, a coastal village on the eastern side of Mount Pelion in Greece. Perched above the sea and enveloped by…
Studio Thanasis opens up a dark Kolonaki apartment with a bold green pod
Athens-based Studio Thanasis has reconfigured a 55-square-metre apartment in Kolonaki, introducing an open-plan layout and a vivid lime-green pod to bring light into the formerly dim interior.…
Canaves Oia Suites by Kapsimalis Architects integrates minimalist white volumes into the traditional fabric of Oia
Kapsimalis Architects has combined a restored cave house with a new cluster of suites to form Canaves Oia Suites, set on the cliffs of Oia overlooking the volcanic caldera of Santorini. The…
Oblique converts postwar office in Athens into hybrid living and exhibition space
Oblique has transformed a 139-square-metre industrial unit in central Athens into a multifunctional residence designed to host both daily life and temporary art exhibitions. Completed between…
Hyper Hypo publications and Papairlines launch Travelogue Vol. 2, a portrait of Greek everyday ingenuity
Hyper Hypo and Papairlines return with a second chapter of Travelogue: Greek everyday solutions to common problems, this time offering a compelling portrait of resourcefulness from every…
10am apotheke opens a summer pop-up in Antiparos’ former folklore museum
In the quiet heart of Antiparos, the former folklore museum has been reimagined as a light-filled summer retreat by 1OAM apotheke. More than a store, the pop-up unfolds like an intimate home…
Terre restaurant by Panagiotis Kourkoumelis Architects, Simone de Nardi and Emmanouil Matsis, brings garden-like serenity to Argostoli’s old centre
In a quiet alley of historic Argostoli, Terre restaurant, designed by Panagiotis Kourkoumelis, in collaboration with Simone de Nardi and Emmanouil Matsis, transforms an outdoor courtyard into…