White River Cottages Location : Aspros Potamos, 72055, Makrigialos Lasithi Crete, Greece Tel: +30 2843 051120 Email: info@whiterivercottages.com White River Cottages first opened in 1991, at a time when restoring abandoned houses for use as tourist accommodation was uncommon on Crete. The owner, Vangelis Mavrakis, spared no effort in creating the hotel. His sensitive…
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Plane House, Skiathos Island, Greece by K-Studio
Location: Skiathos, Greece Year: 2011 Architects : K-Studio Photography by Yiorgos Kordakis Summer in the Greek islands is all about being outside. The aim of the Plane House is to merge internal and external space, maximising the benefits of both and minimising the impact on the surrounding landscape. To avoid block volumes that split and…
Rocksplit, Kea Island, Greece – Cometa Architects
Location: Kea Island, The Cyclades, Greece Size: 150 m² Year: 2015 Architects: COMETA Architects Photography: © Dimitris Kleanthis A summerhouse in Greece developed for the Mediterranean climate, using local materials and sustainable energy saving methods The steep ground and the plot’s narrow dimensions determine the pronounced and gradient form of the building which rises from the mountain…
House in Achladies, Sporades, Greece by Lydia Xynogala Architect
House in Achladies Location: Sporades, Greece Year : 2016 Area: 200 m² Program: Vacation house Architect: Lydia Xynogala Photography: Yiorgis Yerolymbos “I was interested to use materials that are very familiar in older Greek residential interiors such as terrazzo floors, which are present throughout the house inside and outside, as well as marble and plaster render,…
Private Villa, Filothei, Athens by Moustroufis Architects
Private Villa in Filothei, Athens, Greece Year : 2011 Location Filothei, Athens, Greece Architect Moustroufis Architects Completion 2011 Project Management Construction Management Quantity Surveying RESDE DPM http://www.resde-dpm.com/ Owner Private Client Moustroufis Architects Moustroufis Architects is an architectural firm based in Athens, Greece. Founded in 1986 by the architects Nikos Moustroufis and George Moustroufis. The practice…
Spetses Summerhouse by Divercity Architects
Location: Spetses, Greece Year: 2012 Client: Private Architects: Divercity Architects Lighting Designer: Alkistis Skarlatou Furniture Design: Divercity Architects & Two is Company Photography: Cathy Cunliffe This residence in Spetses is a makeover of a 1970’s summerhouse, offering a modern interpretation of the local vernacular. Divercity Architects All images courtesy of Divercity Architects Divercity Architects Divercity Architects is…
The Edge summer house by React Architects
The Edge Location: Paros, Cyclades, Greece Area: 450 m2 Plot area: 9000 m2 Year : 2010 Αrchitecture Design and Supervision: React Architects Civil Engineer: MFP consulting engineers Mechanical Study: Gregoriades Dimitris , Mechanical Engineer Photographer: Elias Chandelis, Architect, Julia Klimi Photographer Purpose of the study is to design two summer homes with guest houses, overlooking…
Villa Zoé, Greece by Nikos Petromichelakis
Villa Zoé Location : GR – Greece, Crete, Koutouloufari Architect: Nikos Petromichelakis Completed: 2016 “We have created a place, which we envision as the perfect hotel. A very special place with tangible charm, which makes the stay unforgettable. Our Villa Zoé is small, authentic, individual and with its own style. A touch of a faraway…
Maison Kamari by React Architects
Paros / Cyclades, Greece, 2015 This brand new house is located on the island of Paros in the settlement of Kamari. For this project, the architects Natasha Deliyianni and Yiorgos Spiridonos, (REACT ARCHITECTS) have reinterpreted the cubic cycladic architecture with a modern and minimalist twist. The house and the pool have been positioned on the plot…