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The Edge Summer Houses, Greece : Paros House Design
Paros Residential Development design by React architects
23 May 2012
The Edge Summer Houses
New House in Paros, Cyclades, Greece
Design: React architects
picture : Elias Chandelis
The purpose of this study was to design two summer homes with guest houses, overlooking the sea and neighboring island of Antiparos.
The residences located on the highest point of the lot. The courtyards constitute the conjunctive element of residences. Wide stairs lead to landings in the large viewing “plateaus”, traversing indoors and outdoors spaces. Planting is enhanced on roofs and intermediate yards.
picture : Elias Chandelis
In the north and south sides of houses openings only appear in courtyards. The east side is dominated by planting with local vegetation and the sight of the transverse walls.
pictures : Elias Chandelis
The basic principles of the whole design procedure are:
The use of the archetypal form of the wall element familiar in Cycladic landscape, sometimes used as a limit and sometimes as an element of habitation.
Adaptation to the environment and dissolution of boundaries between lived and natural spaces. Integration of the interior of the building with the courtyards, the accesses and the stairs.
The split of bigger volumes with small movements to create courtyards sheltered from the strong northerly winds. In the courtyards mulberries are planted to provide shade. Back yards exist through the whole project and through the large openings viewing to the sea is possible.
pictures : Elias Chandelis
To avoid the design of a single plane facade. Elongated openings piercing the transverse walls to set the sights and to create spaces with visual continuity.
The creation of a residential complex which leaves intact the natural landscape and adapts to the slope of the plot, so that the east side is almost buried.
The use of intense Cycladic light. Shades of blue and intense shadows dominate the views created while moving trough walls, spaces and landscape. The building is transformed into a viewing machine.
pictures : Elias Chandelis
The Edge Summer Houses – Building Information
Project title: The Edge. Summer Houses
Location : Paros, Cyclades, Greece
Area : 450,00 sqm
Plot Area: 9.000,00 sqm
Architecture Study: 2004-06
Construction Date: 2006-10
Αrchitecture Design and Supervision: React Architects – Yiorgos Spiridonos, Natasha Deliyianni
Project Manager: Yiorgos Spiridonos, Architect
Civil Engineer: MFP consulting engineers
Mechanical Study: Gregoriades Dimitris, Mechanical Engineer
Photographer: Elias Chandelis, Architect
Website: www.re-act.gr
pictures : Elias Chandelis
Summer Houses on Paros, Cyclades, images / information from REACT ARCHITECTS
Location: Paros, Cyclades, Greece
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