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EVIA_THE THREAD
EVIA_THE THREAD
Euboea, Greece
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EVIA_THE THREAD
Euboea, Greece
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2022
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
The project concerns the design of a single-story country house in Evia, with 7 master bedrooms, an open-plan living room and kitchen, outdoor spaces, and a swimming pool.
The positioning of the house on the plot is carried out in the clearing that exists in the upper part of the plot, following the contour lines, so that the existing olive trees are preserved as much as possible and the views of the horizon are ensured.
The central idea of the design is the linear arrangement of the building volumes, where the interpenetration of the surrounding space into their mass attempts to connect with it and create small courtyards with a protected microclimate. This sinuous but axial linear placement of the volumes in the olive grove is inspired by the form of a thread and the existence of various knots along its length. Each volume marks a "knot" whose size depends on the number of thread windings.
The connection with the relief of the natural terrain and the environment in general is attempted through the adaptation via the different stations of the interior space to the natural ground. Thus, the fragmentation of the unified building volume that would otherwise have come into contrast with the natural landscape due to its scale is achieved.
The building has four levels. On the first level, where the entrance of the house is located, are all the living spaces (living room, dining room, kitchen), as well as two bedrooms. On the next two levels, connected by small interior staircases, there are another 4 bedrooms, and there is also a fifth one in an independent space from the rest of the house, the entrance to which is from the courtyard. On the lower level is the courtyard of the swimming pool, along with a covered space with a built-in sitting area. The overflow swimming pool is located on the southern edge of the courtyard, creating a visual continuity with the blue color of the sea.
The white volumes alternate with the stone ones, and together with the wooden pergolas, they create a vocabulary of natural materials in their primary form. The boundaries between interior and exterior space are lost, as the frame in the living room slides into the walls.
All photos courtesy of Costas Vergas
The positioning of the house on the plot is carried out in the clearing that exists in the upper part of the plot, following the contour lines, so that the existing olive trees are preserved as much as possible and the views of the horizon are ensured.
The central idea of the design is the linear arrangement of the building volumes, where the interpenetration of the surrounding space into their mass attempts to connect with it and create small courtyards with a protected microclimate. This sinuous but axial linear placement of the volumes in the olive grove is inspired by the form of a thread and the existence of various knots along its length. Each volume marks a "knot" whose size depends on the number of thread windings.
The connection with the relief of the natural terrain and the environment in general is attempted through the adaptation via the different stations of the interior space to the natural ground. Thus, the fragmentation of the unified building volume that would otherwise have come into contrast with the natural landscape due to its scale is achieved.
The building has four levels. On the first level, where the entrance of the house is located, are all the living spaces (living room, dining room, kitchen), as well as two bedrooms. On the next two levels, connected by small interior staircases, there are another 4 bedrooms, and there is also a fifth one in an independent space from the rest of the house, the entrance to which is from the courtyard. On the lower level is the courtyard of the swimming pool, along with a covered space with a built-in sitting area. The overflow swimming pool is located on the southern edge of the courtyard, creating a visual continuity with the blue color of the sea.
The white volumes alternate with the stone ones, and together with the wooden pergolas, they create a vocabulary of natural materials in their primary form. The boundaries between interior and exterior space are lost, as the frame in the living room slides into the walls.
All photos courtesy of Costas Vergas
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