Pezoules House

Paros, Greece

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Pezoules House

Paros, Greece

Firm

KP OFFICE

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2025

SIZE

3000 sqft - 5000 sqft

BUDGET

$1M - 5M

Pezoules House is a complex of three houses located in Lefkes, the most traditional village on Paros Island. The name of the complex derives from its location, as it sits along a pair of terraces (pezoules), and also because it lies opposite the best-preserved terraces on the island. Pezoules are the small terraces of arable land on the slopes of the Cycladic mountains, supported with dry-stone walls built without mortar, with stones skilfully stacked. These centuries-old structures—the result of back-breaking human labor—have given the Cyclades their distinct landscape character and not only reflect traditional agricultural practices but are also now valued for their ecological, aesthetic, cultural, and architectural significance worldwide.

Taking this into account, Pezoules House was designed by Konstantinos Pittas and KP Office as a dialogue with the natural environment—both the one on which it is constructed and the one toward which it is oriented. The narrow plot and its steep slope dictated the articulated composition of the main building volumes. The architects’ intention was to allow the uninterrupted panoramic view to enter the space in every possible and unexpected way. The openings are gradually revealed to anyone moving in and through space, offering framed views of the landscape. Thus, the house becomes part of the landscape, and the landscape becomes part of the house, forming an interdependent relationship.

Pezoules House consists of three independent residences, each articulated across two or three levels. The ground floor accommodates living areas, dining spaces, and semi-outdoor seating areas integrated into the main volume. All bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms are strategically distributed to offer spatial separation from the communal zones. The exterior spaces have been designed to ensure minimal intervention in the natural terrain, achieved through the placement of building volumes around preexisting old olive trees.

The house masonry is rendered with plaster, while all outdoor architectural elements are constructed using exposed stone sourced exclusively from the site—reinforcing the architectural intention of contextual integration with the landscape. Along the plot’s perimeter, existing dry-stone walls were preserved and structurally reinforced; where absent, new dry-stone walls were constructed using only on-site stone, maintaining material continuity and accentuating the project’s commitment to vernacular integrity.

The built environment is complemented by the landscape design, which blends with and showcases the Mediterranean setting. The gardens feature examples of local flora—from olive and cypress trees to grapevines, fruit trees, herbs, and aromatic shrubs. To accommodate their irrigation requirements and the pools’ water supply, several water tanks have been added to harvest rainwater from the roofs.

Inspired by Cycladic traditional architecture—namely, the use of natural materials, small openings for doors and windows, 60 cm-thick stone walls, polished cement screed for bathrooms and staircases, and custom-made wooden, metal, and stone constructions—but also incorporating modern elements (such as exposed concrete ceilings, thermally insulated windows and doors, stainless steel taps and sinks, designer furniture, and infinity pools), Pezoules House combines a contemporary architectural design with the refined simplicity of traditional building techniques and the wisdom of local craftsmanship.