Psychiko
is the archetypal Athenian suburb designed and first inhabited in the interwar
period. Recent decades
have seen a systematic effacing of its significant history through senseless
re-zoning and commercial redevelopment pressures. The initial project brief called
for the remodelling of the original 1950’s suburban home through additions to
its northern flank to add living space to the existing lower ground floor. The
proposal provides a solution more typical to a museum extension,
a new detached and highly transparent volume connected to the old house. With
its curved form the living room annex opens to the lower ground floor garden
maximizing the exposure of its southern flank to the natural light which
filters through the garden. The old house is left intact.