Votsalakia Seaside Escape

Paros, Greece

Add To Collection

Votsalakia Seaside Escape

Paros, Greece

Firm

Alexandra Skaltsogianni

Type

Residential › Private House
Hospitality + Sport › Hotel

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2025

SIZE

5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft

BUDGET

Undisclosed

Votsalakia is a low-density seaside residential resort composed of four independent villas, located on the southern coast of Paros, near the village of Alyki. Conceived as permanent architecture rather than seasonal accommodation, the project explores a contemporary model of coastal living that balances privacy with a direct relationship to the landscape and the sea.

The villas preserve their individual identity and independent access, while composing a distinct architectural ensemble in the coastal site. The project’s scale and form are deliberately discrete, allowing the architecture to “surrender” to the landscape, while its proximity to the shoreline and the local village positions it between domestic inhabitation and temporary retreat.

Design Approach

The project introduces a spatial and experiential model that merges the qualities of a private residence with the services and comfort typically associated with hospitality environments. Rather than approaching the villas as purely formal architectural objects, the design process was informed by long-term inhabitation and operational experience, shaping spaces that respond to contemporary patterns of coastal living.

This duality is reflected in the balance between autonomy and service: each villa functions as a fully independent home, while supported by integrated maintenance and concierge systems that enable a seamless, year-round living experience.

Spatial Organization & Villa Typologies

The project comprises five autonomous residences set across a 5,700m² coastal plot of irregular geometry. Each villa is developed over two or three levels and includes independent access, private parking, a swimming pool, and carefully curated gardens.

The primary living spaces are arranged at ground level, extending towards an array of shaded outdoor areas. The bedrooms are positioned either on the upper levels, benefiting from unobstructed sea views, or on the lower levels, where guest accommodation and auxiliary functions are located. The overall volumetric composition draws on a minimal interpretation of Cycladic architecture, expressed through fragmented masses, controlled openings, and a settlement-like spatial organization.

Context Integration & Sustainability

The site orientation shelters the villas from prevailing Aegean winds while maintaining controlled visual and physical connections to the sea. At the same time, the immediate proximity to the village of Aliki embeds the project within an active local context, allowing residents to engage directly with the island’s everyday life.

Mediterranean planting, native species, and carefully structured gardens reinforce continuity with the surrounding landscape. The buildings employ contemporary construction systems, including reinforced concrete structures, stone infill walls, and high-performance insulation, ensuring low-energy operation and thermal comfort throughout the year.

Program, Use & Operation

The complex operates as an owner-managed seaside residential resort, accommodating private use, short-term stays, and small-scale retreats. By combining architectural permanence with operational flexibility, the project proposes an alternative model of coastal development – one that prioritizes continuity, adaptability, and a grounded relationship to place.

Product Spec Sheet

Were your products used?

Join as a manufacturer to add your products.

Collaborating Firms

ISV Architects

Preliminary Design

Was your firm involved? Add it now.

Team

Were you involved? Add yourself.

Keep Exploring Architizer by Creating a Free Account or Logging in.

Votsalakia Seaside Escape

Paros, Greece

Votsalakia Seaside Escape

Paros, Greece

Product Spec Sheet

Collaborating Firms

Team