Showing posts with label ARCHITECTURE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ARCHITECTURE. Show all posts

Sunday, April 21, 2019

A house in Greece with Mediterranean essence

Stone walls, large windows that open onto the views over the  Aegean sea ... 
This house enjoys an enviable location, near the sea, on the Greek peninsula of Attica. It is the work of one of the most prominent Greek architects of the modern movement, Aris Konstantinidis, and was built in the 1960s. Interior designer Katerina Veremi was in charge of a thorough renovation  with a great respect for the original construction.


























 

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Villa San Matteo, A Luxurious & Elemental Ode To The Beauty of Crete

Situated at the top of Cape Koutoula along the rugged western coast, this luxury villa in Crete, Greece, is an expansive and indulgent escape, designed around the textures and colors of the island’s natural features. Composed of locally quarried stone, wood and concrete, it’s a contemporary version of traditional Cretan architecture, combining elegance and the raw elements of nature.













Friday, January 26, 2018

Villa Tryskär, A modern lake house

A concrete modern lake house in the suburbs of Stockholm. The house is characterized by four parallel exterior walls that open onto the Mälaren lake with floor-to-ceiling windows witch open the house to natural light and permit the contact with the beautiful landscape.









Sunday, May 28, 2017

"back to basics" on Tinos island

Α 100-year-old stable in Tinos, Greece, was transformed by Greek architect Ioannis Exarchou into a minimal summer retreat that reminds of a cave and it is the ultimate proposition for a "back to basics" living













Wednesday, August 3, 2016

A summer house on Folegandros island, Greece

On Folegandros island, in the Cyclades, architect Stéphane Ghestem has built a "cube house", combining local architecture, whitewashed walls, traditional materials - stone, lime with a form of modernity.