The joint venture of principals Ryan Neiheiser and Xristina Argyros, structure agency Neiheiser Argyros splits time between two dwelling bases: London and Athens. Not too long ago the duo and group Eleni Vagianou, Alkisti Michelatou, Danae Haratsis took on a venture on the Greek facet, within the village of Evia.
The positioning overlooking the Euboean Sea held an present construction that had been designed by Greek architect Nikos HHadjimichalis within the Seventies. “Whereas the unique home was singularly targeted in the direction of the ocean, by reducing giant new openings into the unique construction and increasing house outdoor in all instructions, the range of the location—forest, grove, garden, meadow, and sea—is widely known,” the architects say. Drawing on the modernist particulars of the unique, the group lower into the construction in locations and expanded it in others, including two concrete archways to border views of the ocean and a one-story wing, perpendicular to the principle dwelling areas, for the non-public bedrooms, “tucked into the present slope of the panorama.”
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Photograph by Lorenzo Zandri, courtesy of Neiheiser Argyros.
Above: The preliminary Seventies constructing “has been extensively renovated, reconfigured, and prolonged,” the architects say. Now, the dwelling areas are housed in a cube-like most important part, and an added one-story flooring perpendicular homes the non-public areas. “The home disappears into the olive groves and wild pine forest from the strategy highway however opens up throughout two tales to embrace the total extent of the seafront views,” in line with Neiheiser Argyros.
Above: “Most of the authentic modernist particulars have been recreated and up to date but additionally complemented with playful new additions,” they add. Within the dwelling space, a low-slung built-in sofa wraps all the room; the partitions are accomplished in white brick.Above: The kitchen is a mixture of pale inexperienced, ’70s-style wooden, and terrazzo; the fixtures and finishes have been sourced from native purveyor Textures and Tiles.Above: “The home is intentionally ambiguous in its therapy of previous and new,” in line with the architects, “and un-precious in its deference to the unique home, at occasions revealing the traces of the manipulations and incisions to the unique, at different occasions mixing new with previous, conflating previous and current.”Above: The archways body views of the ocean.Above: The fabric palette of the home is evidenced within the stairway: “The uncovered concrete of the structural partitions and ceiling are complemented by uncovered brick, wooden home windows, customized terrazzo flooring, perforated aluminum cupboards, and built-in upholstered furnishings all through.”Above: The bedrooms are housed within the tucked-back single-story wing, for privateness, the place double doorways open onto lush landscaped walkways. The roof of this part is inexperienced as properly, softening the constructing’s fashionable silhouettes inside the land.Above: A bedside nook.Above: One bathtub is outfitted with retro wooden particulars and fixtures from Papapolitis. The home additionally has radiant warmth flooring.Above: Elsewhere, a classically Greek mild properly brings daylight into the bathe.Above: One other kitchen opens to the land.Above: The house is finished in concrete, brick, and pale pink tile that by some means feels muted and textural.
Above: Practically each room opens onto the pathways and terraces that encompass the home.Above: Greenery each softens and provides privateness.Above: The quiet pool, looking on the sea, is by Stelnic.
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