Bioclimatic family home, Nea Philothei
An interior view of a modern building featuring a corten metal staircase with light wood wall cladding, with soft lighting, large floor-to-ceiling windows, and a contemporary fireplace with a stack of logs beside it. The space is filled with natural light and showcases a minimalist design.
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Bioclimatic family home, Nea Philothei

Finding harmony in contrast

Designed for a four member family, this house in the urban section of Athens finds harmony in contrast metal and wood, concrete and ceramic, old and new.

The design deliberately creates room for coexistence and communality without reducing space for seclusion.

Stavropoulou Architects drew inspiration from the abandoned warehouses and shipping containers often found on the urban fringes of Athens, as well as from improvised constructions found in rural areas around Greece.

The home follows the principles of bioclimatic design, and focuses on natural light and ventilation, cooling and shading, and an appropriate heating strategy combined with the solar gains during the winter season.

The building is defined by a central box, which holds the common spaces of the house including the living area and the kitchen, and acts as an outer shell. Penetrating this shell are smaller, independent volumes that create private space for the home’s users.

A double height living area gives the residents a convivial space for sharing and socialising. But the layout of the house also offers privacy.

Exposed concrete insulated surfaces were used for the construction of the external shell, while red cedar wood and rusted steel were selected for the external surfaces of smaller internal volumes.

Interiors, including furniture, were designed by Stavropoulou Architects – and created in collaboration with craftspeople who embraced our concept giving life to the project.

Today, the project remains a much-loved, unique family home and living space.

A modern bioclimatic family home with a concrete facade, large windows, and wooden accents, surrounded by a minimalist garden.
A modern house exterior with a combination of concrete walls, wooden paneling and egg grated shading devices, featuring large vertical windows and a shaded patio.
A modern house exterior with a combination of concrete and wooden cladding, featuring large vertical windows with egg grated shading screens and a shaded entrance patio.
A modern living room with a suspended cube of Corten cladding above a central fireplace, surrounded by minimalist furniture and concrete walls.
A modern dining area with a long wooden table, minimalist chairs, a ceiling covered with a metal corrugated steel cladding, and a concrete wall at the far end of the room.
A modern interior hallway with high ceilings, large glass doors, natural light streaming in, and minimalistic aesthetic.
A modern interior with a rusted metal staircase on the left part of the space, large glass windows, and a combination of wood cladding and concrete walls elements and a minimal fire place on the right side of the space creating a spacious, light-filled atmosphere.
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A modern interior with metal bookshelves filled with books on the left side of the space, a grey ceramic tiled floor, and an industrial-style ceiling with exposed metal beams, facing a window.
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A modern bedroom with a concrete ceiling, wooden slatted wall on the left side of the room, a minimalist bed with white bedding, and a window covered by a light linen fabric blind.
A minimalist bedroom with a concrete wall on the left side, a large bed with white bedding, a wooden accent wall on the right side, and a window with soft lighting on the far end of the room.
A modern bathroom design featuring a minimalist concrete sink with a ondulating copper faucet mounted on the white wall on the left side of the space. The setup includes a wooden tall cupboard to the right and clean, neutral tones throughout.
A modern, minimalist staircase with light-colored wooden steps ascending toward a skylight, flanked by dark shelves filled with books.
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Exterior view of a modern house with vertical egg grated metal screens that cover the glazed façade provide shade and privacy, creating a pattern of light and shadow on the facade.
A modern house exterior at night with a concrete facade, large glass windows, wooden cladding and egg grated shading devices that cover the glass part of the facade, and subtle outdoor lighting highlighting its architectural features.
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