Weekend residence, Kapandriti

Weekend residence, Kapandriti

Weekend retreat for an Art Collector and his family

The concept for this house translates the fluid curves of the surrounding topography - rolling slopes, hills, and valleys – into a set of geometrical forms that make a home.

The brief called for an adaptable space that would create harmony between the architecture and the existing natural environment.
The clients are an Athenian couple looking for space away from the city. Reflecting their interests there will be a library and a kitchen garden.
The location on the plot allows for a building with minimal interventions in the landscape, while the orientation utilises energy-saving opportunities in all seasons.
A single corridor will serve as the central axis, connecting and organising spaces in a linear fashion, and creating distance between the bedrooms.
The corridor will also act as a gallery for the owner’s photography collection and as a reading area adjacent to the library.
In an environment where nature dominates, the design integrates the house into the landscape via well thought out planting and green roofs.
Separate building volumes will create groups of rooms. On the west side, one volume houses the children’s bedrooms, and to the south, another contains the living room, dining room, and kitchen. To the north, a distinct volume contains a master bedroom and an office separated by a patio, and a second volume includes a parking space, guest WC, and cloakroom.
External verandas around the perimeter offer a smooth transition between the house and landscape, with views of the pool, a nearby forest and the horizon.
The building’s utilities are located in a basement, while freestanding stone walls provide shelter from the elements for outdoor areas.
The swimming pool will be built at a lower elevation than the house, with an adjacent outdoor living space and pergola that will be accessible via a staircase from pool level.

A modern, white single storey residence set on a grassy hillside, surrounded by tall trees.
A modern, white minimalist residence situated on a grassy slope, surrounded by trees with clean, geometric architecture.
A modern, minimalist white house composed of geometrical volumes with mono pitched roofs, set on a grassy hillside surrounded by trees, in a serene natural setting.
A modern, white minimalist residence composed of various volumes with monopitched roofs set on a grassy hillside, surrounded by tall trees.
An aerial view of a modern, white minimalist residence composed of various volumes with monopitched green roofs, set in a grassy landscape with a distant swimming pool.
An aerial view of a modern, white minimalist residence composed of various volumes with monopitched green roofs
Aerial view of a modern outdoor swimming pool area with sun loungers, a wooden deck, and a wooden pergola.
A modern long and narrow outdoor swimming pool surrounded by a concrete and wooden deck and sun loungers on the right side of the pool, set in a grassy landscape with tall trees.
An area view of the pool with sunbeds on a wooden deck and a green area behind them
An outdoor dining area with a large wooden table, wooden chairs, and a built-in bench with colorful ethnic cushions.
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A modern dining room with a large wooden table, chairs, a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf on the right side of the room, and large windows that open to a patio with an olive tree .
A modern dining room with a long wooden table, wooden chairs, and a large floor-to-ceiling bookshelf filled with books.
An aerial view of a modern dining table with wooden chairs arranged around it in a minimalist dining room. An open book sits on the right side of the table.
A modern dining room with a wooden table, wooden chairs, a large bookshelf, and floor-to-ceiling windows on the left side of the room with a view of greenery.
A modern white grey and wood kitchen with an island, wooden cabinetry, counter height stools, and a large horizontal window overlooking greenery.
A modern white and grey kitchen with a minimalist island, wooden counter height stools, pendant lights, and integrated wooden cabinetry.
A modern kitchen island with a minimalist design, featuring a smooth countertop, two wooden bar stools and a glass vase with a few branches.
A modern white and grey kitchen with a minimalist island, wooden counter height stools, and pendant lighting.
A modern living room with two off white sofas, dark metal armchairs with off white cushions, a wooden coffee table, and large windows that let in natural light.
A modern living room with a large off-white sofa with cushions, a wooden coffee table, and a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf filled with books.
A minimalist outdoor patio with a wooden bench and a large olive tree at the left side of the space, surrounded by white walls.