No Image

Neiheiser Argyros overhauls abandoned St Minas House in Greece

October 10, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0
A seaside villa in Greece

Architecture studio Neiheiser Argyros has overhauled a vacant 1970s villa on the Greek coast, which features a concrete roof with a pair of arches that frame views towards the sea. The dwelling, named St Minas House, is located north of Athens near the village of St Minas, where it sits on a tree-lined site that

The post Neiheiser Argyros overhauls abandoned St Minas House in Greece appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Nomo Studio carves curved patios and terraces into Menorcan holiday home

May 30, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0

Curved walls and arching ceilings enclose indoor and outdoor living spaces arranged over several stepped levels at this villa in Menorca by architects Nomo Studio. Curved House’s elevated setting in the high-end residential area of Coves Noves provides it with views towards the sea and the nearby town of Port d’Addaia. The client bought an

The post Nomo Studio carves curved patios and terraces into Menorcan holiday home appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Giordano Hadamik Architects builds hillside Villa Nemes using stone excavated on site

January 15, 2021 Amy Frearson 0
Front window at Villa Nemes by Giordano Hadamik Architects

The walls of this Italian villa, designed by Giordano Hadamik Architects, are formed of natural stone excavated from the home’s site. Villa Nemes is partially embedded into the Ligurian landscape. To help it merge with its setting, its architects chose to clad the exterior walls with a material that was readily available to them. With

The post Giordano Hadamik Architects builds hillside Villa Nemes using stone excavated on site appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

OHLAB frames cinematic views of the landscape for hotel in Mallorca

July 13, 2020 India Block 0

Casa Palerm is a standalone villa built for a hotel in Mallorca by architecture office OHLAB with a window designed to replicate the dimensions of a retro cinema screen. OHLAB carved out a section through the middle of the villa in the countryside of Lloret de Vistalegre in the centre of the Balearic island. Concrete

The post OHLAB frames cinematic views of the landscape for hotel in Mallorca appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Foster + Partners shelters Dolunay Villa in Turkey under giant undulating roof

March 26, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Dolunay Villa by Foster + Partners in Turkey

A rippling timber roof cantilevers from the Dolunay Villa in Muğla, Turkey, designed by Foster + Partners to complement its rugged coastal setting. Positioned on the coast of the Aegean Sea, it is the first private family house designed by Foster + Partners since completing Leedon Park House in Singapore in 2006. Dolunay Villa’s giant undulating

The post Foster + Partners shelters Dolunay Villa in Turkey under giant undulating roof appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Foster + Partners shelters Dolunay Villa in Turkey under giant undulating roof

March 26, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0
Dolunay Villa by Foster + Partners in Turkey

A rippling timber roof cantilevers from the Dolunay Villa in Muğla, Turkey, designed by Foster + Partners to complement its rugged coastal setting. Positioned on the coast of the Aegean Sea, it is the first private family house designed by Foster + Partners since completing Leedon Park House in Singapore in 2006. Dolunay Villa’s giant undulating

The post Foster + Partners shelters Dolunay Villa in Turkey under giant undulating roof appeared first on Dezeen.

No Image

Summer Villa by Kapsimalis Architects
 plays on traditional Greek whitewashed houses

August 11, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Summer Villa in Santorini, Greece by Kapsimalis Architects

The white, blocky form of this holiday villa by Kapsimalis Architects is intended to be a “contemporary translation” of the chalky houses seen around Santorini, Greece. Summer Villa – which forms part of Santorini’s existing Andronis Arcadia hotel – has been designed by Kapsimalis Architects to appear as a “synthesis of cubist white volumes”. The

The post Summer Villa by Kapsimalis Architects
 plays on traditional Greek whitewashed houses appeared first on Dezeen.

Villa SG21 is a monolithic blackened-wood house topped with a turfed roof

September 30, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Dutch studio FillieVerhoeven Architects has completed a house near Rotterdam featuring an asymmetric gabled form clad entirely in blackened timber and incorporating large glazed openings on all sides. FillieVerhoeven Architects designed Villa SG21 for a plot situated next to a historic road that passes through an area of typical Dutch countryside between the cities of

The post Villa SG21 is a monolithic blackened-wood house topped with a turfed roof appeared first on Dezeen.

Villa SG21 is a monolithic blackened-wood house topped with a turfed roof

September 30, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Dutch studio FillieVerhoeven Architects has completed a house near Rotterdam featuring an asymmetric gabled form clad entirely in blackened timber and incorporating large glazed openings on all sides. FillieVerhoeven Architects designed Villa SG21 for a plot situated next to a historic road that passes through an area of typical Dutch countryside between the cities of

The post Villa SG21 is a monolithic blackened-wood house topped with a turfed roof appeared first on Dezeen.

Woven metal-mesh curtain wraps Melbourne house extension designed by Matt Gibson

July 20, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Australian architect Matt Gibson and his studio have renovated and extended a traditional villa in Melbourne, adding deep verandahs that can be protected from harsh sunlight using woven steel-mesh curtains. Matt Gibson Architecture + Design was tasked with upgrading the property in the Australian city’s Barrington heritage area, in order to create more liveable spaces with a better connection

The post Woven metal-mesh curtain wraps Melbourne house extension designed by Matt Gibson appeared first on Dezeen.