Kapsimalis Architects

Summer Residence In Pyrgos

Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis

SUMMER RESIDENCE IN PYRGOS

Kapsimalis Architects

LOCATION
Pyrgos, Greece

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
300.0 m2

PROJECT YEAR
2018

PHOTOGRAPHS
Giorgos Sfakianakis

MANUFACTURERS
Alphacement, Earth and Water Art pottery Studio, Marmorline, Spira Marble Art Gallery, Woodhouse Arvanitis

Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis

Text description provided by architect.

The summer residence is located on the outskirts of the traditional village of Pyrgos in Santorini.

Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
Summer Residence In Pyrgos

The building is placed on a mild sloping plot surrounded by vineyards and facing the southwest part of the island and the Aegean Sea.

The building is a single residence which can be divided into three separate houses each with its own private outdoor space.

Summer Residence In Pyrgos
Summer Residence In Pyrgos

The ground floor consists of the main sitting-dining room, the main kitchen, two bedrooms, a bathroom and a secondary kitchenette.

Three bedrooms with their bathrooms can be found on the upper floor while in the basement there are supportive storage/bathroom and garage spaces.

Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis

The main idea of the design was the the formation of an artificial monolithic rock, diligently standing on a random spot of the landscape, eroded by the time and natural elements.

The building is the result of the subtraction of mass from that conceivable solid form. Parts of the remaining mass turn in different angles of orientation, elsewhere are split, leaving semi-open and outdoor passages between them.

Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis

Fragments of the monolithic synthesis are placed as tracings like the retaining walls of the exterior planted yards. 

The architectural form of the residence has also references from the traditional Santorinian vaulted roofs, the old fortification towers outside the old castles of the island and the metallic cantilevers used in the old pumice quarries, all pieces of the architectural history of the island, subtly combined and embedded in the monolithic structure.

Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis

The bearing structure of the building has been made by reinforced concrete.

Local black stone, bricks and thermal insulation have been used for the walls, as also colored earthy plaster for the coatings and the exterior floors.

Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis

White color plaster and white mosaic for the interior surfaces. Natural wood, marble, rusty steel, cement plaster and clay are used to the built/handmade interior & exterior furniture.

Mediterranean plants and cactus complete the integration of the building in the landscape.


Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
Summer Residence In Pyrgos


Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
© Giorgos Sfakianakis
Summer Residence In Pyrgos


Summer Residence In Pyrgos
Ground Floor Plan
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
First Floor Plan
Summer Residence In Pyrgos
Second Floor Plan

Kapsimalis Architects
Kapsimalis Architects
Santorini, Messaria 84700, Greece