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Residence In Larissa

Residence In Larissa
© Charalambos Loizides
Residence In Larissa
© Charalambos Loizides

RESIDENCE IN LARISSA

Potiropoulos D+L Architects

PHOTOGRAPHS
Charalambos Loizides

AREA
380.0 sqm

YEAR
2006

LOCATION
Nikea, Greece

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

Residence In Larissa
© Charalambos Loizides
Residence In Larissa
© Charalambos Loizides

The concept refers to the agricultural landscape of the Larisa’s plain which reminds of a multicoloured orthogonal puzzle.

Both the austere shape of the building volume, as well as the design discipline of the surrounding garden – which is organised in geometrical areas of different plant species - constitute the expression of this memory.

Residence In Larissa
© Charalambos Loizides
Residence In Larissa
© Charalambos Loizides
Residence In Larissa
© Charalambos Loizides

The structure is “L” shaped and positioned at the corner of the plot, so as to allow vital space for the swimming pool and the garden towards the favourable orientation.

Wooden partitions plough the surrounding landscape into individual zones – extensions of the interior structure of the building.

The movement from the public space towards the residence constitutes a sequence of successive disclosures, like the reflecting pool or the atrium with the seasonal flowers which “conceals” the main entrance, transforming the path of approach into a “sacred” route.

Residence In Larissa
© Charalambos Loizides
Residence In Larissa
© Charalambos Loizides
Residence In Larissa
© Charalambos Loizides

The design of the building and the surrounding landscape is based on overlapping movements of transitions with the landscape as a permanent backdrop.

The raw materials used on the shell – exposed concrete and wood – amplify the symbiotic affinity between building and nature whilst the rhythm of the vertical and horizontal openings encourages the dialogue with the natural light, providing in parallel conditions of desirable privacy.


Residence In Larissa
© Charalambos Loizides
Residence In Larissa
© Charalambos Loizides
Residence In Larissa
© Charalambos Loizides
Residence In Larissa
© Charalambos Loizides
Residence In Larissa
© Charalambos Loizides


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