Divercity Architects

Filothei House

FILOTHEI HOUSE

Divercity Architects

Filothei House
© Mariana Bisti
Filothei House
© Mariana Bisti

FF&E CONSULTANT
Thingk, Sophia Vantaraki

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
F. & K. Kydoniatis Architects & Partners

AUDIOVISUAL CONSULTANT
Projecting & Sounding Art

SERVICE ENGINEER
Tekem S.a

LANDSCAPE
West Green

MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, Novamix, Golden Door, Lafarge Holcim, Papadatos, Acrilan Water Experience, Adobe, Climatism, Ekeas Metal, Ergochrom, Iakovos Papageorgiou, Kitchen Plus, Luun, Mcneel, Melis Block, Mipeco, Sanco, Titopoulos & S.i.a, Trigoni Bros, Valsamidis A.t.e.a., +1

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Mfp - K. Mylonas I. Prionas & Associates, K. Mylonas I. Prionas & Associates

LIGHTING DESIGNER
Luun

PHOTOGRAPHS
Mariana Bisti

AREA
600 M²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Filothei, Greece

CATEGORY
Houses

Filothei House
© Mariana Bisti

Text description provided by architect.

This residential project is a detached family house located in Filothei, a low-density leafy suburb of Athens.

The clients wanted an intimate family house that could accommodate guests and become a space for entertainment at the same time.

Filothei House
© Mariana Bisti
Filothei House
© Mariana Bisti

A key consideration in the design is the accommodation of a large building programme, within a tight plot.

The heart of the Filothei House is a double-height living room connected with the dining area and the kitchen overlooking the linear pool.

The mezzanine works as an ‘in-between’ space that separates the private areas from the rest of the house and acts as a meeting point for the family members. Filothei House is formed of a compact concrete volume with a strong tectonic character.

Filothei House
© Mariana Bisti
Filothei House
© Mariana Bisti
Filothei House
© Mariana Bisti

Τhe facade is eye-catching in its silhouette of stacked volumes punctuated with recessed cut-outs and elevated gardens.

The incisions on the exposed concrete volume uncover a secondary softer layer of the house, which has timber clad and reinforces the spatial dialogue between the inner and outer layers.

Filothei House
© Mariana Bisti
Filothei House
© Mariana Bisti

The design aims to provide an outdoor experience to the everyday family life while offering a degree of fragmentation that brings the building closer to the scale of residential urban units.


Filothei House
© Mariana Bisti
Filothei House
© Mariana Bisti
Filothei House
© Mariana Bisti


Filothei House
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Filothei House
Plan


Filothei House
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