The summer residence is located on the outskirts of the traditional village of Pyrgos in Santorini. 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 main idea of the design is the formation of an artificial monolithic rock, eroded by the time and natural elements.
The architectural form of the residence has 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.
Some of the materials used in the building are the local black stone, natural wood, marble, rusty steel, and color plaster. Mediterranean plants and cactus complete the integration of the building in the landscape.
via ArchDaily
