Johan Annerhed, Maria Papafigou, and Marie Kojzar of OOAK Architects demonstrate masterfully how to marry nature and architecture in the most balanced way. The Patio House is a summer residence of a family with kids, located on the Greek island of Karpathos, a 22-hour boat ride from Athens. Opening onto the Aegean Sea, the dramatic plot has a direct view on the beach of Afiarti and is delightful thanks to the porous cliffs and sparse bushy vegetation. “The most complicated point was the island’s remote location and the fact that the landscape was very sensitive to any alterations”, reflects Papafigou. The architects’ main goal was to leave the landscape as untouched as possible. They designed the house to reduce the intervention into the landscape to a minimum. This task was not easy, due to the textured character of the cliffs that reach directly into the sea.
OOAK Architects
Sliding off the hill
Patio House, 2018 Karpathos, Greece
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