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A long slim 24m glazed sliding door
system fully opens up to the south-east
orientation to capture the views of the
garden, the park and the city but also
enhance uninterrupted connections
between indoor and the outdoor surroundings.
We wanted to create a relaxed
in-between space in which interior and
exterior intermingle and use architecture
as means to connect people to nature
in the city. These glazed doors not only
separate the spaces inside but when are
open the whole house behaves as a single
space connected by gardens. The façade
has operable sliding panels with louvers
made of aluminium. These offer protection
from the unbearable Mediterranean
direct sunlight but also provide privacy
from the close proximity neighbourhood;
in the winter panels may slide back so
that the winter sun warms the bedrooms.
On ground floor the long projected first
floor slab protects ground floor interior
from the direct south-east sun but also
is used as a green terrace for the upper
floor which helps to reduce heat load
gains during summer. This outdoor green
terrace offers a stunning lookout to the
city and distant views of surrounding
parks and Pentadaktilos mountain. The
courtyard becomes an intermediate space
functioning both as an important regulator
of the temperature inside but also as
means of communicating. It serves to create
the solar chimney effect as cool, fresh
air is drawn into the house from cooler
North whilst the heated air rises and
exhausted out the top throughout the
stairwell. Cross ventilation is maintained
throughout the house as selected openings
on the north /south axis produce a
gentle cooling effect.
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