VILLA D
The site of the holiday home in Rhodes/
Greece yet possess characteristics and
outstanding qualities, which we only
attempted to frame with our design. The
site is located three meters above a coastal
road, which is bordered by a natural
stonewall that has been equally continued
for our proposal. On the one hand the
continuation of the found wall generates
a high level of privacy, while on the other
hand it relates to the given situation in this
area, which we were tempted to preserve
as much as possible.
The holiday home was designed for a
couple. They wished a separate area
for guests, which we mostly embedded
in the given topography by integrating
the shady tree population and without
generating an equally visible volume. At
first sight the typology of the building
seems to be strange compared with the
context. However this first impression will
be refuted by the choreog raphy of the
building, which is precisely orientated at
the context. While from a formal point
of view the building relates to the found
eroded rocks and the washed away
shoreline, the entrance was generated by
an interruption in the continuous natural
stonewall, which leads one at first „under“
the site. Skylights show the path up to the
main living area.
The generated twist focuses our
sight towards the ocean, whereas the
surrounding walls only serve as a frame
of the context. Thus a spatial division of
the different uses was avoided where
possible, as well as a differentiation
of interior- and exterior spaces. Most
important was to prevent a limitation of
the magnificent view.
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