kavouri residences
KOKKINOU - KOURKOULAS ARCHITECTS & ASSOCIATES www.kokkinoukourkoulas.com
RESIDENCE A. A platform, the creation of a shade and three concrete frames organize the view towards the sea, on a pine tree hill, a typical Mediterranean landscape. It is a family house, close to Athens, facing south towards the sea. The very core of the concept is the way of approaching/seeing the view. The main open space, the platform, with the swimming pool, is the centre of the composition. All the rooms, both of public and private function are located around this open space. The bedrooms acquire their needed degree of privacy placed one meter higher than the other spaces in contact with the platform. At the same time this change of elevation provides the bedrooms with an unobstructed view of the sea. Entering the house, traversing the main corridor leading to the private areas of the plan, you reach the living room which offers a generous view of the sea through its southern glass wall. The fireplace designed as a free standing object in front of the aforementioned wall ensures that sea remains the focus of the living room even during winter. The kitchen and the drawing room are the only spaces opening on the north courtyard. Thus during summer one can have lunch or rest in the open in the more welcoming microclimate bearing north. The three bedrooms are set in line, one meter higher from the rest of the plan. All three have the same size and each one, in essence a separate volume, are connected to the next through a corridor with openings on both sides, offering views both of the sea and the hill. A large playroom is located on the lower level, along with various storage spaces. The materials used are limited and kept at their minimal functional treatment, bare concrete, plaster, grey tiles, wood and aluminum framed windows.
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RESIDENCE B. Residence B is another platform, reminiscent of the main compositional tool of Residence A, floating on the edge of land and sea, balancing between different elements and conditions without disturbing the natural scenery. The creation of a big shade, essential to Mediterranean climate and civilization, is the other compositional aim permeating the project. It is a family house, built of exposed concrete and plaster. Transparent boundaries have been used extensively. This was considered crucial, in order to allow the view to intrude at every part of the house. The cross-shaped layout of the house makes possible differentiation between the public and the private spaces in relation to the view. The public spaces are positioned parallel to the sea front and are exposed to a continuous view, while private spaces such as bedrooms are placed vertical to the sea, which allows them to enjoy a more internal sensation. When moving through the house this layout sets a continuous game of interchangeable views. The narrow and long swimming pool, is like a stream heading to the sea, and is situated at the side of the house as not to interfere with the sea view. Materials are used in the same mind frame as with Residence A.
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1 entrance 2 living room 3 dinning room 4 bedroom 5 kitchen 6 gym 7 steam bath 8 swimming pool 9 decked terrace 10 sheltered back yard 11 parking area 12 study room 13 master bedroom 14 terrace 15 green roof 1m
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ARCHITECTS
MARIA KOKKINOU, ANDREAS KOURKOULAS COLLABORATORS
CONSTRUCTION
ARTEMIS HALARI, ELENI THEODOROU, STRATOS VASILIOU, GIORGOS NIKOPOULOS, TASSOS RINGAS, MARIANNA ATHANASIADOU
BERIOS S.A
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
PROJECT EXECUTIVE
ANDREAS MITSOPOULOS
STEFANOS KIMINAS
MEP ENGINEER
SITE STRUCTURAL MANAGER
P. & H. ARGYROS
GEORGE TSOLAKIDIS
PROJECT DIRECTOR
NIKOS BERIOS
COLLABORATORS
KOSTAS SOTIROPOULOS
SITE MEP MANAGER
LIGHTING DESIGN
GEORGE LALAOUNIS PANAGIOTA GIANNAKOPOULOU
THANASIS KANELIAS COLLABORATOR
SITE MANAGERS
MYRTO KANAKAKI
STELIOS KOLYMBIRIS KOSTAS ANTONOPOULOS SOTIRIS TZIMAS
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
HELLI PAGKALOU & ASSOCIATES PHOTOGRAFERS
ERIETA ATTALI GEORGE FAKAROS
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