LEFT, THE BESPOKE
KITCHEN SERVES AS ONE
OF VARIOUS COLOUR
ACCENTS THROUGHOUT
BELOW, A DOOR OFF THE
CENTRAL COURTYARD
LEADS TO STEPS DOWN
TO THE LOWER TERRACE
AND DRAWS GUESTS
IN WITH A GLIMPSE
THROUGH TO THE SEApicture window that frames the blue of the
Aegean Sea and dominates the living room.
The generous open-plan living space
takes up most of the main level, where the
three bedrooms are also located. A smaller
upper loor hosts the guest suite. Natural oak
lines the windows, peach pine was used for
the shutters, and river gravel covers the roof.
Local stone was employed for the paving
and retaining walls, creating a material
composition that contrasts rough and
smooth, natural and manmade. Stronger
colours are used as accents. ‘We were inspired
by the use of colour in traditional Greek
houses,’ explains Annerhed. So, for example,
the kitchen is green, the sofa is petrol blue,
and diferent Greek marbles add texture
around the house. All the interiors were
composed by OOAK, including the furniture
selection; the living room sofa, all dining
tables, the sofa table, beds, desks, kitchen,
and more, are all bespoke.
Sea, sun and contemporary architecture
converge in this one-of-a-kind holiday
home. And the best part? ‘We had a unique
connection with the client, there was an
immediate and mutual trust,’ says Papaigou.
‘We shared a fascination for the landscape,
and the view of an ideal life around nature
and simple things. We felt the same
excitement about creating something special.
This gave us the freedom to create something
unlike anything they had imagined.’ ∂
ooakarchitects.com‘We were inspired by the use of colour
in traditional Greek houses’
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