Stone House in Mykonos with Views of the Aegean Sea

[Music] sitting on the ridge of the hill of alamandra in mikinos yet almost entirely hidden from View Villa mandra looks straight out to seea the sunset over the neighboring island of delos a six-bedroom holiday house built for a young Dynamic couple to enjoy with their family and friends it celebrates its spectacular view from a grounded Viewpoint blended into a sensitively landscaped ston Walled Garden that screens it from the road [Music] behind [Music] [Music] [Music] to create a house that would allow guests to enjoy being outside throughout the day it was necessary to filter the overwhelming intensity of the climate by providing shade and protection from the elements and although the house needed to accommodate a large number of guests it avoided dominating the landscape with oversized volumes inspired by The Humble complexity of the traditional Island vernacular the architecture was reduced to two small traditionally whitewashed volumes and a third of stone dug from the site built around a large Courtyard living area which is covered by an expansive but lightweight Chestnut pergola this Courtyard becomes the focal point of the house seamlessly connected to the living room and kitchen volumes and looking over the pool and Gardens beyond the customary Chestnut pergola has been engineered to increase its structural Integrity to form a glue Lam beam lattice that sits lightly on the white volumes shading and protecting the extensive Courtyard [Music] beneath [Music] key to the character of the house is the pallet of traditional materials such as lime wash stone and wood that have been applied and engineered with contemporary techniques to create unnal architecture that Bridges Heritage and locality with contemporary life handbuilt stone walls are sharply confident traditionally rendered round-edged volumes are perfectly flat and [Music] smooth the house is built upon the idea of slow laidback summer living and encourages mindful connection with family friends and the freedom to exist peacefully in nature form follows emotion rather than function as every space becomes another opportunity for rest reflection and [Music] exploration beneath the pool Garden are the private bedrooms separated for privacy and quietly enjoying the uninterrupted view over the Lower Garden to the Sea their separation further reduces the overall impact of the house and cleanly divide social and private space [Music] [Music] [Music] the simple white volumes straight stone walls and light pergola planes sit comfortably in the cycladic landscape and the efficiency of their layout centered around the courtyard living space streamlines daily life vam mandra is informed by Humble catic tradition enriched by natural materiality and inspired by contemporary summer [Music] living [Music] [Music]

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Length: 8min 28sec (508 seconds)

Published: Wed Nov 08 2023