Serafides Holiday House – Platres in Cyprus by VARDASTUDIO

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Serafides Holiday House – Platres in Cyprus by VARDASTUDIO ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS

July 4th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: VARDASTUDIO ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS

House with a wooden skin

The house is located on a very steep hill in an ethnical village of Cyprus. The facades and the roof of this house comprise one entity. The ‘skin’ , the wrapping of the building, consisting of Iroko wood cladding, is open in strategic places in order to let the environment in – “window to nature”.

Image Courtesy © MARIA EFTHYMIOU

Architects: VARDASTUDIO ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS
Project: Serafides Holiday House – Platres
Location: Cyprus
Photography: MARIA EFTHYMIOU
YEAR OF COMPLETION: 2012
Software used: Revit and Autocad

Image Courtesy © MARIA EFTHYMIOU

Maximizing this effect and functional arrangement the entry of the house is placed from the top of the hill. The exterior looks rather solid and enclosed using very traditional materials and details: local stone, wood, shutters. Though the main interior is in a vertical axis the void creates continuous emotional experience through the entire house bringing the light to all floors.

Image Courtesy © MARIA EFTHYMIOU

Image Courtesy © VARDASTUDIO ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS

: Image Courtesy © VARDASTUDIO ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS

: Image Courtesy © MARIA EFTHYMIOU

: Image Courtesy © MARIA EFTHYMIOU

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Tags: Cyprus

Categories: Autocad, House, Revit

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