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Residence in Crete, Greece by tense architecture network_TAN

Tuesday, November 20th, 2018

Article source: tense architecture network_TAN

Work nominated for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, Mies van Der Rohe Award 2017.

The location, on a small hill, is privileged. The longitudinal field is open to the south and the view of mountain Youhtas. -How can a linear residence deal with the intense cretan light? The house necessarily unfolds along the south side, the side of the sun: through a double curvature the building is bend by the power of the sun’s path from east to west.

Image Courtesy © Petros Perakis

Architects: tense architecture network_TAN
Project: Residence in Crete
Location: Crete, Greece
Photography: Petros Perakis
Project Team: Tilemachos Andrianopoulos, Kostas Mavros. Collaborating architects: Thanos Bampanelos, Grigoris Stavridakis
Structural Design: Athanasios Kontizas, Stathis Tzouanakis
Building Technology: Arvanitis Spiros

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Block of Summer houses at Elounda, Crete by Kalliope Kontozoglou Architects

Saturday, May 3rd, 2014

Article source: Kalliope Kontozoglou Architects

On a steep hillside plot, with an amazing view of the Elounda bay and the Spinalongaisland, a complex of four groups of summerhouses of varying size (80-100 m²) was designed.

The concept was to organize the built volumes and the open spaces in-between like a piece of textile laid on the ground. The two are interwoven. In order to create enough diversity and excite the future owners’ interest four distinct types were created, which were multiplied by the use of different external colors, materials and orientation.