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Mourέlo Cretan Food & Drink Philosophy in Heraklion, Greece by IT’S A TRAP SPACE

Thursday, July 11th, 2019

Article source: IT’S A TRAP SPACE

Facing the gorgeous coast of Heraklion Beach stands the Hotel-Restaurant Mourέlo Cretan Food & Drink Philosophy. Known for their high-end work and clever use of scale and forms, the project at hand brings forth a familiar sense of luxury with a welcome minimalist sensibility as a twist.

Mourέlo Cretan Food & Drink Philosophy outer shell is a strong homage to Modernism accentuated by strong clean lines. It exudes an old-school feeling to an undeniably contemporary architectural.

Image Courtesy © Studio Photomax

Architects: IT’S A TRAP SPACE
Project: Mourέlo Cretan Food & Drink Philosophy
Location: Heraklion, Greece
Photography: Studio Photomax
Founder: Moraitakis Constantinos
Year: 2019
Status: Completed

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Meeting the Sea Through Memory in Heraklion, Greece by Oiio Architecture studio

Saturday, November 19th, 2011

Article source: Oiio Architecture studio

Arsenali of Heraklio
2nd Place in National architectural competition for the ‘Regeneration and Reuse of the Western Historical Docks and their surroundings’, Municipality of the City of Heraklion, 2011.

Facing all the demands that emerge from the restoration of the Western Arsenali the compositional process tackles to organize the articulation of a visually legible cultural hub at the point where the old city meets the sea.