Article source: tense architecture network

The field is elongated, rural, planted with olive trees. The land is dominant. –How could a residence rise out of the ground, how could it be confined to a roof? The residence is its roof. A 60 meters long one. While approaching the plot, it can be perceived as a slightly elevated strip of earthy crust in front of the distant mountains of Euboea. It can be walked on. The roof is born from and returns back to the ground; it is planted likewise: helichrysum, drosanthemum, lavender, gauras, thyme. The roof’s shape is rhomboid and the living space is hosted under its central, maximum width area, while the sleeping quarters occupy the edges.

Image Courtesy © Filippo Poli

• Architects: tense architecture network
• Project: Sikamino House
• Location: Greece
• Photography: Filippo Poli
  
• Project Team: Tilemachos Andrianopoulos, Kostas Mavros
  
• Collaborating Architect: Thanos Bampanelos
• Project Team: Tilemachos Andrianopoulos, Kostas Mavros

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