This complex of three vacation villas is situated on a plot with 180 * view, in Lixouri, Kefalonia.The buildings are shaped as monolithic “cubes” while rendered with a diversity of materials. By splitting the building’s scale and with the parallel use of horizontal and vertical elements, the building is harmonized with the human scale, framing the views and at the same time providing security and privacy.
A key element featuring in all three houses is double pitched roof, an important element of the traditional architecture of Kefalonia. The roof is being reproduced as a form in the exterior, expanding the living spaces, offering shading at the same time, through its structure, while creating an interesting interaction of light and shadow and intensifying the sense of interior and exterior spaces into a single entity.
The selected materials reproduce in a sense the traditional architectural standards, while the villas’ forms oppose the respective traditional forms, creating a very interesting contrast and diversity of forms and textures. Thus, the building’s base, as the most solid element, as well as the pools and supporting walls, are built from local stone with white mortar, while the building itself is finished with coloured plaster.
