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House 5
Patmos
This house is sited on the south-west boundary of Chora, on axis with the monastery
of St John and the convent of the Evangelismos. A twin tower, it 'signals' the termination of the urban fragment of the town in this
direction, in the same spirit as the old windmills that still stand nearby. The plan and formal expression differ from the typical Chora house in order to establish a different kind of relationship with the surroundings and views.
Nevertheless, reference is made to the modularity of the buildings in Chora and to the undulations of the
bastion-like wall of the monastery. The Aegean in general is the main inspiration for this project.
The staircases are placed on the north edge of the house; the external stair to the roof terrace picks up the approach path and gives it ceremonial expression. The space in front of the house is to be landscaped in the form of a threshing floor - a reminder of the previous use of the land. Terraces rising like the tiers in an open theatre
lead from this level to the house.
Design
collaborator and drawings : Douglas Sung
Model
: Chiuman Wong
Below
: Axonometric, ground floor plan
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