House 6
Antiparos

    This is a large house combining living and work areas. It is laid out on three levels as a highly articulated volumetric village-like structure. These stereometric shapes are inscribed within a rectangular prism-envelope defined by the architrave-cornice, with both the external and internal stairs weaving through the volumes and connecting the various levels and spaces. Terraces exist at all levels, establishing a strong relationship between the interior and exterior spaces of the house. This open formal configuration evolved in deliberate antithesis to the fortified district of the kastro of Antiparos: it was nevertheless inspired by the strong geometry of the citadel of Paros and the Monastery of Longovarda.

Design collaborator, drawings and model: Douglas Sung
Photo: Tony Nagelmann
Below : Axonometric, cutaway axonometric, ground floor plan, first floor plan