House 7
Hydra

  The major sources of inspiration for the design of this house were the walls on the island of Hydra and the neighbourhoods clustered around its port. Gikas' paintings were also a generating force. The house is essentially an undulating stone wall that penetrates an enclosure inscribed within a square. The wall divides the living areas from the bedrooms, which are located on another level and are expressed as independent pavilions related both to each other and to the overall concept. The roofs are designed to resemble the hulls of boats. The formal expression and fenestration of the bedrooms reinterpret the house facades of Hydra, in contrast to the more contemporary look of the living spaces.

Design collaborator and drawings: AIek Zarifian
Model: B Bambakian
Below : Planometric; ground floor plan, site plan