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Sea Pavillion
Panagiotis Voumvakis

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The residence is located on the south side of Paros Island. It is south facing, with sea and the entrance is from the north side. The particularity of this plot is its location. It is located on a cape with views from all four orientations.

photo_credit Panagiotis Voumvakis
Panagiotis Voumvakis
photo_credit Panagiotis Voumvakis
Panagiotis Voumvakis

Due to this peculiarity and topography, a house was designed allowing views through the house to the sea and the peninsula. Borrowing elements from the late modernism architecture, translated and designed on a piece of land next to the sea, the residence forms a large, covered surface resting on walls, that acts as panels, defining views and places of inhabitation.

photo_credit Panagiotis Voumvakis
Panagiotis Voumvakis
photo_credit Panagiotis Voumvakis
Panagiotis Voumvakis

The water elements, the courtyards, the planting are organized through and under the living surface, unifying the sea, the beach, the landscape with the living spaces.
The walls work with the roof panels to stimulate movement and shape the architectural promenade space. This movement through the elements initiates a progress of discovery during living experience, offering new perspectives and material details previously invisible.

photo_credit Panagiotis Voumvakis
Panagiotis Voumvakis
photo_credit Panagiotis Voumvakis
Panagiotis Voumvakis

The interiors are shaped by local architecture, the spirit, history, and nature of the place, but also by the personality and needs of the customers.

photo_credit Panagiotis Voumvakis
Panagiotis Voumvakis
photo_credit Panagiotis Voumvakis
Panagiotis Voumvakis

The strength of the place, its nature and its light, led to the use of entirely natural materials and colors. On the floor a Mediterranean stone, lightly hammered, laid in an intricate and characteristic pattern, covers all the interior and exterior floors, softening the dazzling white of the walls. The wood in cold color of all the furniture brings nature into the residence. The terracotta tiles in bright Mediterranean colors characterize the bathrooms. The lighting is extremely discreet to avoid interference with the magic of the moon and stars at night.

photo_credit Panagiotis Voumvakis
Panagiotis Voumvakis
photo_credit Panagiotis Voumvakis
Panagiotis Voumvakis

The reference to the Greek summer is evident in the way the spaces are not unambiguously defined and is like flowing towards the landscape and the sea. The dwelling is an interpretation – a borrowing of elements from the principles of modernism (so associated with Cycladic architecture) with the aim of unifying and erasing the boundaries between natural and inhabited space.

photo_credit react architects
react architects
photo_credit react architects
react architects

Project credits

Lead Architects
Collaborator Architect
Application Study
Interior Architect
Landscape Architects
Flooring

Product spec sheet

Wooden frames
accoya frame by kritikos wood
Custom pergolas
Carpentry

Project data

Project Year
2021
Building Area
360 m2
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