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Project • By TAKA + PARTNERS • Apartments
AL MARE COMPLEX | CORFU RESIDENCES
The Al Mare Complex is a unique residential complex with a total area of 8,000 square meters, strategically located at the port of Corfu. It consists of two buildings, each four stories high, with a total of thirty-two apartments. On each floor, there are eight apartments, ranging from 70 to 150 square meters. On the ground floor of the buildings, there are both apartments and shops, while the two-level underground section includes parking with a total of one hundred parking spaces and additional storage areas.
TAKA+PARTNERS
Due to its geographical location, the port of Corfu has played a decisive role in trade since ancient times, continuously adapting to the prevailing conditions. This adaptation represents an ongoing dialogue betwe... More
Project • By Alumil S.A • Private Houses
Z House
The creation of a residence in a location with strong natural element is always a big challenge. On an olive grove of the northeastern side of Corfu Island, this challenge became an opportunity to design a house that is in line with its exterior and inspires with its minimal lines.
Z House provided the architect Maria Doxa the perfect “canvas” to “paint” a villa using the “colors” of Corfu hills and Ionian Sea. In the structure of the building, three long volumes stand out. The lower stone volume is at the back of the site and retains the inclination of the surface. The two other smaller volumes complement the stone - the one over it and the other in front of it - forming the construction, so as to creat... More
Project • By BAUMIT • Private Houses
House H
A holiday house capturing its site’s features, rock formations, mature wild olive trees and spectacular views towards Ionian Sea. Upon a concrete base with an overhanging pool sit the walls, roof and canopy made from prefabricated timber.
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The holiday house is located on a sea front plot on the western coast of an island, a site shaped by rock formations, a mature wild olive trees’ grove and spectacular views towards the Ionian Sea. The design aims to create a single-storey house engulfing the existing tall olive trees with a minimum impact on terrain and nature. The trees’ foliage in combination with a cantilevering parabolic timber canopy function as a climatic moderator offering comfortable, protected space... More