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HouseinTzia
OntheCycladicislandofKea,astonehouseissetintoasteephilsideoverlookingthe
AegeanSea.Thegeometryofthebuildingfolowsthatofthelandscape,mimickingthe
stoneretainingwalstypicaloftheGreekisland.
ThehouseisasummerresidencesituatedwithinasecludednaturalareaofaGreekCycladicIsland.Thestrongtopographicalchangesofthesuroundinglandscaperepresent
atthesametimetheconceptualsourceandguidelineforthearchitecturalidea.
Thehouse-placedparaleltotheview ofthesea-isorganizedasasequenceofrooms,
rangingfrom outdoortopartialycoveredtocompletelyenclosedspaces.Thesevolumes
createcinematicframesofthesuroundinglandscape,theAegeanSeaandneighboringislands.Duetothesteeptopography,thebacksideofthehouseissubmergedwithin
thelandscape,whileitsfrontisexposedentirelytowardstheview andthepool.Alsupportfunctionsofthehouseareplacedalongthebackwalalowingmovementand
viewswithinthehouseandtowardsthelandscape.
Theuseoftexturesasastructuralandvisualframeisintendedasacontemporaryinterpretationofatraditionalstonehouse.Thisreinterpretationoftraditionalbuildingtechniquesisalsorelatedtotheintegrationofactiveandpasivetechniquesforheating,
coolingandenergygeneration.
Thehousedesignedasastrongandyetminimalcontrasttoitssuroundinglandscape.
Throughthiscontrastandtheembeddingofhiddenprinciples,thefocusislaiduponthe
maximum experienceofthelandscapeitself.
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