Portfolio - Sophia Neocleous

3 Residence (2016)-ccai
The interplay between indoors and outdoors
within the residence as well as the variable
of visibility and transparency are themes
investigated in this project. The house
is separated in two main volumes, the
private facing North and the communal
space where the living room, dining area
and kitchen are grouped together. An
intermediated individual volume acts as the
main entrance area dividing the public from
the private.
The communal spaces are mainly enclosed
with the use of glass panels, vertical
protection louvers facing the street and the
use of curtains. The large sliding opening
facing the exterior veranda allow for the
living room to expand to the exterior during
the summer season with ease. A small office/
play room is independently attached on
the house as a square with glass openings
in order to offer to the parents direct visual
monitoring on the kids as was requested.
The whole communal volume is covered by
steel structure with an under inclined ceiling
and in combination with the glass panel
system of sliding doors cross ventilation and
visual interest is formed.
The family bedrooms are composed
surrounding an exterior courtyard and the
master bedroom was assigned with its own
private veranda and garden.