Twist House Private Residence by Tzokas Architects |
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| DESIGN NAME: Twist House PRIMARY FUNCTION: Private Residence INSPIRATION: The evolution of the dwelling of the human beings, starting from the cave, passing to one level stone buildings and ending up to a light flying volume above the ground. Main concern was to recycle the obtained ground materials, such as the stone and respecting the trees, in order to have as less impact as possible to the nature, while focusing totally to the perfect view. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The building rises through the land. The obtained stones become the ground floor volumes and the lighter second volume stands on them. The three level house involves the stages thought which the human being inhabits the nature. From the upper level he observes it, from the ground level he gets acquainted to it and finally through the underground he inhabits it. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The building rises through the land and its underground part, with the playroom and gym, leads to the pool. The two stone volumes, which follow the topography of the hill, in one part are disrupted to give the most honorable place to a certain olive tree and they host the living room and kitchen in one of them and the guest room in the other. A white volume comes to bridge the two stone structures, following the ideal view towards the castle with the two independent bedrooms. A hidden outer staircase slides outside of the white volume and leads to the rooftop, which offers a 360 degree view to the visitors. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The house is located in an olive groove in the Southwest Peloponnese, and has a direct view towards the castle of Methoni. FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Architecture, Building and Structure Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Ground which becomes stone and stone which becomes sand. Theoretically nothing is lost and everything is recycled. The ground get shape into a basement, the stone gives form to the ground floor and the plaster stands delicately above them, shaping the second level. The continuity between interior and exterior spaces is reinforced by the floor to ceiling openings and the floor tiles which extend towards the outer space. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Total area of the residence is 485m² of which, 222m² basement, 160m² ground floor and 103m² first level, with a maximum height 7.70m. The swimming pool surface is 60m². TAGS: tzokas architects, single house, residential, house, minimal, messinia, architecture, greece, pool, sea view, RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Main goal was the perfect view to the castle and everything else facing the opposite direction was supposed to be solid with narrow openings. The minimum footprint on the ground and the preservation of the existing landscape, was the second approach. By keeping the above points, the challenge was to fit it to our clients brief. CHALLENGE: Principal request was to propose a project that had to respect the natural contest and in the meanwhile to be contemporary. Furthermore the project had to respect by law the old existing building permit of a totally different project, regarding the covering surface to the plot, the total volume and the square meters of the house. The underground "cave" was the solution to the clients necessity for more living space. ADDED DATE: 2021-02-27 11:16:04 TEAM MEMBERS (4) : Arch. Athanasios TZOKAS, Arch. Fotis DALIANIS, C. Eng. Giorgos GEORGIADIS and Arch. Kelly FILIPPOPOULOU IMAGE CREDITS: TZOKAS architects 2021 |
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NAME: TZOKAS architects PROFILE: TZOKAS architects is a creative team of architects and engineers with long experience in planning and constructing residential and professional buildings. Being in constant contact with our clients enable us not only to fully understand their needs, but also to analyse together all possible alternatives with an objective to conclude to a unique solution specifically dedicated on our clients’ style and needs. By this approach we are able to meet the requirements of any assignment. Each project is faced separately, taking into account the functionality, the structural adequacy and the cost of each project as well as its compliance with the environment. In doing so, we create spaces of minimal layout consistent with each specific landscape and plot. We undertake not only the design of the project but also the administration and supervision of the construction which gives the advantage of constant quality control during the entire design and construction process. Emphasizing in detail, our goal is to create architectural projects of unique character that are to be used as a quality point of reference. |
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Twist House Private Residence by Tzokas Architects is Winner in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category, 2020 - 2021.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Tzokas Architects. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Tzokas Architects. |
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