Μία τρίτη αρχιτεκτονική δημιουργία η οποία φέρει την υπογραφή του 314 Architecture Studio έρχεται να προστεθεί στην φημισμένη οδό Λητούς στη Βουλιαγμένη, στη γειτονιά του The Margi της οικογένειας Αγιοστρατίτη.

Εδώ όπου το γραφείο Tsolka Architects με το Litous House έχει λάβει ήδη επιβλητικές θέσεις στη new era της περιοχής.

Το 314 Architecture Studio λοιπόν ετοιμάζει το The Chrysalis Residences, τέσσερις ανεξάρτητες κατοικίες στο σχήμα της πεταλούδας.

Οι πληροφορίες μας θέλουν, τις δύο εκ των τεσσάρων κατοικιών να έχουν ήδη πουληθεί.

Η πρώτη αντί του ποσού των 4,6 εκατ. ευρώ (σε αλλοδαπό ποδοσφαιριστή) ενώ το αντίτιμο της δεύτερης άγγιξε τα 6 εκατ. ευρώ.

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The Chrysalis Residences_ Vouliagmeni, Greece

The “Chrysalis Residences” is a residential project of 314 architecture studio. It is located in Vouliagmeni, Greece, very close to the sea, and it consists of four independent residences, with each one including both a basement and a top floor. As the name suggests, the design is inspired by the shape of the butterfly, whose wings extend from the properties to the garden area, providing shade for the ground floor and sea view for the top floor, where occupants can enjoy unobstructed sea views. In addition, the wings are bent in a way to provide privacy.

In ‘butterfly’, transparency is used as a bonding element between the exterior and the interior. U-glass is extensively used, replacing or camouflaging the solid walls to allow the maximum natural light to permeate the interior. At the same time, this type of glass serves as a distorting filter, blurring the movement of the occupants, adding to the dwelling’s privacy and overall atmosphere as seen from the outside.

Contrasting materials are used to amplify the residents’ interaction with the structure. Specifically, the glossiness of the u-glass is paired with the matt effect of the white cement stucco chosen for the walls, floor, and ceiling. Moreover, the rocks placed around the properties add an earthy element to the composition, with the bigger ones hiding structural elements and storing glass panels, therefore leaving only the aesthetically necessary things in sight.

The surrounding landscape is designed to complement the composition, with artificial lakes reflecting the butterfly’s organic shape, the glass surfaces, and the vegetation, while creating a feeling of seclusion and peace. Floating paths pass over the lakes and plants to connect the ground floor balconies, offering in this way an alternative route, closer to nature.

314 architecture studio

Pavlos Chatziangelides founded 314 architecture studio in 2004. He studied civil engineering in National Technical University of Athens 1996-2002 and architecture engineering in The University of Thessaly 2006-2012. In 2004 he acquired a Master of Arts degree in design. The name 314 of the studio, is inspired from the mathematic symbol π = 3,14 that is used to count the area of the circle. This reference is related to the philosophical dimension of the concept of the circle. The basic characteristic of his design beside the ecological, social and programmatic dimensions of the project, is the creation of a shell that urges the user to experience an abstraction.

Architectural Team

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Tsolka Architects> Litous House

Design Team> Marialena Tsolka, Yvette Wolbers, Sotiris Tseronis, Iris Skiathiti

Balancing elegantly over the seafront at Kavouri, Litous House is an advanced spatial arrangement in modern domestic architecture. Designed to maximize the potential of a narrow sloping site, the residence is arranged over four-storeys, released by the lightness of its steel-frame structural engineering to soar above the landscape below. Within the vertical axis an inherent transparency offers a complete engagement with the external elements and sky above, allowing the internal programming to extend outwards across multiple levels to create a stylish, open atmosphere, reminiscent of the modernist architecture of Sao Paolo.

Organized in a longitudinal direction, the house is arranged around three facades and demonstrates an artistic approach to materials throughout its visual language and composition. The entrance portico is lined with black volcanic stone, embedded with a series of angled aluminium blades that are illuminated at night to form a shimmering parade of light refraction. Arriving from the front gate portico, the promenade begins with a vertical garden that grows intertwined among layers of green glass batons, creating a delicate play of patination and shadows across the front courtyard to the formal arrangement of double-height wooden and glass paneling of the entrance facade. An ornamental pool, with mature olive tree set into an island, completes the ensemble, arranged beneath a striking angular opening that frames the blue sky above.

The language of the seaward facade is composed around nature and water. A waterfall cascades over volcanic stone from an infinity pool set into the terrace above, with skylights embedded within the pool filtering light down into the living areas beneath. Further planting of climbing ivies and jasmine softens the massing across the lower levels, lightening the architectural profile above, with a second living wall of green glass batons providing a beautiful translucent screen across the northern aspect. The living elements within the architecture typify the building’s environmental ethos, with sustainable materials specified throughout and a green roof with solar panels demonstrating the design’s sustainability credentials.The internal programming is organized to offer flexible spaces for socializing and relaxing throughout, with low stone benches arranged around the full height windows in the master bedrooms from which to enjoy the captivating views of the coastline below.