Pure-C

Agios Nikolaos, Crete

Pure-C is a two-level residence of 360 sq.m. located on the eastern side of Crete on the headland of a small peninsula in the bay of Mirabello. The topography of the area is intense and rocky, while the vegetation is low. The sea practically surrounds the plot offering views from all three sides of the house. Two separate prismatic white volumes are separated from each other in order to create the entrance, the water corridor to the view and the patio around which the vertical and horizontal movements of the house take place.

The northern volume houses the daytime living, while the southern volume houses the night-time living. The correlation of the interior spaces with the exterior and semi-outdoor spaces was an important design parameter. In the "open" state of the house, a single semi-outdoor space is thus created, with no vertical boundaries to the view.

Project details

Architectural design: Action Constructing

Team design: Emmanuel Velivasakis, George Velivasakis, Vasiliki Velivasaki

Structural design: Zervos Consulting Engineers, Action Constructing

Interior Design: Action Constructing – Eleni Koundouraki

Lighting Design: Action Constructing

E/M design: Action Constructing, Diodos S.A.

Construction: Action Constructing

Photos: George Iliakis