Two-storey detached house

in Ano Dasos Chaidari

It is a newly built residence on a steep slope in the Upper Forest Hill of Chaidari. Both the high altitude difference and the unlimited view of the urban landscape call for the need to place as many spaces on the building’s main view. The south-east orientation allows large openings to be placed without affecting the building energy-wise if the aim is to provide Α+ energy class.

The dwelling unfolds in four levels: basement, ground floor, floor and loft has an unorthodox arrangement of the spaces as it is decided that the rooms will be placed on the ground floor while the all day relaxation spaces at the floor level. The aim is for bedrooms to have direct contact with the ground and planting providing a safe game to young children in the family. At the same time, the all day relaxation spaces are placed on the floor level with a purpose.

The living room with large glass windows on either side serves as an observatory to both the urban landscape (front view) and the natural landscape – forest (rear view). To highlight this use, an interesting geometry game is created by projecting the volume of the living room almost at the edge of the building line, giving a sense of telescope.  

Project details

Architectural design, Construction, Management:

Concept Studio - Leonidas Maniotis, Eleni Pelekanaki

Structural design: Concept Studio

E/M design: KNS Engineering Nikolaos Spyridis

Lighting design: Halo Architectural Lighting

Texts: Concept Studio

Photos: George Fakaros

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Concrete: LAFARGE

Wood cladding: ELEFTHERIOS MOUSTAKAS

Buzon Pedestals: DAPELIXI

Security systems: GIORGOS DIMAS