Villa Messenia

Blending the elegance of a chic urban retreat with the all-natural feel and openness of an idyllic getaway, this residence in Messenia, Greece was designed for a client and their extended family as a vacation home.

Block722 worked with an existing building shell, masterminding the entire interior concept, including surfaces and treatments, furniture, fittings, and bespoke elements. The result is a high-specification house defined by the effortless luxury that comes with a confident, design-led, serene environment steeped in nature.

The property is located on a generous, sloped, seaside plot. The building is set towards the top of the site, yet still sits comfortably away from the estate’s borders, remaining discreet and near invisible from the street. The surroundings are engulfed in native, Mediterranean vegetation, including an olive grove, which both enriches the vistas and enhances the residents’ connection with nature. It also cleverly conceals the home from prying eyes.

Project details

Interior design and styling: Block722

Architecture (initial study): Christos Vlachos and Wip Architects

Art Direction: Block722

Lighting Design: Skia Lighting, Gruppo Linea Light, Block722, Anastasia Philippopoulou

Landscape Design and Planting: Outside landscape architecture

Project Implementation and Onsite Management: Detale Architecture and Engineering

Building Efficiency and Applied Technologies Design: Detale Architecture and Engineering

Detailed Construction Design: Block722, Detale Architecture and Engineering

Photos: Gaelle Le Boulicaut

Suppliers advertised in this issue

Furniture: AVAX

Wooden constructions: DIEDRON