Τhe geometry of an olive grove inspired Maria Doxa Architecture studio’s team, who used it as a guide for the layout of the plan of VNN project. Six building volumes are nested among the olive trees, with a Mediterranean garden spreading around them. Range of natural materials in earthy tones, used for the exterior spaces of the house, achieve a visual connection of the built with the natural environment of Paros island. 

-text by the architects

On a seaside estate with olive trees, vineyards and conifers, this family holiday home for three generations was designed with the geometry of the olive grove as a guide for the layout of its buildings, which are nested among the olive trees. 

Of the four buildings, two were placed parallel to the planting lines of the olive trees, and the other two at 45 degrees, at the diagonals of the olive grove, on axis with the view to the two characteristic hills of southeastern Paros.

Throughout the design, emphasis was placed on the interconnection of the Mediterranean garden with the building volumes and the water elements. 

The range of materials used for the outdoor living spaces has been expanded to include a variety of textures, sizes, geometries, and colours: exposed stonework and plastered white volumes, cobblestones and cast pebble floors with marble borders in earthy tones, sand-blasted marble floors, mosaic tiles, cement and terrazzo floors, and wood. 

The alternation of material finishes of the exterior built surfaces resonates with the variety and mixing of the species of the Mediterranean garden in a natural way. 

Hand-crafted details in iron, marble, ceramic and stone create visual focal points.

Credits & Details
Project: Private Vacation Home (Design, Permit, Construction,Documentation, Supervision)
Location: Paros, Cycladic Islands, Greece
Surface: 900 sqm
Year: 2017-2018
Architects: M. Doxa, C.Sgouridou, M.Chantzopoulou
Structural engineer: A. Kottikas, M. Kyriazis
Mechanical engineer: M. Kafetzopoulos
Landscape design: E. Papadimitriou
Photography: L. Nikolaidou
Construction: 2018-2020
Status: Completed