Located in northern Kythera overlooking Cape Maleas, the residence is organized in two volumes arranged perpendicularly, enclosing the pool and opening to the southeast. The ground floor hosts living areas, kitchen, dining and auxiliary spaces, with an office and guesthouse positioned 0.50 m lower. The upper floor contains the master bedroom and opens onto the guesthouse roof terrace.
The design draws from the island’s vernacular architecture and its Peloponnesian influences, reinterpreting them through contemporary proportions and restrained material choices. An elongated dressed-stone volume anchors the building to the landscape, intersected by a smaller white lime-plastered volume; dual and single-pitch roofs tie the composition together. A metal pergola shades the eastern façade, while the pool aligns with the natural topography and views toward Cape Maleas, establishing a clear axial relationship between interior and landscape.
Landscape interventions remain minimal: restoration of the traditional dry-stone wall, discreet pathways, shaded parking, and two new gates. The project maintains the original terrain, local vegetation, and the Mediterranean character of the site.
Location: Kythera
Design - Construction: 2021-2023