The “concept” of the stone volumes that constitute the villa derives from a thorough analysis of the built environment of Messinian Mani.

Architectural Design: Potiropoulos + Partners
Dimitris Potiropoulos, Liana Nella-Potiropoulou
Project Architects
Leadership: D. Potiropoulos, L. Nella-Potiropoulou
Key Members: A. Athanasiadou, K. Vassilakou
Client: TEMES S.A.
Location: Costa Navarino, Navarino Dunes, Messinia, Peloponnese, Greece
Design: 2015

The living area has a syntactic combination of the materials, as well as their texture, color and response to light.
The living area has a syntactic combination of the materials, as well as their texture, color and response to light.
A courtyard that functioned as the house's focal point, surrounded by interior spaces such as the living and dining rooms.
A courtyard that functioned as the house’s focal point, surrounded by interior spaces such as the living and dining rooms.
The bedroom, which is made up of bricks, wood, and a glass wall that provides a direct view of the pool and surrounding trees.
The bedroom, which is made up of bricks, wood, and a glass wall that provides a direct view of the pool and surrounding trees.
A poolside lounge area with a beautiful view of the long range mountain.
A poolside lounge area with a beautiful view of the long range mountain.
The main design objective was to organize around the reception areas – an indication of the “neighborhood square” – individual rocky prisms, reminiscent of earth “fragments”
The main design objective was to organize around the reception areas – an indication of the “neighborhood square” – individual rocky prisms, reminiscent of earth “fragments”
The “concept” of the stone volumes that constitute the villa derives from a thorough analysis of the built environment of Messinian Mani.
The “concept” of the stone volumes that constitute the villa derives from a thorough analysis of the built environment of Messinian Mani.
A nighttime view of a stone volume house with a turquoise reflection from the pool and a wonderful sky view.
A nighttime view of a stone volume house with a turquoise reflection from the pool and a wonderful sky view.

The “concept” of the stone volumes that constitute the villa derives from a thorough analysis of the built environment of Messinian Mani.

The main design objective was to organize around the reception areas – an indication of the “neighborhood square” – individual rocky prisms, reminiscent of earth “fragments”.

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These distinct volumes serve certain functions. The relation of solid elements (the stone prisms) to the “voids” between them (the transparent features) is a dialogue between light and shadow, near and far vistas, and finally between “public” and more private space.

By employing a straightforward constructional expression, the architectural composition investigates the syntactic combination of the materials, as well as their texture, color and response to light.

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