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Architects: Kapsimalis Architects
- Area: 100 m²
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Vangelis Paterakis
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Manufacturers: Novamix, Koufomata, Marble Factory
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Text description provided by the architects. The summer house is located in the traditional village of Oia on the island of Santorini. It consists of a cave-house inside the volcanic earth and a small exterior house at the upper level. A twisted exterior stairway connects the main pedestrian on the top with both levels ending up to the main yard with the infinity pool.
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Inside the cave-house there are a sitting room with a small kitchen, two en suite bedrooms, a hammam and a sauna. The exterior yard of the cave-house has been designed as a platform looking the volcano-sea view. An infinity pool, a semi open vaulted space aside (used for dining and lounge exterior facilities) and small sitting corners are the parts of this platform.
![Summer Cave House in Santorini / Kapsimalis Architects - Table, Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59b2/91e3/b22e/3848/cc00/0366/newsletter/s18.jpg?1504874967)
The main idea of the proposal is the exploitation of the existing cave-house’s amorphous curves into a sculptural living space and the design of an exterior platform with a pool hanging on the volcanic cliffs. The opposing feelings of shadow and light and the sense of immersion in the earth and suspension in the void result as a transition from the closeness of the cave-house to the openness of the yard.
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The design of the summer house is totally integrated in the volcanic landscape and the cubistic architecture of Santorini in a more contemporary twist.
![Summer Cave House in Santorini / Kapsimalis Architects - Arcade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/59b2/91f4/b22e/38f8/9500/051b/newsletter/s19.jpg?1504874984)
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The main material used for the reconstruction of the cave-house and for the support of the volcanic cliffs is ‘’gunite’’, a mixture of cement, sand, and water applied through a pressure hose, producing a dense hard layer of concrete. Volcanic stones and white plaster is used for the construction of theinterior and exterior walls. Light beige marble and cement plaster for the floors.
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Product Description. Cement plaster used in the interior of the cave house is a traditional technique that brings out the plasticity of space.
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