Residence in Dionisos / Desypri&Misiaris Architecture

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 04 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Nestled on the northern slope of Mount Penteli, amidst the serene pine-covered neighborhoods of Rea, lies the “Residence in Dionysos”. The project aims to respond to modern lifestyle while simultaneously evokes the sense of protection and familiarity of a primitive “cave refuge”.

Monolith House / Desypri&Misiaris Architecture

Andreas Luco — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 02:00:00 +0000

THE LAND. “Stone everywhere. Stone in the cobbled streets, the tower houses and the churches. An enormous stone is the entire Mani, which you need three lives to see. One for the mountains, one for the sea and one for the people”. Anonymous traveler in Mani. THE ARCHITECTURE - TWO LONELY TOWERS IN THE LANDSCAPE. The main ‘idea’ of the project was to acknowledge and be inspired by a special feature of Mani’s residential forms – the ‘Ksemonia’ (meaning ‘the one who has been left alone’), which were lonely towers or small residential complexes standing alone in the rugged landscape of Mani, and operating as shelters or observation points. From afar, these stone-built towers appear as just one more element of the land, like monolithic outbursts from the soil, yet their very existence records the imprint of the turbulent life of the traditional Mani on this remarkable landscape.

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Residence in Dionisos / Desypri&Misiaris Architecture

Monolith House / Desypri&Misiaris Architecture