Α linear development, aligned and oriented between the sea and the mountain, resulting to a simple rectangular outline, integrated into the olive grove of Mani. All rooms are orientated towards the dual view, having large openings to the Messinian bay and smaller ones to the Taygetos mountain.
At the endings of the linear movement, the pool area and the private veranda of the master bedroom are placed.
The house develops in 2 levels. A solid partly basement level, housing the guest rooms and secondary spaces which serves as a footing for the second level consisting out of a light steel construction, housing the main spaces of the house. The roof is simply leaning on the steel frames and sliding towards the linear axis, creating spaces and transcending the boundaries of indoor and outdoor. A dominant stone wall along the Northeast side of the house, creates the boundary to the mountain side. Along the main facade, sliding wooden shades are chosen as architectural elements, in order to protect the house from the southwestern orientation. As a result the elevation changes in accordance to the sunlight conditions.
The owner of the house has an import company for furniture and decoration items and she made the interior & exterior decoration of the house. The garden, which was also a critical factor for the owner, combines the local flora with more tropical trees and plants following the existing olive grove.

PROJECT
Residence P&M

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Mani, Greece

ARCHITECTURAL STUDY
3harchitects
Nikitas Hatzimihalis, Ioanna Holeva