Summer Story Ọrụ Bụ́ Isi: Ụlọ Otu Ezinụlọ by Natalia Kokosalaki

Summer Story Ọrụ Bụ́ Isi: Ụlọ Otu Ezinụlọ by Natalia Kokosalaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ụlọ Owu, Ụlọ na Ihe Owuwu Competition Category.

BronzỤlọ Owu· 2023

Summer Story Ọrụ Bụ́ Isi: Ụlọ Otu Ezinụlọ

by Natalia Kokosalaki

Client: Kokosalaki | Architecture

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ụlọ Owu Category

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The Design

About Summer Story Ọrụ Bụ́ Isi: Ụlọ Otu Ezinụlọ

Ederede Akwụkwọ: Summer Story bụ ụlọ otu ezinụlọ dị na Roustika, Crete, n'ala ugwu Lefka Ori. Ewuru ụlọ a maka di na nwunye ndị France iji nabata nnukwu ezinụlọ gbasapụrụ agbasapụ n'oge okpomọkụ. Nnukwu ọnụ ụzọ nkume nwere nkuku na-eduba n'ime obí e gbachiri agbachi, na-echetakwa ụlọ ndị Venetian nke agwaetiti a. E ji nkume mpaghara na ọcha ọdọ acha (ocher) rụọ ya, ebe windo, ọnụ ụzọ, na mkpuchi windo ka e ji osisi mee. Ndị ǹka mpaghara rụrụ ngwongwo e wunyere n'ime ụlọ ahụ. E jikọtara ụdị ọdịnala Cretan na usoro nke oge a, mee ka ụlọ ahụ dịka a ga-asị na ọ nọworị ebe ahụ site na mgbe ochie.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Summer Story Ọrụ Bụ́ Isi: Ụlọ Otu Ezinụlọ meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Summer Story Ọrụ Bụ́ Isi: Ụlọ Otu Ezinụlọ ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Summer Story Ọrụ Bụ́ Isi: Ụlọ Otu Ezinụlọ na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: At the foot of the Lefka Ori mountains in Crete, a French couple decided to house their large extended family and spend their summers in a pure Cretan environment. The large arched entrance leading to an enclosed courtyard revives memories of the Venetians who left their mark on the island. We wanted to create a typical Cretan home - simple, distinguished, and very proud, and combined it with a contemporary design approach, to create a home as if it had always been there.
Dimensions & Packaging: 250 square meter building on a 4700 square meter plot of land
Tags: Summer house, Crete, Greece, Traditional, Minimal, Slow living
Production Technology: Environmental and site analysis dictated the orientation of the house in relationship to the prime views and the position of the sun. Local stone and ocher were used in the construction, and all built in furniture was built by local craftsmen. In keeping with the traditional Cretan architecture the windows, doors, and shutters are all made of wood.
Design Challenge: The client wanted to incorporate both the traditional architectural language of the area, but use modern construction techniques in order to create a home that fits into the landscape, to make it feel as if it has always been there.
Research: Type: Environmental analysis. Objectives: To orient and integrate the design into the site. Methodology: Solar and wind analysis using computational tools, view selection and framing from site visit. Data Tools Used: Energy Plus weather data for analysis and solar paths; historical wind data; site visits and research on local architecture. Participants: Full office team. Result: Environmental analysis optimized the design, historical research allowed for selection of construction materials and methods. Effect: The design respects the local architectural language, integrating it fully in its environment, and promoting local artists and craftsmen.
Inspiration: The brief was composed as if it was a first page of a novel, narrating a summer day in this imaginary Cretan house and its rural environment. It describes the various spaces of the house and the surrounding large garden. Immediately, the direct relation between inside and outside became the focus of our concept. Cretan life is well connected with the earth, the outdoors, the olive trees, and we were keen to sustain this throughout our design.
Project Duration: Construction of the house in Roustika, Crete, was completed in 2018.
Operation Flow: The large stone arched entrance connects the outside with the inner courtyard and acts as a central focus point for the house, promoting the idea of indoor and outdoor living.
Team Members: Architect: Natalia Kokosalaki
Image Credits: Photographer: George Messaritakis