Xerolithi Rezidencija by George Sinas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Sidabrinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award in Architektūros, pastatų ir konstrukcijų dizainas Competition Category.

SidabrinisArchitektūra· 2021

Xerolithi Rezidencija

by George Sinas

Client: Sinas Architects

Sidabrinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award Winner in Architektūra Category

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The Design

About Xerolithi Rezidencija

Namas, kuris įsilieja į natūralią aplinką. Statūs nelygūs šlaitai, išsibarstę dygliuoti krūmai, trumpos akmeninės atraminės sienelės, vietiškai vadinamos kserolitais, seniai sukurtais žemės dirbimo tikslais. Pagrindiniai namo fasadai suformuoti kaip kserolitai. Šios sienos, kurios yra lengvos kaip juostelės ore ir, atrodo, švelniai juda arčiau ir toliau nuo šlaito bei nepriklausomai viena nuo kitos, sudarydamos tarp jų gyvenamąsias erdves. Purvu ir augmenija padengtas stogas imituoja natūralų kraštovaizdį, todėl namas yra beveik nematomas.

The Recognition

About the Sidabrinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award

Xerolithi Rezidencija laimėjo Sidabrinį apdovanojimą A' Design Award, nepaprastai prestižinį pripažinimą, skiriamą aukščiausios klasės, puikiems ir įspūdingiems dizainams. Sidabro laureatai yra itin puikūs ir labai kūrybingi darbai, rodantys jų kūrėjų išskirtinę kompetenciją, talentą ir įžvalgumą. Tikimasi, kad Xerolithi Rezidencija bus nuostabus, pavyzdinis, labai profesionalus ir giliai novatoriškas kūrinys. Šis Sidabriniu apdovanojimu įvertintas dizainas yra žymus, žavimas išradimas, padedantis plėsti meno, mokslo, dizaino ir technologijų ribas. Xerolithi Rezidencija yra kūrinys, kuriam daugelis pavydi, žadinantis troškimus, teikiantis teigiamų jausmų ir sukeliantis nuostabą bei stebėjimąsi.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: When one thinks of the Greek Islands, stacked white boxes come to mind. The design challenged this morphological preconception, by imagining the main facades of the house as xerolithies, starting low and gradually developing a sufficient height. They move closer and away of the slope and independently from one another, forming spaces in between them.
The traditional bamboo pergola with its wooden raw beams in their natural color can be seen throughout the length of the house, inside and outside. The beams follow the curvy morphology, like vertebrae of a long spinal cord.
Dimensions & Packaging: The ground floor area of the house is 180sqm.
Additional 60sqm of basement area.
Tags: Architecture, Cycladic Architecture, Landscape Design, Integrated design, Summer House, Island Architecture, Greece, Aegean, Serifos, Planted Roof, Curves, Wavy Form, Stone
Production Technology: The outer shell of the structure is mainly stone. Exterior walls are 50cm thick. Concrete structural system.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this design was taming the wavy morphology. Making it sensual yet keeping the layout of the house functional.
Inspiration: The main focus of the design was to create a house that blends in its natural environment. An environment comprised of steep dirt and gravel slopes, dressed with scattered wild thorny bushes, and beautiful large rock formations. Though the most important existing elements, were the short stone retaining walls, locally called xerolithies, created a long time ago for land cultivation purposes. These walls, usually not more than a meter in height formed flat stripes of land parallel to the slope and extended along the entire surface of the hillside.
The site with its xerolithies was the spark of inspiration.
Project Duration: The project was designed in 2015.
The contraction started in 2016 and lasted until 2018.
The house is situated in Kalo Ampeli, Serifos Island, Cyclades, Greece.
Operation Flow: All spaces have been placed sequentially to spread out as long and thin as possible. The main house is separated by the bedrooms in order to create a space for the main covered veranda along the long spine of the house.
Team Members: Leader Architect: George Sinas (Sinas Architects)
Team: Maria Mamoura
Interior Decoration: Olga Ktena
Image Credits: Photographer of all images: Yiorgos Kordakis
Drawings and Renderings and sketch: George Sinas