House of the Breathing Void ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ by Sylvia Georgiadou and Katerina Vagianou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ, ᱤᱢᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱲᱚᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ· 2026
House of the Breathing Void ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ
by Sylvia Georgiadou and Katerina Vagianou
Client: ATHES architects
A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ Category
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About House of the Breathing Void ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ
House of the Breathing Void ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱡᱷᱤ ᱮᱴᱨᱤᱭᱟᱢ (atrium) ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱪᱟᱨᱦᱩᱸᱫᱽᱨᱮ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱮᱴᱨᱤᱭᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱠᱷᱩᱞᱟᱹ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱞᱮᱠᱟ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸᱨᱮ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱥᱟᱦᱡᱮ ᱛᱮ ᱦᱤᱨᱤ ᱵᱤᱨᱤᱭᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱤᱥᱛᱷᱤᱛᱤ ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟ᱾ ᱮᱴᱨᱤᱭᱟᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱦᱨᱮ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱨᱮ ᱡᱟᱹᱣᱜᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱨᱚᱯᱚᱲ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱚᱞᱚᱵᱟᱭᱩ ᱥᱚᱸᱜᱮ ᱢᱤᱫᱚᱜ (bioclimatic) ᱱᱤᱭᱚᱢ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱚᱠᱟᱨᱮ ᱦᱮᱸᱫᱮ ᱥᱮᱫ (ᱫᱚᱠᱷᱤᱱ) ᱥᱮᱫ ᱥᱟᱺᱦᱤᱡ ᱛᱮ ᱥᱤᱧ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣᱟ, ᱯᱮᱥᱤᱵᱷ ᱞᱚᱞᱚ (passive heating) ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱟᱠᱨᱤᱛᱤᱠ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱦᱤᱨᱤᱵᱤᱨᱤ ᱛᱮᱛᱟᱝᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱛᱮᱜᱮ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱱᱟᱠᱚᱱᱤ (ᱰᱟᱭᱟᱜᱚᱱᱟᱞ) ᱨᱩᱯ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ, ᱚᱠᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱞᱚᱵᱟᱭᱩ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱥᱮᱫ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱛᱮᱞᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
House of the Breathing Void ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ House of the Breathing Void ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The “House of the Breathing Void” is conceived as a sanctuary of openness, a dwelling that breathes, listens, and connects. Anchored between earth and sky, the house establishes a continuous dialogue between interior and exterior, shaped by climate, light, and Mediterranean lifestyle. At its center lies an atrium, the open heart of the home, where air, light, and life circulate freely, forming both the emotional and environmental core.
- Inspiration
- The Atrium was the concept inspiration of the project. The house was conceived through bioclimatic principles, its geometry shaped by a clear southern orientation that captures sunlight, enhances passive heating, and invites natural ventilation. From this dual idea, the atrium and the orientation toward the sun, a diagonal gesture arose in the building’s form, a spatial and climatic response that defines its identity. Here, light becomes both material and structure, carving paths through the interior.
- Team Members
- SYLVIA GEORGIADOU
KATERINA VAGIANOU
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