Summer Story Ile Kan Ṣoṣo Fun Idile by Natalia Kokosalaki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìkọ́lé, Ilé àti Ètò Competition Category.
IdẹÌkọ́lé· 2023
Summer Story Ile Kan Ṣoṣo Fun Idile
Client: Kokosalaki | Architecture
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award Winner in Ìkọ́lé Category
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About Summer Story Ile Kan Ṣoṣo Fun Idile
Summer Story jẹ́ ilé kan ṣoṣo fún ìdílé kan ní Roustika, Crete, ní ẹsẹ̀ àwọn òkè Lefka Ori. A kọ́ ilé náà fún tọkọtaya ọmọ Faranse kan láti gba ìdílé ńlá jọ nígbà ẹ̀ẹ̀rùn. Ẹnu-ọ̀nà onígbàrì-ìdíkọ́ ńlá kan tí a fi òkúta ṣe ń darí sí àgbàlá tí a há mọ́, ó sì ń ránni létí àwọn ilé ará Venice ti erékùṣù náà. A lo òkúta agbègbè àti amọ̀ pupa (ocher), àwọn fèrèsé, ìlẹ̀kùn àti fèrèsé-ìdí ni a sì fi igi ṣe. Àwọn oníṣọ̀nà agbègbè ni wọ́n ṣe àwọn ohun-èlò tí a kọ́ sínú ilé náà. Àwọn ọ̀nà ìṣe Cretan ìbílẹ̀ ni a so pọ̀ mọ́ ọ̀nà ìsìnsìnyí, tó fi jẹ́ pé ilé náà dà bí ẹni pé ó ti wà níbẹ̀ nígbà gbogbo.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award
Summer Story Ile Kan Ṣoṣo Fun Idile jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó tayọ tí wọ́n yàtọ̀ nípasẹ̀ ìṣẹ̀dá, àrékérekè àti ọgbọ́n inú. Àwọn olùborí Idẹ jẹ́ àwọn ohun èlò tó ní ìjáfáfá gan-an tí wọ́n sì ní ìṣẹ̀dá tó yani lẹ́nu tí wọ́n ń ṣe ẹ̀rí ìrírí gbígbòòrò, ìrònú àti ọgbọ́n àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé Summer Story Ile Kan Ṣoṣo Fun Idile yóò jẹ́ ohun tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó jẹ́ ti ọ̀jáfáfá lọ́nà tó ṣe pàtàkì tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Idẹ A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ nínú iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ jọ, ó sì tayọ nítorí àfiyèsí rẹ̀ sí àwọn àlàyé kékeré. Summer Story Ile Kan Ṣoṣo Fun Idile ń tẹ́ àwọn ohun tí a nílò lọ́rùn lọ́nà àgbàyanu, ó ń fọwọ́ kan àwọn ìfẹ́ inú, ó ń gbà ọkàn ó sì ń fa ìfẹ́ láti mọ̀ mọ́ra.
Behind the Design
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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
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