Xerolithi Indawo Yokuhlala by George Sinas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ezokwakha, Izakhiwo Nezinhlaka Competition Category.
IsilivaEzokwakha· 2021
Xerolithi Indawo Yokuhlala
by George Sinas
Client: Sinas Architects
Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Winner in Ezokwakha Category
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The Design
About Xerolithi Indawo Yokuhlala
Indlu ehlangana endaweni yayo yemvelo. Imithambeka ewumqansa, izihlahla ezinameva ezihlakazekile, kanye nezindonga ezimfushane ezibamba amatshe, endaweni ebizwa ngokuthi ama-xerolithies adalwe kudala ngenhloso yokulima umhlabathi. Ama-facade amakhulu endlu akhiwa njengama-xerolithies. Lezi zindonga ezinokukhanya okufana namaribhoni emoyeni futhi zibonakala zisondela kancane futhi zikude nomthambeka futhi azizimele ukusuka kwenye, zakha izindawo zokuhlala phakathi kwazo. Uphahla olumbozwe ukungcola nezimila lulingisa indawo yemvelo, okwenza indlu icishe ingabonakali.
The Recognition
About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award
Xerolithi Indawo Yokuhlala iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Xerolithi Indawo Yokuhlala ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Xerolithi Indawo Yokuhlala iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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
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