KHI House Methoni, Peloponnese Residence, Greek Home, New Greece Property Photos, LASSA Building Design
KHI House in Methoni, Peloponnese
14 June 2021
KHI House in the Peloponnese
Design: LASSA
Location: southern Peloponnese, Greece

KHI House
KHI is located in a gently sloping olive grove in the southern Peloponnese. The project is formed by a single continuous rippling wall that frames a series of protected courtyards at the extremity of each wing.

The X-shaped massing divides the site into four distinct areas providing the eastern gardens with visual intimacy and variable shading throughout the day.

?KHI combines two extreme conditions which complement one another – the courtyards that provide meditative enclosure, and the west wing and roof that, in contrast, offer unobstructed panoramic views towards the sea.” says Theo Sarantoglou Lalis.
The wall surface is animated by cast concrete ripples whose amplitude diminishes along the length of the facade. The course of the sun creates a play of shadows throughout the day. The rippling wall acts as a backdrop for tree shadows.

KHI was designed by London and Brussels based architects Theo Sarantoglou Lalis and Dora Sweijd from LASSA architects (lassa-architects.com). The height of the project is constrained to the peak of the surrounding olive trees, whilst maintaining panoramic views to the sea from an accessible roof terrace.

In its deployment, the wall elevation varies as it is gradually sunken into the ...