Architecture studio Neiheiser Argyros has overhauled a 1970s villa on the Greek coast and added a concrete roof with a pair of arches that frame views towards the sea.
The dwelling, named St Minas House, is located north of Athens near the village of St Minas, where it sits on a tree-lined site that overlooks the Euboic Sea.
Neiheiser Argyros has overhauled a 1970s villa in Greece
Neiheiser Argyros was tasked with upgrading the existing structure on the site, which was designed by Greek architect Nikos Hadjimichalis in the 1970s and had undergone previous renovations and extensions.
The studio chose to retain parts of the original building, including many of its modernist features. Interventions such as new openings and extensions reorientate the spaces and help to optimise views. The studio added a concrete roof
"Whereas the original house was singularly focused towards the sea, by cutting large openings into the original structure and extending space outdoors in all directions, the diversity of the site ? forest, grove, lawn, meadow and sea ? is celebrated," Neiheiser Argyros explained.
St Minas House is hidden from the approach road by olive groves and a pine forest.
The site's sloping terrain partially conceals a row of bedrooms that are tucked into the existing landscape.
Perpendicular to the line of bedrooms is the home's main two-storey volume, which projects out towards the sea and opens up on all sides to connect with terraces that form outdoor living spa...