The founder of British practice Invisible Studio, architect Piers Taylor, has created the concrete House in an Olive Grove for his family in Corfu, Greece.
Set amid a rural olive grove, the minimalist structure has been designed to accommodate the basic needs of shelter, shade and sleep, while offering flexibility for future modifications.
It was conceived by Taylor as a "campsite" for his family, drawing on his personal connection to the area, which is one he has visited since the 1970s when he was a child.
Piers Taylor has created House in an Olive Grove
"I feel deeply connected to this place, the people, the culture and the landscape," said the Invisible Studio founder.
"The house is low-key, rooted in the ordinary and the everyday world of the surrounding shepherd's huts and unfinished concrete and reinforcement bar buildings that evolve slowly over many years," he told Dezeen. "I use the campsite metaphor as this landscape encourages a completely different way of being that is very seasonal," Taylor continued. "The house gets packed away in winter, and set up again in spring."
The home is designed to accommodate the basic needs of shelter, shade and sleep
As House in an Olive Grove is located in both an earthquake and a fire danger zone, its structure is built from reinforced concrete. This is formed from local limestone aggregate and topped with a corrugated roof, supported by red oxide reinforcement bar trusses.
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