British designer Tom Dixon collaborated with Greek studio A31 Structure on Aimasia Residence, a Mykonos villa constructed round an present stone wall.
Situated within the Elia area, the 850 sq. meter house was designed by A31 Structure, with interiors led by the inside design arm of Dixon Design Analysis Studio.
Set on a hill overlooking the Aegean Sea, the encircling rocky panorama knowledgeable the design groups for Aimasia Residence.
An present 62-meter-long granite wall fashioned the “spine” of the house's design and influenced the alternatives of inside supplies.
“What struck us instantly was the geology and rockiness of the island, which knowledgeable and impressed loads of touches, significantly the built-in loos the place we use native stone,” Dixon advised Dezeen.
“A31 Structure inserted the villa into the panorama, and the spine of the constructing is the dry stone wall, which truly helps the constructing.”
Aimasia Residence has a roof lined with plantations that curves out of the sloping grounds, designed to have a definite look from the white buildings sometimes discovered within the area.
“All of the buildings within the space try to repeat one thing from the previous,” mentioned A31 founder Praxitelis Kondylis.
“We didn't wish to be mimics,” he continued. “It’s a must to be impressed by custom, you don't have to repeat custom.”
An entry, dwelling, eating and kitchen space have been specified by an L-shape, separated by partitions and enveloped with full-height sliding glass doorways that open to an out of doors terrace and infinity pool.
A bed room and en-suite rest room are positioned behind the kitchen on the bottom ground, and above it is a second bed room that opens onto a plunge pool.
Curved components had been launched into the rounded ends of the granite kitchen island, in addition to built-in showers and the nook of the roof that extends to shade a part of the outside terrace.
“With these large, sq., minimal concrete partitions, it's at all times good to usher in a curve,” Dixon mentioned. “Even in a tough materials, a curve with an built-in bathe gentle provides you these moments which are rather less angular.”
Massive rocks had been suspended over two staircases on the bottom ground, resulting in a decrease degree with a wine cellar, fitness center, steam room and employees areas.
Three visitor bedrooms on the decrease ground had been constructed alongside the present stone wall, which was left uncovered inside, and the concrete partition boards had been painted with native earth.
Additional down the sloping grounds is a separate bed room that branches off into the primary home with its personal plunge pool overlooking the hills.
Many of the concrete surfaces at Aimasia Residence had been left uncovered in the home, together with the paneled concrete ceilings.
Darkish, smoked oak doorways had been used for wardrobes and cabinets, and several types of stone had been used within the loos.
Furnishings by Dixon is current all through the Aimasia residence, together with the sculptural S chair and the Plyon chair.
Dixon additionally used the house as a chance to check prototype merchandise and new designs, equivalent to customized disc-shaped lighting above the kitchen island and sculptures and wall artwork constituted of papier-mâché, steel and wooden.
Dixon's designs had been displayed alongside different iconic design items, together with lamps by Japanese-American designer Isamu Noguchi and Italian designer Achille Castiglioni, and a Camaleonda couch by Italian designer Mario Bellini.
Different interiors by Dixon's Design Analysis Studio embody a restaurant in Milan that doubles as a furnishings showroom and a cocktail lounge in Atlanta, Georgia. A31 Structure beforehand designed a concrete artwork studio in Greece with an arched roof.
Picture by Mike Kelley.
Mission credit:
Structure: A31 Structure
Inside design: Tom Dixon and Design Analysis Studio
Lighting design: It's simple
Panorama structure: Archetopo panorama structure
Structural design: Giannis Psarras
MEP design: Tekem Sa Engineers Mechanical Electrical and Infrastructure Consulting
Developer: Horizon Growth