Nestled within the rugged landscape of Santorini, a project emerges from adversity to unveil an architectural feat. Confronted with numerous obstacles stemming from the land on site: precarious tunnels, landslides, a ruined underground enclave, soil disintegration and weak pozzolan, building a cave house here presented formidable challenges.
Project name
The Magnificent Beauty of Destruction
Architecture firm
THIS IS IMDA
Location
Santorini, Greece
Photography
Ioanna Tsagkouli, Vasilis Iliades
Principal architect
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Design team
Ioanna Tsagouli, Christos Liras
Collaborators
Proentasi Technical Studio
Interior design
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Civil engineer
George Sapiridis
Structural engineer
George Sapiridis Proentasi
Landscape
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Lighting
HALO Lighting Design
Supervision
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Visualization
Ioanna Tsagkouli
Tools used
Transportation of materials and construction has been made by hands Construction: Ioanna Tsagkouli
Client
Katerina Arones, Nikolaos Louloudis
Typology
Residential › House
Experience a delightful stay at Santorini Eco-Hotel Accommodations. This collection of accommodations in Santorini. that seamlessly blend traditional architecture with a parametric style." Given Santorini's warm and arid climate, the choice of Superadobe architecture has been anticipated as one of the most suitable approaches for this collection.
Project name
Superadobe Eco-Accommodation in Beautiful Santorini(Greece)
Architecture firm
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Location
Santorini, Greece
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Visualization
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Conceived as an ark-like haven, Kivotos Santorini reinvents luxury hospitality by tapping into Santorini’s volcanic soul. Built high atop the cliffside in Imerovigli, the most exclusive spot on the caldera, Kivotos combines panoramic views with serenity and tranquility.
Written by
Caroline Holmberg
Photography
Hotel & Villas Santorini
Four autonomous summer houses will be constructed on a plot in the area of Oia on the island of Thira (Santorini) in Greece. Santorini is an island in the southern Aegean sea. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago, and it is the remnant of a volcanic caldera.
Project name
Arched Residences
Architecture firm
Iraisynn Attinom
Location
Oia, Santorini Island, Greece
Tools used
SketchUp, Blender, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Maggie Gkika
Visualization
Klavdios Sklivanitis
Status
Under Construction
Typology
residential / hospitality
