A curving road wraps the coast of rhodes, greece, flanked by the ocean
on one side and a pre-existing retaining stone wall on the other. german
practice hornung and jacobi architecture have proposed a single-family residence embedded into the fibers that make up the mediterranean context manifested as
a contemporary vessel. the main entrance is the only object that
interrupts the continuous rock barrier, a garage that resides
underground ending in a winding staircase at the opposite end. the
first level puts the user in the middle of the convergence of light,
space, and views. the general form consists in a bent and faceted
rectangular prism, lifted off the ground framing the ocean's horizon.
the elevated exterior ground plane houses a swimming pool and ample
yard space under the overhanging bedroom space, where parametric
triangular apertures open sight lines from the private program to the
water below. the living and dining rooms are next to the pool, in a
semi-elevated level from the entry and kitchen area. the program also
prompted for a guest house which was embedded into the landscape as a
separate structure from the primary house, connected by a landscaped walkway that maintains a certain level of privacy for each party but retains a sense of unity as well.
