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“Apartments in Rontiri”, Glyfada, Greece

 

In ”Apartments in Rontiri” residential project, the architectural composition arises from a primal act of creation: the spontaneous stacking of a few large stones, one on top of the other. Like a small tower that a child might have built with his own hands, gathering stones from the landscape, the building translates this innocent image into a contemporary architectural language. The horizontal slabs float among scattered marble blocks, which resemble rough pieces of white marble that have just been quarried. They function as sculptural fragments of nature, preserving the memory of their geological origin and creating a sense of balance between weight and suspension.

The contrast between the geometric purity of the thin horizontal slabs and the raw, almost rocky texture of the marble masses creates an architecture that appears both primal and timelessly contemporary. The building does not seek to dominate its surroundings; rather, it gives the impression of having been assembled naturally, like a stack of precious marble fragments that found their place through a spontaneous, human gesture. Thus, the residence is transformed into a livable sculpture, where the simplicity of a child’s imagination meets the timelessness of Greek marble, highlighting the beauty that arises when nature, memory, and architecture coexist in perfect balance.

project info

Architectural Office: 314 Architecture Studio

Location: Glyfada, Greece

Area: 848 sq.m. 

Type: Residential