Contest Dukades, Corfù, Greece

Request: farmhouse style building renovation; inserting materialStone finishes; extending the surface up to 120.00 m2 of floorsof the building, including a large kitchen, a large bathroom per floor, fourbedrooms; realization of a terraced environment; accommodation spaceexterior including swimming pool, patio, barbecue; bungalow designcomplete service, kitchen and bedroom.The idea that we propose is a restructuring that combined the historic elementswith modern ones, which you review both in the use of materials thatdesign volumes.Outside we have outlined the shapes always following the lines of theenlargement.The portico was designed as a reception area with seating areafor exterior and small tables and wrought iron chairs for an aperitif or abreakfast; on the left is a gazebo for lunch andadjacent to the kitchen and barbecue area, soon after. Following the pathWe are located behind the building where we entered the pool, translated by45° from the original body, and a relaxation area with sofas and tables,built entirely of stone and wood, with adjacent showers, exceptional yieldsThanks to a stylistic and technological camouflage, structure and water jetwaterfall, with wall effect.After the pool, we find ourselves in the enlargement and here isyou have entered an awning built with stone and wood that makes itYou can eat out and next to the pool, with access from within,Once you open the Windows it seems to merge with the outside world.With regard to the coverage we decided to leave the coveroriginal in the existing building, while the new part wereinserted in volumes of different height, creating a game of salts and come down;This in addition to the aesthetic factor, allows for better retentionoptimal temperatures, and can be used as a roof garden.The wall around the closest spaces outlined at home, this wallIt also has the function of sitting, in fact it was expected a sort of stepsthat serves as a seat, all covered in stone.The ground floor is made by reducing the space of entry and closing thethe stairwell, for the benefit of the kitchen, made wider and with a dining area, andalso a pantry compartment; Furthermore you have the possibility to separatethe kitchen from the dining area with accordion walls, attached to binaryfrom above; continuing, we closed the stairwell even in this body ofbuilding, creating a bathroom and a conversation area, anglereading or simply lounge. Adjacent to the latter we spaceInsert the expansion, creating a form and new volumes that inspire thethe right combination of modernity and history, we performed a translation of 45°a new body in which we thought of creating a double-height soto allow a vision of greater and more outdoor space of effect; thescale that allows access to the first floor was placed along the axis of thenew body and follows the form, we thought and we inspiredthe references you have provided. On the ground floor of the new body includeLounge and dining area, and a fireplace toinside the room, made of traditional materials but with shapescurrent; for this large volume we have included very large boxes andof great height, so as to enjoy the outdoor space from within, and soenjoy a scenic view of the inner space.On the first floor by closing the existing stairwells, we could redistributebetter spaces, creating four bedrooms and two bathrooms, and keeping theshape style of enlargement. We have also designed a study areaoverlooking new Hall, this is another effect that enhances the Unionthe styles; in this plan we have created a very broad, andas a result a porch downstairs, next to the entrance, which isremained in the original. The terrace is designed as a solarium, but youalso at breakfast time on the terrace ".The main materials were stone for the walls in the buildingsbarbecue and relaxing area, outside of enlargement, as a finishin the double-height internal, again, as in the terrace marquee of the rooms Windowsof the existing building and the bungalows; in contrast to the stoneWe used the White plaster, which we find in the buildingexisting; wood furnishings and appearing in frames, as well as inoutside; Finally the iron as alloying element between the styles.the style of furniture that we recommend is very simple but which invokes the tastethe years ' 60.