Villa Temenos, Lefkada island
The house itself tries to bridge the gap between the more traditional volumes found in the Ionian and a modern open aesthetic that takes advantage of the Mediterranean light.
The house looks out to the small archipelago of scattered islands that includes Lefkada, Meganisi, Thylia, Scorpios, Valaoritis, and Sparti, all suspended between the multitude of blues of the Ionian Sea and the mountains of the mainland to Karpenisi as a backdrop.
To maximise the impact that a visitor to the villa will have with respect to the idyllic surroundings we chose to create large, unified openings with Vitrocsa’s Invisible frame windows. The result is truly gratifying as one does not notice the windows at all and is immediately drawn to the views.
The house sits on two levels and is formed by two double story white volumes bridged by a black render and glass atrium. This volume acts as the vertical circulation core that spreads out in both directions on both levels, joining the corridors to the five bedrooms and the living areas.
A spatial frame was created to pitch on the slabs of the cantilevered verandas, embracing the facade of the house that faces out to sea. We took the idea of framing the views literally. Energy consumption was a concern and so the house was built using the best thermal facade materials.