Designed by architecture studio IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Villa GA is a 500 square feet, three sided courtyard house in the foothills of the Heraklion | Grete. The foundation of the original house was reused and the space was redesigned to fit the bedrooms, including a master suite that was lacking before.

A new, gabled volume was added to take in mountain views and provide an indoor/outdoor great room with a perforated metal patio cover to ease the transition from the strong, sunlit exterior to the interior.

Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

Verdant greenies shelter this communal zone from direct sunlight with their porous shadows, while creating a soft contrast to the masculine and monolithic form.

Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

Man-made geometries occupy the facades of GA Villa from big glass openings to architectural indentations with a subtle organic texture.

Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

“It breaks the uniformity of material limitations to deliver a wholly visual”.

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Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

The wide windows’ transformative characteristics then break this entity once again, bringing a dynamic exterior to the outer appearance.

Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

Placed near the aforementioned large openings, the inner spatial quality is atmospherically engulfed in warmth for inhabitable desires.

Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

Chairs and tables take on a minimalist demeanour—having online thin lines of structural contours and functional planes.

Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

“Artworks are placed strategically to give individual zones unique distinctions”.

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Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

Lighting furnishes are also curated specially to become objects d’art, keeping a cohesiveness with the identity of the project.

Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

These elements pose themselves as decorations, yet not intrusive due to their specific locales.

Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

“Stepping inside, the cold palette is replaced by more tender tones with sand-coloured walls and wooden surfaces”.

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Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

Placed near the aforementioned large openings, the inner spatial quality is atmospherically engulfed in warmth for inhabitable desires.

Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

Villa GA is a beautiful project that’s complemented with the luxury layers of spatial contrasts, from soft to hard, then to soft again.

Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

The depth and complexity of design is clearly seen through the vision of IT’S A TRAP SPACE DESIGN Studio, where a sanctuary can still exist amidst a busy metropolis.

Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Photo © Studio Octagon

Facts & Credits:

Project title: GA Villa, Typology: Residential, Location: Heraklion – Crete, Architecture: IT’S A TRAP SPACE, Area: 500sqm, Year: 2020, Text description – Photography: Studio Octagon

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