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 patiocover to ease the transition from the strong, sunlit exterior to the interior.
Verdant greenies shelter this communal zone from direct sunlight with their porous shadows, while creating a soft contrast to the masculine and monolithic form.
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.