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Villa Mandra: A stone holiday house in Mykonos with splendid view over the Aegean Sea
Villa Mandra, designed by K-Studio, is a 6-bedroom holiday house in Mykonos, Greece, for a young couple to entertain their family and friends during the summer.
Sitting on the ridge of the hill of Aleomandra in Mykonos yet almost entirely hidden from view, Villa Mandra looks straight out to sea and the sunset over the neighbouring island of Delos.
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
A 6-bedroom holiday house built for a young, dynamic couple to enjoy with their family and friends, it celebrates its spectacular view from a grounded viewpoint blended into a sensitively landscaped, stone-walled garden that screens it from the road behind.
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
The house is built upon the idea of slow, laid-back summer living, and encourages mindful connection with family, friends and the freedom to exist peacefully in nature.
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
“Form follows emotion rather than function, as every space becomes another opportunity for rest, reflection and exploration”.
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
To create a house that would allow guests to enjoy being outside throughout the day, K-Studio needed to filter the overwhelming intensity of the climate by providing shade and protection from the elements.
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
“And although the house needed to accommodate a large number of guests, architects didn’t want to dominate the landscape with oversized volumes”.
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Inspired by the humble complexity of the traditional island vernacular, K-Studio reduced the architecture to two small traditionally whitewashed volumes and a third of stone dug from the site, built around a large ‘courtyard’ living area which is covered by an expansive but lightweight chestnut pergola.
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
“This courtyard becomes the focal point of the house, seamlessly connected to the living room and kitchen volumes and looking over the pool and gardens beyond”.
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Beneath the pool garden are the private bedrooms, separated for privacy and quietly enjoying the uninterrupted view over the lower garden to the sea.
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
“Their separation further reduces the overall impact of the house and cleanly divides social and private space”.
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Key to the character of the house is the palette of traditional materials such as lime-wash, stone and wood that have been applied and engineered with contemporary techniques to create un-nostalgic architecture that bridges heritage and locality with contemporary life.
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Hand-built stone walls are sharply confident; traditionally rendered, round-edged volumes are perfectly flat and smooth.
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
The customary chestnut pergola has been engineered to increase its structural integrity, to form a glue-lam beam lattice that sits lightly on the white volumes, shading and protecting the extensive courtyard beneath.
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
The simple white volumes, straight stone walls and light pergola planes sit comfortably in the Cycladic landscape and the efficiency of their layout, centered around the courtyard living space, streamlines daily life.
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Photo © Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Villa Mandra is informed by humble Cycladic tradition, enriched by natural materiality and inspired by contemporary summer living.
Axonometric, © K-STUDIO
Facts & Credits:
Project Title: Villa Mandra, Type: Residence, Location: Mykonos – Cyclades – Greece, Architectural Design: K-STUDIO, Design Team: Dimitris Karampatakis – Ileana Vlassopoulou – Alexandros Zomas – Antonella Theodorakatou – Christos Papachristodoulou – Christos Spetseris, Surveyor: Panagiotis Stathis, Planning Consultant: Maria Mposgana – Matoula Kazakidou, Structural Engineer: Chryssanthos Kaligeros, Mechanical Engineer: Giorgos Kavoulakos, Lighting Designer: Dimitris Kouvalis (HALO), Main Constructor: ECC – George Tsikouras, Kitchen Consultant: Davide Santiccioli, Metal Works: Antonis Konstantonis, Wood Works: George Kapraras, Window/Door Frames: FINESTRE, Marble Cladding: Delta MARMARA – Dimitropoulos, Wall renders: ECC, Cushions: VAGENAS, Custom Tables: Giorgos Kapraras, Custom Mirrors: Antonis Konstantonis, Audiovisual: AACE ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING S.A., Electrician: ECC, Status: Completed, Area (m²): 600 m², Text Description: K-STUDIO, Photography: Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Bauman
Suppliers:
Chairs and Stools: MIA COLLECTION – MYRAM – KAPRARAS, Lighting: Dimitris Kouvalis (HALO), Fabrics – Upholstery: VAGENAS, Fabrics – Curtains: VAGENAS, Plants: ANTEMISARIS S.A., Sanitary Ware: CEA, Kitchen: BOFFI (Davide Santiccioli)
