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The holiday retreat is located northeast of Santorini at Columbo, an area characterised by its striking connection with the island’s active volcano, which lies 18 meters below the sea level and rises 280 meters high from the bottom of the sea.

The building appears as a rock cast from the caldera of the volcano after a vigorous eruption while its mass and skin have been sculptured over time by the forceful seaside winds and the erosion of the sea water.

The shaping of the mass of the residence from inside out and vice versa, refers to the local traditional construction technique of underground houses.
Location:
Santorini, Greece

Year:
2026

Type:
Residential

Status:
In Progress

Size:
430 sq.m
The residence reinterprets the vernacular architecture of the island through a contemporary architectural language. Its elongated, irregular form emerges from the narrowness of the plot and the deliberate intention to secure uninterrupted views of the sea and horizon from every room.
A careful study of the daily and seasonal path of the sun informed the shaping of the volumes and the calibration of each opening, responding precisely to orientation and program. Windows, recesses and shaded terraces are positioned to frame light, control heat gain and choreograph shifting patterns of shadow throughout the day.
Set within a powerful, almost scene-stealing landscape, the design seeks not to compete but to harmonize. Through restrained geometry, softened edges and a disciplined material palette, the residence aspires to infuse serenity, balance and purity into every spatial experience—allowing architecture and horizon to coexist in quiet equilibrium.
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