Antiparos Village 

Perched on the hills surrounding Antiparos Islands’ caves, this seasonal residence boasts expansive views of the Cycladic archipelago from the island of Tinos as far south as Sikinos. The sloping property is dotted with three building clusters – a white house and two subterranean slits on the mountainside – giving the project the name ‘Antiparos Village’.

Between these volumes, a sensitive landscaping of trees and shrubbery reveals organic pathways through a terraced garden, which connect the distinct buildings into an intimate, yet quietly private, whole.

Oriented towards the blue lagoon in the strait between Paros and Antiparos, the main house consists of overlapping rectilinear volumes, creating a geometry familiar to the village architecture of the Greek islands – with closely built edifices protecting residents from the wind and harsh sunlight. Similarly, the stacked volume of the main house creates a protected plaza covered by three overlapping pergolas.

Project details

Architectural design: Studio Seilern Architects

Construction: PAROSTEC

Structural design: Spyros Pentheroudakis

E/M design: Armodios Vovos

Landscape: Helli Pangalou & Associates

Lighting consultant: IFI Group

AV consultant: Audiophile

Photos: Louisa Nikolaidou Photography

Assistant Photographer: Antonis Tsangaris

Photo Styling: Ilia Stringari