Staggering a series of parallel spaces, architect and Columbia University professor Lydia Xynogala has created a hillside home on Skiathos where rooms have secluded terraces facing the ocean.
Xynogala built the House in Achladies on a slope along the Greek island's Aegean coast, using retaining walls to compose the backbone of the home's three sections.
入口在山坡的最高处，通过一组位于狭窄走廊里的楼梯可以到达建筑物内部。
建筑体量沿着海面延展开来，越向下平面越小，几乎每个房间都拥有绝佳的海景。
Access is at the highest elevation, via a set of stairs within a narrow corridor that descend into the building.
The larger volumes step downwards towards the water in a sequence of planes, fanning out to offer almost every room a seascape.
在入口的一侧，三角形地块的中央空间设有公用厨房，用餐区和休息室。
在另一边有两个客卧：一个面朝山，另一个朝向大海。
To one side of the entranceway, the central volume on the triangular site houses a communal kitchen, dining area and lounge.
On the other side are two guest bedrooms: one facing up the hill and the other pointed towards the ocean.
The master bedroom occupies the lowest volume, with ensuite facilities aligned down the centre of the room behind the bed.
"Sliding doors through the double walls mark the passage from one space to the next," said Xynogala, who serves as an adjunct assistant professor at Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP).
“实心墙的切割概念通过灰色大理石门槛进行强调”，她补充说。
三个主要部分相互偏移，使每个部分都有自己的户外露台，所以没有一个会因其他的而被忽视。
"The notion of a 'cut' through the solid walls is emphasised by the grey marble of the thresholds," she added.
The three main sections are offset so that each has its own outdoor terrace, and so none are overlooked by the others.
建筑师省去了建筑侧面朝向道路的开口和相邻的地块。
从玻璃门可以欣赏到南边的海景，而朝向山坡向北的小窗户为每间客房提供充足的光线和空气流通。
The architect further omitted openings on the sides of the house facing the road and a neighbouring property.
Glass doors offer views of the sea to the south, and smaller windows looking north towards the hillside provide ample light and air circulation to every room.
Xynogala希望在建筑中利用水磨石，大理石和石膏渲染整个家庭区的足迹，诉说它过去的历史。
将这些传统材料应用于当代空间，以及不寻常的颜色，将房子与岛上的其他建筑区分开。
Xynogala aimed to draw upon the history of the region with use of terrazzo, marble, and plaster render throughout the home.
Applying these traditional materials to contemporary spaces, and unusual colours, sets the house apart from others on the island.
"The concept of 'aggregate' was a generator of form and selection of materials," said the architect. "Aggregation of volumes, aggregate in the raw concrete walls, in the terrazzo floor, roofs filled with gravel and plants."
Other coastal homes in Greece include a home made of staggered blocks, and a house offering framed views of the Ionian Sea.
Photography is by Yiorgis Yerolymbos.
