House in Oxylithos I, Euboea
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OPEN AIR PASSAGES

HOUSE IN OXYLITHOS I, EUBOEA

1973

The house is built on the steep slope of a hill facing the village of Oxylithos, near Kymi. It overlooks the coast and sea (Stomio) to the east, the village of Oxylithos to the north, the hinterland of Euboea to the west. The climate is generally rainy and in the summer the wind blows from the east.

Spaces include a sitting room with a fireplace, a sleeping corner, a kitchen and dining corner, a master bedroom incorporating a workstation, a bathroom and storage closet. During construction the plan developed to include in the houses semi-basement a guest house with en-suite bathroom and a storage space.

Spaces were designed in zones along an east-west direction, running parallel to the grounds slope and to that of winds blowing in the area.

Zones incorporate alternating open-air/semi-open-air and closed spaces. The latter have been grouped into two zones. The main one includes the sitting room with all its various corners (dining area, workroom), while the second one includes the master bedroom with the workstation, the bathroom and the storage closet.

Three zones of open-air or semi-open-air spaces alternate with zones of closed space; each having a different character and different orientation, and opening up to a different view. The main zone of open-air space includes the courtyard, which has the form of a balcony overlooking the view to the east, and an arboured space to the west with a table and benches all around.

Atelier 66: S. Antonakakis and D. Antonakakis

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
ΚΑΤΟΙΚΙΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΟΞΥΛΙΘΟ, ΕΥΒΟΙΑ, 1973. ΙΧΝΗ ΑΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΟΝΙΚΗΣ ΔΙΑΔΡΟΜΗΣ, ΣΟΥΖΑΝΑ ΑΝΤΩΝΑΚΑΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ ΑΝΤΩΝΑΚΑΚΗΣ. ΑΘΗΝΑ: FUTURA
ΠΟΛΥΧΡΟΝΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΗΣ
2018
HOUSE IN OXYLITHOS, EUBOEA, 1973. ATELIER 66. THE ARCHITECTURE OF DIMITRIS AND SUZANA ANTONAKAKIS. ATHENS: FUTURA
TOURNIKIOTIS PANAYOTIS
2007
VACATION HOUSE, OXYLITHOS, EUBOEA, 1973-74, D. & S. ANTONAKAKIS. GREECE: 20TH-CENTURY ARCHITECTURE. GERMANY: PRESTEL
CONDARATOS SAVAS, WANG WILFRIED
1999
PRIVATE HOUSE, OXYLITHOS AREA, EUBOIA ISLAND. ATELIER 66. 1973. MEDITERRANEAN HOUSES GREECE
PHILIPPIDES DIMITRI (AUTHOR), MANOLIS COSTAS (PHOTOGRAPHER)
1994
VACATION HOUSE AT OXYLITHOS, I., EUBOEA, GREECE, 1973. ATELIER 66. THE ARCHITECTURE OF DIMITRIS AND SUZANA ANTONAKAKIS. NEW YORK: RIZZOLI, P. 52-57 [ pdf ]
FRAMPTON KENNETH
1985
ΣΠΙΤΙ ΔΙΑΚΟΠΩΝ, OΞΥΛΙΘΟΣ ΕΥΒΟΙΑΣ. ΜΕΤΑΠΟΛΕΜΙΚΗ ΑΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΟΝΙΚΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ 1945-1983. ΑΘΗΝΑ: ΑΡΧΙΤΕΚΤΟΝΙΚΑ ΘΕΜΑΤΑ
ΔΟΥΜΑΝΗΣ Β. ΟΡΕΣΤΗΣ
1984