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ANO MELISSIA RESIDENCE, ATTICA – GREECE
NEW TWO STORY RESIDENCE IN ANO MELISSIA, ATTICA – GREECE
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The plot is located in Ano Melissia and has a double frontage. Two buildings are to be constructed, a new two-story residence and a single floor building, where the office of the psychologist and owner of the residence will be housed. Both communicate with each other through the surrounding area, whereas at the same time their entrances are located on opposite sides of the plot. This particular mention deals with the two-story residence.
The entrance to the residence is from Skoufa Street, on the north side of the plot. On the ground floor, two different levels are created, in order to define the individual spaces of the single floor plan and to harmonize the building with the natural ground of the plot, ensuring the seamless communication with the surrounding space on each side. The living room is degraded in relation to the entrance, the dining room and the kitchen. It is a double height space, affecting the sense of scale. An imposing wall of fare faced concrete separates the common areas from the private areas of the residence, the bedrooms. On the ground floor, protected and isolated behind the concrete wall, is the owners’ bedroom that has access to a courtyard guarded by the road. At the back of the living room a straight staircase leads to the upper floor and behind the concrete wall, where three additional bedrooms are arranged with a kitchenette and living room, so that they have autonomy. The floor has access to a spacious terrace on the roof of the dining room.
The openings of the building are mostly oriented to the south to ensure plenty of light inside. In the southern part of the plot, much lower than the level of the house, the single floor office of the psychologist is situated. A narrow alley is carved and joins the two buildings. The difference in level, the planting and the arrangement of the office spaces ensure the required privacy as they exclude any visual contact between the two buildings.
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