Art House / Kallos TurinSave this picture! Ricardo Labougle, Giorgos SfakianakisHousesAthens, GreeceArchitects: Kallos TurinAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:950 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2022 PhotographsPhotographs:Ricardo Labougle, Giorgos Sfakianakis Lead Architects: Stephania Kallos, Abigail Turin, Jose Luis Ravenna, Edward Osborn, Joseph Feito More SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. Art House is built within the green oasis of Filothei, a leafy neighbourhood nestled within the bustling metropolis of Athens. Filothei was developed in the 1920s as a garden oasis and preserved by strict codes constraining what could be built. These codes were at once the limitation and inspiration for the concept that Kallos Turin developed. The client needed enough square footage to house their world-class art collection in a gallery format as well as space for their extended families to converge.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!A dense cube was the shape that emerged from this combination of code and spatial requirements. But Kallos Turin saw these limitations as an opportunity and decided not only to embrace the cube form but to emphasize it by building in poured concrete. The concrete accentuates the sense of density and monolithic mass. Kallos Turin understood that this cubic volume needed a foil that pushed back against the rigidity of the form and used two key concepts to provide resistance: the sinuous lines of circulation through the house, and the garden surrounding it.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!The circulation from the street up through the site to the top levels was developed as a winding path and codified in the form of a subtle series of curves in concrete. Embracing the original notion of Filothei as a garden city, Kallos Turin saw the garden as a way to counter the rigidity of the form and worked with Thomas Doxiades to create a densely planted native landscape as an extension of the preserved hillside from which the cube of the house emerges.Save this picture!Save this picture!The fence at the back offers an open connection to the nature preserve behind the house, highlighting the fluid relationship between the property and its natural surroundings. The landscape hints at the idea that the plants will ultimately engulf the architecture entirely. Project gallerySee allShow lessAbout this officeKallos TurinOfficeMaterialConcreteMaterials and TagsPublished on January 03, 2025Cite: "Art House / Kallos Turin" 03 Jan 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1025277/art-house-kallos-turin&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream