Out of the Box
Out of the Box is a compound of five residences, which will form independent holiday units, on a hillside in Mykonos.
From the very beginning, they were designed so that in the future they could be joined to form two larger residences.
The housing units are developed at the crosscut of the plot while following the inclination of the ground, so that each one claims the best view towards the sea. The concept was the deconstruction of the Cycladic volume-box and the extension of daily life to the rural area. The white boxes are deconstructed and broken apart into their constituent walls. These walls are expanded creating corner arrangements in order for them to form expanded spaces that include both the “inside” and the “outside”. The harmonic composition of the walls along the crosscut creates a game of masses and bays, which provide the sense of a small village while at the same time ensuring the privacy of each residence.
The simplicity of modern design is harmonised with the Cycladic landscape, thanks to both materiality and shape. What looks from a distance like cubes of white plaster turns, on closer inspection, into fragments of space between walls, outdoor and indoor, with transparent limits.
