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of disarming view, but openly exposed to
strong north winds, led us to the decision
to drill the slope, instead of arranging a set
of spaces in line at ground level," states
Mold Architects in its brief for the project,
one whose residential grid is meant to
evoke a "chessboard." To that end, the
practice was calculated in conceiving
how the house should unfold. Ultimately,
under a sloping green roof punctuated
with covered courtyards and open
terraces, as well as spaces strewn across
three stories: private bedrooms occupy
the top level, and public spaces, includ-
ing living and dining areas, along with
self-contained guest quarters, occupying
the middle and lower levels, respectively.
Responding to the unique character of the
n the Greek island of Serifos,
a secluded, windswept refuge
amid sapphire-blue seas, the
hideaway holiday spot nCaved
is firmly bound to earth yet in
a universe of its own. Embedded into a
sloping sea cliff cradling a rocky cove, the
project skims the rustic surface, hover-
ing above it. Not holding on. Holding to.
Try as it might, however, the low-lying
construction, which is designed by
Athens-based practice Mold Architects,
does not escape notice. Nor does it fit the
typical residential mold, ironically. It is a
spectacle of a shelter, a series of solids
and voids safeguarded from the elements
that frames two views—one of sea, the
other sky.
The architecture itself is something to
see—conceptual but more practical than
it might initially appear. "The need to
create a protected shelter, at a location
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