thanasis
thanasis is a designer of objects & places.
an inverted garden for a family
single family house (new built)
Introduction
Designed as two intersecting homes, one for formal entertaining and another for informal everyday living, the courtyard house integrates a double height internal garden with a ring of circulation at the collision of two linear homes. The open plan allows free movement from one space to another and the openness of the ground plan contrasts the more internalized spaces of refuge on the upper floor.
With the program brief asking to design a multi-generational home, the courtyard becomes an especially important device acting as both a void - creating a buffer space between the different members of the family, but also as a social anchor for living spaces to branch off from - sparking a sense of togetherness typically not seen on a house of this scale.

rendering: south elevation

The house is a crucifix with a courtyard in its intersection.
The courtyard is essential to maintain communication within this oversized house
aerial shot of construction progress (photo by thanasis ikonomou)

study models of building form


ground floor

rendering: pool

renderings: family room

renderings: kitchen

interior courtyard (rendering vs under construction)

upper floor

renderings: atrium


master bathroom
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stairs to basement (under construction vs rendering)

basement plan


rendering: hallway to spa

rendering: spa (lower level)