I soon realized through these quick sketches that despite their simplicity these buildings, the open sheds, the yards, participated in a strange interlacing of space,[which ends up serving a number of subtle daily and seasonal activities contained in the concept of a singular "dwelling".
And as one comes closer, one can truly discover this unique and often paradoxical "weaving" of materials. A type of weaving meant to protect the tender newborn, the mother, the suckling, the sleep, and even the fear, with natural materials. A weaving, ultimately, involved in materials, feelings and needs.
Construction solutions and details which leave one speechless with their simplicity and ingenuity geared to necessity.
This forms a forgotten aspect of anonymous architecture which still coexists with Modern Greek structures. If one accepted the older concept that anonymous buildings reflect the values and worldview of the society creating them, then an issue is raised: what exactly is happening today, where are these values buried, and why do they seem to be utilized only in huts and sheepfolds?
And as one comes closer, one can truly discover this unique and often paradoxical "weaving" of materials. A type of weaving meant to protect the tender newborn, the mother, the suckling, the sleep, and even the fear, with natural materials. A weaving, ultimately, involved in materials, feelings and needs.
Construction solutions and details which leave one speechless with their simplicity and ingenuity geared to necessity.
This forms a forgotten aspect of anonymous architecture which still coexists with Modern Greek structures. If one accepted the older concept that anonymous buildings reflect the values and worldview of the society creating them, then an issue is raised: what exactly is happening today, where are these values buried, and why do they seem to be utilized only in huts and sheepfolds?
Up:Thessaloniki, Lake Megali Volvi, 05-11-2007. Down: New Acropolis Museum, Athens, architects Bernard Tsumi, M.Fotiadis, , 15-03-2009.
Up:Igoumenitsa, 01-05-2007.
Down: House on a Cliff, "Oral architecture", 2004, architect Aristidis Antonas.
Right: Salvari House Aegina, 1983, architect Kyriakos Krokos.
Down: Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain, 1997, architect Frank O. Gehry, photo David Heald.
Lesbos island, Agia Paraskevi, 20-05-2007.
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