Posted on 5/6/2016
With its mild weather, green rolling hills, stunning views and easy access to the sea, the island of Euboea in Greece – the country's second largest – seems to have been made for outdoor living; and this is exactly what a professional couple had in mind, when they approached young Athens-based architect Natalia Kokosalaki with a commission for their dream summer bolthole in the small village of Aliveri.
'The outdoor spaces, the swimming pool, the barbeque area and the vegetable garden became the driving force for the design,' explains Kokosalaki. In contrast, indoors living needed to be 'compact, versatile and simple', she adds about the house, which was designed to be all about the outside.
Located relatively near Athens, the house spans 110 sq m, accommodating a r...