Piperi, or Capsicum from the Latin Capsa: box, case, capsule. The new seaside accommodation attempts to radically transform two existing shells adjacent to Piperi Beach. The integration of the newly built with the existing buildings is achieved through the repetition of the motif of the capsule itself - embodying the Cycladic scale: a box, a Cycladic volume, a hotel room. The whole is being organized and redefined: the old shells are adapting to this newly inserted condition -now operating together as one.

The converging axes of the existing structures define the centrifugal development of the new, gradual in height units surrounding the public areas. These units carry out the volumetric composition’s progressive reduction when moving from the settlement towards the sea. The built area’s orthogonality is gradually transformed into a softer, circular development. The main swimming pool at the centre of the field occupies an intermediary position -orthogonal and curvilinear at the same time. The similarly organic laying out of the common areas through successive circles restores the connection between building and sea, settlement and landscape.

The complex is accessed from the east, while secondary entrances from the beach and western road lead to its centre. It is from the latter that the elongated swimming pool is developed: two parallel canopies are magnetized by it, shaping an outdoor, living space formed around the water, while circular canopies on the eastern side protect the open spaces of an autonomous restaurant and an outdoor bar. The elongated trellis of a semi-circular ending connects the common outdoor spaces around the swimming pool with the sea.

The base of the new units is grey and earthy, while the unit itself is white. The existing buildings are also painted white, while the more organic configurations and the facades of the circular, earth-toned volumes ensure the building’s continuity with the adjacent beach. On its seaside front, planting acts as a filter protecting from the northern winds, while an open-air theatre, located there, functions as a yoga garden. On its eastern side, an also planted sandy, open space is formed: reeds, palm trees, tamarisk. The restaurant's outdoor life takes place here, developing across circular, wooden platforms, gently verging amidst vegetation.

Architects in charge:
Andrianopoulos Tilemachos, Stylianou Stelios, Moustaka Iris, Karydi Mikelina

Project Team:
Andrianopoulos Tilemachos, Stylianou Stelios, Moustaka Iris, Karydi Mikelina, Gkikas Thomas, Symiakakis Emmanouil, Paraskevopoulou Vasiliki, Tselou Stavroula, Voutsas Christos, Xanthopoulos Konstantinos, Skantzouris Nestoras, Kosmas Konstantinos, Drayiou Dafni, Katsi Georgia, Oikonomis Leonidas, Vardaka Evi, Ftouli Anastasia, Tragazikis Sotiris, Balasaravanan Aakash, Tiezzi Alessandro

Piperi, or Capsicum from the Latin Capsa: box, case, capsule. The new seaside accommodation attempts to radically transform two existing shells adjacent to Piperi Beach. The integration of the newly built with the existing buildings is achieved through the repetition of the motif of the capsule itself - embodying the Cycladic scale: a box, a Cycladic volume, a hotel room. The whole is being organized and redefined: the old shells are adapting to this newly inserted condition -now operating together as one.

The converging axes of the existing structures define the centrifugal development of the new, gradual in height units surrounding the public areas. These units carry out the volumetric composition’s progressive reduction when moving from the settlement towards the sea. The built area’s orthogonality is gradually transformed into a softer, circular development. The main swimming pool at the centre of the field occupies an intermediary position -orthogonal and curvilinear at the same time. The similarly organic laying out of the common areas through successive circles restores the connection between building and sea, settlement and landscape.

The complex is accessed from the east, while secondary entrances from the beach and western road lead to its centre. It is from the latter that the elongated swimming pool is developed: two parallel canopies are magnetized by it, shaping an outdoor, living space formed around the water, while circular canopies on the eastern side protect the open spaces of an autonomous restaurant and an outdoor bar. The elongated trellis of a semi-circular ending connects the common outdoor spaces around the swimming pool with the sea.

The base of the new units is grey and earthy, while the unit itself is white. The existing buildings are also painted white, while the more organic configurations and the facades of the circular, earth-toned volumes ensure the building’s continuity with the adjacent beach. On its seaside front, planting acts as a filter protecting from the northern winds, while an open-air theatre, located there, functions as a yoga garden. On its eastern side, an also planted sandy, open space is formed: reeds, palm trees, tamarisk. The restaurant's outdoor life takes place here, developing across circular, wooden platforms, gently verging amidst vegetation.

Architects in charge:
Andrianopoulos Tilemachos, Stylianou Stelios, Moustaka Iris, Karydi Mikelina

Project Team:
Andrianopoulos Tilemachos, Stylianou Stelios, Moustaka Iris, Karydi Mikelina, Gkikas Thomas, Symiakakis Emmanouil, Paraskevopoulou Vasiliki, Tselou Stavroula, Voutsas Christos, Xanthopoulos Konstantinos, Skantzouris Nestoras, Kosmas Konstantinos, Drayiou Dafni, Katsi Georgia, Oikonomis Leonidas, Vardaka Evi, Ftouli Anastasia, Tragazikis Sotiris, Balasaravanan Aakash, Tiezzi Alessandro