LEIVATHO HOTEL / LEONIDAS PAPALAMPROPOULOS

The plot is characterized by landscape’s mild relief, the scattered stands of olive trees and its visual connection with the sea and the opposite hill. A system of constraints is introduced in the form of stone retaining walls that interrupt the continuity of the landscape in order to set private boundaries.
a. The crossing wall, follows the contours of the land, avoids existing trees, delineates movement and determines the access to the apartments.  Stone is reorganized into linear formations manoeuvring between existing clusters of greenery that create subtle but necessary breaks with the natural environment.
b. the perpendicular  wall, divides the landscape and creates sheltered rear patios (s1, s2, s3) that ensure privacy levels.

The enclosure is achieved with a folded concrete roof that derives its form from the landscape’s geometry (geodetic triangles) and the folds of the scape. The roof follows the linear development of retaining walls (apartment complexes s1, s2, s3) and creates limited but privileged spatial habitable peaks.

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