Nueva Alaplana: the colossus of Spanish tile industry for Skyfall Suites Santorini

Nueva Alaplana is a group with extensive experience in the ceramic sector, that arises with an ambitious project and looks to the future with the firm commitment to adapt to new times.

Design, quality and technology make Alaplana a reference to the Spanish tile industry, always looking to improve day by day, tile to tile, offering customers pottery they need and imagine.

Oikos Architecture is very proud to see its project, Skyfall Suites Santorini, published in the "news" section for the most recent projects at the site of Nueva Alaplana group. Skyfall Suites Santorini terrace is tiled with the Alaplana's product Airam Madera and the reference is completed with the complimentary comment "we can't help thinking that we helped build a small piece of paradise".

http://nuevaalaplana.es/news/?lang=en

Skyfall Suites Santorini is designed by Oikos Architecture.

Villa Irini: renovation project with an airy cycladic architecture touch

Villa Irini is perched atop the most stunning volcanic cliffs of the region Agia Irini – Mesaria, only a two-minute drive by car from the capital of Santorini Fira, with breathtaking panoramic views of the mysterious caldera, the sleeping volcano, and the endless blue Aegean sea.

Villa Irini comprised of two traditional apartments with spacious patios and outdoor jacuzzi and eight studios, crafted with respect in traditional architecture and combined with the convenience of modern amenities, elegance and luxury.

Villa Irini is characterized by the highlighting of the traditional architecture combined with the principles of modern design. The skillful use of natural materials, the Cycladic island white-blue color palette, furniture with references to traditional elements (built-in beds), create a relaxing and sensational ambience indoors and outdoors, ideal for guests wishing feel the unique spirit and enjoy the panoramic views of authentic Santorini.

Villa Irini renovation project and 3d model plans are designed by Oikos Architecture www.tsebelis.com

The color as a design tool

Color is the codification of human nervous system to distinguish the wavelengths of light, incident on the sensor organ of vision.

Color is an integral part in human life as everything surrounds us. Color moves us and expresses our feelings, affects our mood, reveals part of our character and shapes our psychology. Each color has its own "power" and expresses different emotions.

Human's relationship with color dictated by nature, which is the most important color inspiration. The images and influences, natural environment gives us, are so many and so rich that are imprinted in our memory and consciousness and are identified with colors and words. Besides many shades defined with names derived directly from nature, such as the blue of the sea, the red of fire, the vibrant green of leaves, the sand beige or the lemon yellow. So the color palette is the vocabulary of colors in nature.

Color and architecture are integral, indivisible and interrelated concepts through time. Always color in history of architecture was an important element in the building’s form. Especially in the traditional architecture of many cultures polychromy predominated, with colors that usually came from the natural environment of each region.

The way modern movement used the color has played a significant role in the image of contemporary city. The way is not simply decorative but more structural and substantial, color describes masses even different functions and movements through building’s space. Color in Architecture is used as a design tool to highlight the architectural elements, the route, the engraving and signage, the use and gives identity and character.

Luna Santorini Suites

Luna Santorini Suites is proudly located high on the island's medieval village of Pyrgos, the old capital of Santorini until 1800, offering panoramic views of the island, the Aegean blue, and the famous, all over the world, Santorini sunsets.

The old canava renovated and transformed into a luxurious villa, fully harmonized with the natural environment in the picturesque village of Pyrgos. Architects main concept was to maintain the traditional island architecture and combined it with modern design, comfort, elegance and luxury.

The villa is comprised of two traditional suites, with an outdoor heated jacuzzi and two spacious patios where guests can enjoy undisturbed views of Santorini. Suites are crafted with respect in traditional architecture and combine the warmth of Greek island charm with the convenience of modern amenities.

The skillful use of natural materials, warm inviting color palette, furniture of exceptional elegance with references to traditional elements (built-in beds, table and sofas), antiques of historical and sentimental value and a touch of multicultural design, create a relaxing and sensational ambience indoors and outdoors, ideal for guests wishing feel the unique spirit, eternal beauty and energy of authentic Santorini.

Luna Santorini Suites are designed by Oikos Architecture www.tsebelis.com

Creative Doors

Every person is a new door to a different world..

The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live..

Throw your soul through every open door..

"Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door" - Coco Chanel

Colorful elements shifting you from one place to another

Moving you from outdoor to indoor spaces and from gardens to sea views.

A combination of materials attached to swing, fold and slide in order to close an opening to a room, building, site or breathtaking view.