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K Studio’s Generous Summer House on the Greek Island of Skiathos

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K Studio designed a sprawling and hospitable retreat on the Greek island of Skiathos for two young Athenian brothers and a large group of extended family and friends.

Achilleas Mourtzouchos had a dream of a summerhouse whose design 
alone, rather than any added-on decoration, made it beautiful.

Absolutely nothing interferes with the idyllic views.

A large group of extended family and friends spends much of the summer here as well as long weekends the rest of the year.

The getaway was a collaboration between the Mourtzouchos brothers and their longtime friends Dimitris and Konstantinos Karampatakis, of Athens’s K-Studio.

Achilleas says he had followed his architect friend’s career closely. “All I requested was two master bedrooms, one for Odysseas and one for myself, but otherwise I gave him total freedom. 
I trust Konstantinos completely.”

The result is an idyllic vacation home perched on a mountain on the Greek island of Skiathos.

White aluminum and oiled teak wooden sun loungers and a long low white corian outdoor table are the only decor needed on the simple wooded deck.

A lone pine tree is preserved and given its own gap in the roofline to reach for the sky.

As well as stacked stone cladding and floor to ceiling glass, wood-formed concrete walls contrast with iroko wood floors and white marble stones in the texture palette of the house.

These same design elements; the formed concrete, tho oiled Iroko wood, the white marble stones, are continued seamlessly indoors.

Dry-stacked slate quarried from a nearby island is used as cladding.

These dry-stacked stone walls are common in the Pelion area of Greece.

A straightforward and spacious kitchen easily accommodates large gatherings.

Altogether, it’s a convivial and easygoing summer house that is all about relaxing and hanging out with friends.