Found on one of the most beautiful coastline landscapes in Greece, IL House is a beach house that nestles graciously among its surroundings. Designed as a bespoke, hand-crafted family residence, the house adopts the vernacular of the traditional rural home but features modern craftmanship and construction to create the ideal domestic environment. Drawing upon references from the architecture of the Californian coast and Italian hillsides, the house effortlessly re-interprets international styles using local Greek character to create its own unique design language and introduce a fresh outlook on modern beach living.

From the exterior, the solidity of the massing is broken only by the terracotta roof tiles and wooden window shutters that complete the ensemble, with minimal glazing focusing the eye on the depth of the rich colors and textures on display. The facades feature a palette more familiar in coastal cliff-top regions, earthen tones of stone and wood mixed with delicate pinks and soft ochre yellows. At the street, level solid natural stone blocks create a robust wall that encircles the compact plot, with a screen of privet hedges set back to soften the profile and provide a balancing verdant tone to the honey-colored rendering of the walls behind.