Proios Office
Asty, Kastri, Attica
Location | Asty, Kastri, Attica
Type | Residential
Studio | Proios Office
Year | 2025
Size | 320m²
Status | Project in Progress
Minimal and focused on design clarity, the residence unfolds across three levels, combining functional organization with a strong geometric identity. The materiality of the industrial flooring dominates, providing aesthetic continuity throughout the spaces and reinforcing the building’s honest character — one expressed through abstraction, the rawness of materials, and the deliberate avoidance of superfluous finishes.
On the ground floor, the reception area, dining room, storage spaces, and WC are organized alongside a prominent linear swimming pool measuring 3 by 17 meters. The pool serves both as a recreational element and as a spatial gesture, emphasizing the project’s elongated axis and enhancing the sense of flow and perspective. Positioned along the building’s length, it acts as a vital element of light and reflection within the composition. The basement accommodates the parking area and auxiliary rooms, designed with simplicity and efficiency to ensure ease of access. The first floor opens to a spacious living room and a fully equipped kitchen, connected by a wide corridor that integrates the staircase. This corridor becomes an internal “tension corridor” — a space of pause and perspective, offering access to large balconies while linking different sections of the home.
The second floor houses the most private areas: bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and generous built-in wardrobes, all aligned along an elongated corridor. A core-level semi-outdoor space allows natural light to penetrate deep inside, acting as a filter and moment of pause within the structure’s mass. The architectural intent balances functionality with monumentality. The form emerges through internal tension and subtle distortion — a deviation from strict logic that evokes movement rather than rigidity. Conceived as a “machine” that condenses information into a continuous spatial flow, the residence becomes a living mechanism of light and shadow — an architecture in constant reinterpretation through everyday use.