STRANDWEISS & STRANDGRAU

STRANDWEISS & STRANDGRAU

On the Baltic Sea island of Usedom, a family from Berlin built two holiday homes exactly as they wanted them to be: with plenty of space for children and grandparents or friends, a private wellness area and a garden for playing and barbecuing. The houses are located in the Baltic Sea resort of Zinnowitz. The beach is 500 metres away and can be easily reached by passing through a beech forest.

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Baltic Sea island of Usedom, Zinnowitz

Scenery: In the village, 500m from the beach

Accommodation: House

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Casas da Vargem

With sweeping views of the sea, Casas da Vargem sit in a sunny location on a hillside above the village centre of Ponta do Sol on Madeira’s south coast. The semi-detached house was built on two stone warehouses that had fallen into ruin. They were reconstructed and supplemented with cubic volumes of similar dimensions that cascade down the terrain, creating patios in between.

Region/Town: PT – Portugal, Madeira, Ponta do Sol

Scenery: In a sunny location on a hillside above the village centre

Accommodation: House

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Panoramahaus Usedom

In the Baltic seaside resort of Zinnowitz on the Island of Usedom, a family from Berlin has created a retreat from big-city life. The house is designed as a place of relaxation and inspiration and reflects the hosts’ penchant for architecture, design and art.

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Usedom, Zinnowitz

Scenery: In the Baltic seaside resort amidst a garden with panoramic views

Accommodation: House

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The Boomerang House

Modern architecture in an olive grove: The Boomerang House is a B&B with only two guest suites, situated in a secluded olive grove near the village of Sivas in southern Crete. The house has been built to blend in with its surroundings in the best possible way. The boomerang-like shape and the materials concrete, glass and wood characterise the building, which almost disappears into the hillside.

Region/Town: GR – Greece, Crete, Sivas

Scenery: Secluded with views to the sea and the hilly landscape – only 800m from the village Sivas

Accommodation: B&B

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Atelier Palermo

Palermo is a city of contrasts, where baroque splendor meets morbid charm and a lively atmosphere. In the capital of Sicily, Stefan Koppelkamm—graphic designer, photographer, author and university lecturer—has fulfilled his dream of having his own atelier in a baroque palazzo. During the time he is not using the studio, it can be rented.

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Sicily, Palermo

Scenery: In the baroque Palazzo San Gabriele in the old town near the promenade.

Accommodation: Apartment

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Tetenbüllspieker

Wasserkoog is considered one of the most beautiful villages on the Eiderstedt peninsula. There are old farmhouses surrounded by the typical North Frisian landscape with meadows, pastures and a wide horizon. And on the dike on the edge of the village you will find a residence that combines the flair of a historic thatched house with modern design.

Region/Town: DE – Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Eiderstedt penisula, Wasserkoog

Scenery: On the dike on the edge of the village, 500 m from the sea

Accommodation: House

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Kallithea Villas

Kalli thea means great view—and the Kallithea Villas keep what their name promises. The seven villas on a green slope in the south of the Pelion Peninsula afford magnificent views of the Aegean Sea, the bay and the idyllic fishing village of Platanias. Nestling between pine and olive trees, the ensemble of seven houses appears from the outside in traditional Pelion style with façades and roofs made of local stone. The interior design of the two-storey buildings is modern with a Nordic touch…

Region/Town: GR – Greece, Pelion Peninsula, Platanias

Scenery: On a green slope above the picturesque fishing village

Accommodation: House, Apartment

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Cabanon Concrete Retreat

These two holiday homes, built by the artist couple Sofia Mavroudis and Antonis Choudalakis on a hillside on the island of Crete, were inspired by Le Cabanon, the famous wooden hut designed by Le Corbusier. But in contrast to their inspiration on the French Mediterranean coast, they are not made of wood, but of concrete…

Region/Town: GR – Greece, Kreta, Chania, Dermitziana

Scenery: In the middle of an olive grove on a slope with a wide view

Accommodation: House, Hotel

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Casa Sabir

Outside: a lively hustle and bustle. Inside: peace and quiet and the grandeur of bygone eras. Casa Sabir is located on the market square of the small island of Ortigia – the historic centre of the Sicilian city of Syracuse. The 85m2 apartment on the first floor of the house, built at the beginning of the 20th century, boasts a great deal of historical flair. High vaulted ceilings, old cement tiles and walls, which display the traces of the original plastering in different colours, characterise its ambience.

Region/Town: IT – Italy, Sicily, Syracuse, Ortigia

Scenery: Directly at the market place of Ortigia, very close to the sea

Accommodation: Apartment

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mavie

The holiday house mavie on the Greek island of Lefkada evokes associations with an elegant ocean liner. The building consists of several cubes arranged in a row, and a slightly twisted cuboid structure stacked above them. You enter the house on the upper level, which is glazed on three sides and resembles a command bridge. From the living room with a sitting area, kitchen and dining area you can enjoy views of the Ionian Sea, the city of Lefkada, and the mainland.

Region/Town: GR – Greece, Lefkada, Tsoukalades

Scenery: Hillside location with seaview

Accommodation: House

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