Parasporos, Milos
Minimal Hospitality Units on a Cycladic Slope
This project consists of a series of small, self-contained hospitality units embedded in a sloped Aegean terrain. The architectural strategy is based on repetition and variation: a linear composition of stone-framed volumes, each housing an individual unit, is carefully inserted into dry local soil and low vegetation.
The spatial rhythm — alternating solids and voids — follows the natural topography, creating shaded outdoor thresholds, visual continuity with the horizon, and privacy between units. Each module opens completely to the sea, while remaining anchored by robust stone walls and deep pergolas that filter light and wind.
Materiality is local and tactile: dry-stacked stone, lime-washed render, wood and corten steel define a minimal yet warm palette that blends into the landscape. The planting respects the wild flora, using low-maintenance, indigenous species to preserve the site’s identity.
The architecture remains humble in presence, aiming not to dominate, but to disappear within the texture of the island — an approach of quiet precision and contextual clarity.
