Brutalist Panorama Recasts Hillside Living
Brutalist Panorama unfolds on the steep Panorama hill of Voula, Greece, where MKA architecture + construction shapes a duplex into two independent yet related homes. The multi unit housing project builds on Brutalist influences and contemporary minimalism, turning concrete, glass, and wood toward the sea views that define daily life. Across three staggered volumes, each residence navigates the gradient with its own sequence of rooms, balconies, and outdoor courts.
Concrete planes step out toward the sea as the hillside falls away below. Sunlight passes through perforated panels and thin-framed glazing, throwing sharp bands of shadow across interior floors. From the street, the stacked volumes read as one composed mass, yet every level signals a distinct way of living.
This multi unit housing project in Voula, Greece, by MKA architecture + construction acts as a vertical duplex, tuned to the steep Panorama hill and expansive water views. Brutalist Panorama carries strong Brutalist influences and contemporary minimalist tendencies, but its focus sits firmly on how each household moves between rooms, terraces, and semi-open courts. Program arranges around light, outlook, and privacy, using concrete solids and voids to stage everyday routines.
Stacked Homes On Slope
The building anchors into the hillside with two basement levels, using the intense inclination to stack uses rather than spread them. Entry to the duplex occurs from Basement B, where the vertical rise of the structure keeps the main face open to the road while tucking service rooms behind. A gym, garage, and storage rooms sit at the deepest level, removed from the daily living zones yet directly connected to the circulation core. Residents move upward from this point, reading the climb through changing views and light.
Compact Residence Below Grade
The first, smaller residence occupies Basement A, turning a below-grade condition into a calm, oriented home. Living room, dining area, and kitchen merge into one integrated room aligned to the northwest, preserving sea views as the constant backdrop for everyday use. Bedrooms sit at the opposite side, withdrawn from the outlook and opening instead to a private yard, the cours anglaise that cuts daylight and air down to this level. Daily life here toggles between that sheltered outdoor court and the long, view-driven living zone.
Maisonette Across Three Levels
Above, the second residence stretches between ground floor, first floor, and second floor attic, working as a layered maisonette. Ground floor bedrooms claim the most direct tie to the sloping terrain, sitting close to planted areas and exterior paths. One level up, kitchen, dining room, living area, and office combine into a single volume directed toward the sea, where large openings with thin profiles extend daily routines out to balconies. A secondary living room and office rise again into the attic, giving a more withdrawn setting for work or evening retreat.
Concrete Volume As Living Room Edge
A rectangular volume of bare concrete emerges from the basic mass and becomes a key element in how residents occupy the building. Within and above this solid, semi-open rooms form, acting as outdoor extensions of interior living areas while still held by the weight of the structure. These transitional zones host seating, informal gatherings, or quiet breaks, always under a concrete frame that defines the edge between domestic life and the wider landscape. The focus on semi-open rooms lets both dwellings treat exterior terraces as part of the daily circuit.
Perforated Panels And Outdoor Rooms
Around the main volume, parametrically designed perforated panels modulate sunlight and privacy for each residence. As the sun shifts, the panels cast dense patterns over walls and floors, changing the character of living and working areas throughout the day. Large glass openings maintain a strong link to terraces and the pool, which sits apart from the primary mass to preserve exclusivity for each home. Uses in the surrounding ground adapt to the rocky slope, so circulation, lounging areas, and water follow the terrain rather than forcing a flat yard.
From the upper balconies, residents watch the hillside drop toward the sea while the concrete frames hold steady lines against the sky. Inside, light, shade, and view mark the rhythm of movement from basement to attic. Brutalist Panorama reads as one building from afar, yet every level is tuned to a different way of living on the hill.
Photography courtesy of MKA architecture + construction
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