{"id":28348,"date":"2025-08-28T08:44:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/28348\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:44:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:44:17","slug":"stone-walls-shield-cretan-residential-complex-by-vastudio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/28348\/","title":{"rendered":"stone walls shield cretan residential complex by VAstudio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>stone walls and serene pools define VASTUDIO\u2019s cretan residence<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>VAstudio\u2019s Threshold is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/residential-architecture-interiors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>residential<\/strong> <\/a>complex in Pazinos, near Chania, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-greece\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Crete<\/strong><\/a>, designed to amplify the latent qualities of an existing structure. Its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/marble-and-stone-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>stone<\/strong><\/a> walls, vaulted ceilings, and interplay with light create a home where daily living is infused with memories. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/renovation-architecture-and-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>renovated<\/strong><\/a> complex is organized into three interconnected volumes, each anchored by a reflecting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/pools\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>pool<\/strong><\/a>, and designed to guide circulation as a series of contemplative thresholds that frame views, mark time, and structure spatial experience.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"vastudio unveils threshold in crete a contemplative residential complex weaving past and present 1\" width=\"818\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vastudio-unveils-threshold-in-crete-a-contemplative-residential-complex-weaving-past-and-present-1-6.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>images courtesy of VAstudio<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>curved geometries shape light and recall the original building<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Set within a village defined by olive groves, terraces, and dry stone walls, Threshold engages with its landscape through materiality, which includes locally sourced stone, timber, and lime plaster, and spatial gestures. Vaulted ceilings, preserved and highlighted throughout the interiors, act as spatial anchors with their curved geometries shaping light and acoustics while recalling the layered history of the original building.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pools reflect the sky and olive groves, structuring the composition of the site, while skylights and carefully positioned apertures animate surfaces, casting shifting patterns across stone, plaster, and timber throughout the day. Pathways, level changes, and framed views transform movement into a reflective experience, where thresholds act as pauses in the journey through the home.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/vastudio.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Greek architects<\/strong><\/a> at VAstudio restored the existing stonework, timber beams, and vaults, while modern systems were integrated discreetly, and wherever possible, materials were reused to maintain continuity and reduce environmental impact. The resulting residence accommodates contemporary living while preserving the historic essence of its architecture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1151578 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"stone walls and reflecting pools shape renovated residential complex in crete by VAstudio\" width=\"818\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/stone-walls-reflecting-pools-renovated-residential-complex-crete-vastudio-designboom-01.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>VAstudio\u2019s Threshold is a residential complex near Chania, Crete<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"vastudio unveils threshold in crete a contemplative residential complex weaving past and present 4\" width=\"818\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vastudio-unveils-threshold-in-crete-a-contemplative-residential-complex-weaving-past-and-present-4-6.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>stone walls, vaulted ceilings, and interplay with light create a home where daily living is infused with memories<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"vastudio unveils threshold in crete a contemplative residential complex weaving past and present 8\" width=\"818\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vastudio-unveils-threshold-in-crete-a-contemplative-residential-complex-weaving-past-and-present-8-6.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>existing structure, part of the complex in Pazinos<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"vastudio unveils threshold in crete a contemplative residential complex weaving past and present 9\" width=\"818\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/vastudio-unveils-threshold-in-crete-a-contemplative-residential-complex-weaving-past-and-present-9-6.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>the renovated complex is organized into three interconnected volumes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"stone walls and serene pools define VASTUDIO\u2019s cretan residence \u00a0 VAstudio\u2019s Threshold is a residential complex in Pazinos,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28349,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[20126,365,362,363,364,366,18,117,19,17,10911,5794],"class_list":{"0":"post-28348","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-architecture-in-greece","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-artsanddesign","12":"tag-artsdesign","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-eire","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-ie","17":"tag-ireland","18":"tag-renovation-and-restoration-architecture-and-design","19":"tag-residential-architecture-and-interiors"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28348\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}