The decoration attends to local motifs and a selection of artworks by one of the designers, Aliza Ashkenazi, adorns the space. The interior displays weaving tools, handyman tools, and old kitchen utensils, while wood slabs of wardrobes and doors construct old-style travel crates. Timber boards from the bottom of the tiled roof shape new interior partitions.ĭistributed throughout the space, former doors transform into kitchen cabinets, shelves, and fittings, while even an old bed frame is remodeled into an internal door. Most of the wooden floor’s structure is cleaned and returned to its former position, as roof beams are modified to form stairs, railings, pergolas, and a bed frame. Aiming for a sustainable approach, the plan repairs most of the house’s building elements and reuses disassembled original materials.
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A new tile roof is built and new wooden windows are applied, while old plaster and crumbling clay filling between the stones are cleaned revealing the wall of cobblestones. The residence renovates the infrastructure to comply with earthquake standards and dismantles the wooden ceiling and flooring replacing them with concrete casts where the condition demanded complete restoration. Main old building elements are reformed to fit the new house Old balcony | all images by Uri Regev and Aliza Ashkenazi
The reconstruction of the ‘Blue Daisy House’ project follows three main principles the design should maintain the original shape and main plan, sustain the ‘spirit’ and traditional features, and reuse the materials disassembled during the renovation. In 1985, the houses are abandoned and sold leading to their dismantlement. The first building of the property dates back 200 years ago, while two more houses are built on the plot 50 years later. The village along with other nine small towns of central Crete is preserved by UNESCO and declared as World Heritage site.
Located in a small village called Kallregos in the center of the region, the building presents many typical characteristics of rural living, such as a well, a wine press for treading grapes, niches for storing olive oil, a wooden fireplace and stove, weaving tools, and various other accessories for animal care. Blue Daisy house in Kallergos, Crete, restores its infrastructureĭesigners Uri Regev and Aliza Ashkenazi renovate a 200-year-old stone house in Crete, Greece, turning it into a vacation residence after slight restoration and minor modifications.
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