또다른 산토리니를 바라 본다.
사람이 바라 볼 수 있는 시야각 이상으로 열린 드라마틱한 자연풍경은
더이상 형용 할 수 없는 감격으로 다가온다. 여기 아에나온 빌라는
럭셔리한 7개의 유닛을 지형을 따라 연속시키며
이러한 드라마틱한 자연풍경을 연속된 내외부 공간 속에서
조망 할 수 있도록 구성한다.
이렇게 건축은 자연과 조화를 이루며 어느 오성급 호텔 못지 않은
매력으로 공간을 정의하게 된다.
이러한 건축공간을 보고 있으면 호텔의 별을 나누는 기준이
시설과 서비스만으로 되는 것은 아니라 생각이 든다.
reviewed by SJ
We cannot ignore the fact that
in this part of the world, spring has officially arrived and summer is
only a breath away! Recently, I was reminded of the beauty of a property
on Santorini which happens to be one of my favourite Greek islands.
After coming across the title ''Bucolic Sun Bleached Escapism'' that encapsulates the 'Aenaon Villas' one of the founding members of White Line Hotels, staying at this property has to be added to your TO DO list at least once in your life!
The secluded housing complex which makes up the ‘Aenaon Villas’ consists of seven luxurious white washed cube shaped villas built next to and on top of one another. Situated
at the highest and narrowest part of Santorini, they almost balance on
the very edge of the world famous Caldera between the settlements of
Imerovigli and Oia. All of them are open from East to West
offering breathtakingly unobstructed views of the endless blue Aegean
Sea, the volcano and the most unique sunset in the world. Each villa is
built in complete harmony with the region’s natural environment and
follows the values of traditional Cycladic architecture whilst
artfully displaying the owners’ love and devotion to elegant simplicity
in every detail in the luxe white-on-white interiors.
The original decision of mechanical engineer George Alexiou and his wife Alexandra back in 1989
to buy a plot of land in Santorini and build a housing complex brick by
brick, was to prove life changing. George’s brother who rejected
buying the plot for himself, recommended it to the couple who then
spent twenty years chasing their dream up until 2009 when 'Aenaon
Villas' opened its doors to the outside world. Since then, its allure
has enthralled the handful of guests from all over the world that have been lucky enough to discover it.
In a recent conversation I had with George Alexiou he explained how the property’s name came about: ''We had to find a name which started with the letter A,
not only because it is the first letter of the alphabet or the highest
grade awarded in exams but because it is also the first letter of my
wife's name.'' And that’s how they ended up with the name ''aenaon'' which in Greek means ''flowing continuously-unstoppably-eternally''. Suffice it to say that George’s vision and eternal love for everything beautiful - including his wife Alexandra - cannot be ignored in every detail in this distinctively grandiose and hospitable property.
from yatzer