On Sale
Location.
The
house is located in the municipality of Thrakomakedones, a residential suburb
north west of Athens, at the foothill of Mount Parnitha. It is about 20 km from
the center of Athens.
Adjacent to Thrakomakedones, is the Olympic Village for the 2004 Games, turned into
a residential community.
The accessibility
of the municipality is guaranteed through a connection to the National road as
well as public transport connections to Kifissia, Aharnai and to the suburb
railroad Dekelia station.
The house
was built by an architect for his family and himself.
It is
placed at the north-east part of the 1000m2 square lot, leaving the maximum of
green space available for landscaping (or a swimming pool). The terrain is full
of pine trees and indigenous bushes along the 100m linear hedge.
The terrain
is a corner lot (streets at north and west side), and has an entrance from each
street, leading to the main entrance hall.
The house was
developed in the ground and first level.
First level.
At
the first level there are four bedrooms and three bathrooms. One of the
bedrooms possesses also direct access to the ground floor area. The kitchen at
the west side opens to a very large balcony with pergola overlooking the
south-west portion of the garden. The living room-dining area opens also to the
terrace and it is a two stories high space, with an open mezzanine level. The
mezzanine was used mainly as an office space with a overhanging book gallery,
but potentially could be turned into an additional enclosed room.
Ground floor.
The
ground floor is composed by a) an artist's studio with ample northern light, directly
accessible from the entrance hall. b) an open space with kitchen, living room
and a dining-library. Living and dining are separated partially by a large
double faced sculptural fireplace. The ground floor space opens to the
surrounding garden through a southern terrace under the shadow of the pines trees
c) one
bathroom d) utilities room e) laundry room.
The house
has the possibility to function as two independent living units if necessary.
Plans are
available upon request. The architect of the house could assist and advise
potential buyers for required modifications.
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