Inside Greece’s Triangle House | WSJ Mansion

Greek architect Tilemachos Andrianopoulos provides a tour of his design: a triangular house that blurs the line between inside and the olive grove outside. "Even for a completely new structure, there is always something that already exists there," he says.
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[@luissorsini]

I saw this house on Kirsten Dirksen’s YT channel a long time ago.

[@aigonewrong.]

Love that channel. :)

[@ivanobaa]

"Why the triangle?" 2009 me: ILLUMINATI

[@gio.2381]

haha reading your comment gave me a chuckle

[@keybraker]

the bedroom and bathroom are directly connected to the entrance. nice touch

[@Showmetheevidence-]

It’s beautiful... and a really great design. Must be so nice waking up in a space like this. Just don’t like the curtain separating the bathroom - that’s weird.

[@katerinas1141]

I was thinking the same exactly with you...But with the second thought i think that without door is very practical for an older couple.

[@hopeaway9485]

imagine the smell

[@architecturestudio17]

I like the way the architect thinks, he takes everything into account, the sun, the place, everything.

[@henrybae]

If only more houses were built with this much love and narrative

[@bbt305]

Gorgeous

[@worldcitizeng6507]

In Greece, you are bless with sunshine most days

[@barrybr1]

I've loved this house from the first time I saw it on Kirsten Dirksen's video and am inspired to use some of these ideas in an Australian rural home I'd like to build. I'm thinking of how the walled edge can help in mitigating bushfire risk. Such beautiful architecture!

[@horizonlines9664]

Tilemachos is the best Mediator + Architect. This work is perfection and right for this beautiful land.

[@ChiefArchitect]

What a unique and beautiful space! Thanks for sharing. 😀

[@clintoncharlery8298]

A creative design beautifully executed. It works both internally and externally. The inside outside concept which is not over complicated. I’m loving it.

[@mirandaljatifi8838]

The architect of this house is a very wise man. This house is another dimension in the future but also in the past. Few people understand this.

[@kloatlanta]

I fell in love with this property and concept on another channel.

[@dreamworklabsandroid6035]

Hello I'm Tilemachos Andrianopoloulos 😝

[@1hayes1]

Undoubtedly one of the best houses of the 21st century.

[@inigojuancarlos]

I’ve been loving this house by Tilemachos back in Kristen’s channel

[@la3ar214]

So creative. It's beautiful.

[@gypsy2007]

I fell in love with this house and location when I saw another video about it. It surprises me because it's not normally what I like. But it's entrancing.

[@Marios-br1hm]

Wow 😍🇬🇷

[@antoinewasserfallen2418]

BRAVO excellent

[@lothean2099]

It's a beautiful house. I love it.

[@OFWJUDAYGozano]

Amazing you were so blessed

[@shastabare6026]

I love it, id take it in a heartbeat (and add a solid dividing wall for my ensuite masterbathroom)

[@netozibell2961]

beautiful, resilient, a John Lautner Arch. remind, inspiring, love brutalist architetcture. a master peace, icon for residencial architeture

[@christosvrettos8257]

Excellent work!!!

[@wanderingsoul1500]

I saw this house featured in another channel,so love it

[@acd96digital]

Love it, so beautiful. Only thing I would like if it was mine was a basement with storage and/or study space.

[@Guest-wb8gx]

What are the chances of someone even coming up with this idea

[@ThoTh.M]

DESPITE all the negative comments.A good home lets the owners be as comfortable and as satisfied as they can be.And this home yes home seems to do excatly that for this Lady.She is able to see the mountain and the olives which she so clearly loves and which is probably why she chose to live in such an isolated place.So this house is radical yes but i believe it serves the purpose of a house beautifully.

[@suerdadutra5873]

LINDO PROJETO, PARABÉNS!!!!

[@TheAlexT2011]

Beautiful house. I like how rugged it looks and still blends beautifully within the natural landscape. As well the living room area is beautifully created, quality, simple furniture. Not quite impressed with the bedrooms, they look unfinished, not yet ready to live in.

[@architecturestudio17]

Well integrated 😍

[@Native_love]

Cool! Not sure about the curtain walls but it is supposed to be radical.

[@michaeldexterlipata2283]

Happy Holidays WSJ!

[@jamesalba4182]

Trying to re create this here thanks for inspiration

[@victoriahann4222]

Muy original, yo soy diseñadora de interiores y estuve exactamente pensando mucho en la palabra "composición" ultimamente, no solo se trata de crear espacios lindos o elegantes, sino de componer lugares que te brinden sensaciones, emociones y paz, y toda la casa puede ser una experiencia muy única, y nada mejor que estar conectado con la naturaleza en cada lugar, y sentir libre dentro de tu casa. Muy buen trabajo arquitecto.✌️💫🌟

[@nickmehl1465]

Love the thought put into this house. I’m designing a walled courtyard house in Tucson and the similar concepts caught my eye. This typology seems to work well in a hot, arid environment.

[@gaskim]

Ωραίο αποτέλεσμα

[@dimakevhajnz8322]

Good project!

[@danielfadavi]

It's really not that radical.

[@cheff3953]

Indeed

[@indertat93]

you guys didn't get it

[@michaelvassilopanagos4462]

Καλη ιδεα το τριγωνικο σχημα αλλά 500k για ασοβαντιστο σπιτι στα Μεγαρα με θέα τα καλώδια της ΔΕΗ ειναι λιγο υπερβολη για τα Ελληνικα δεδομενα.

[@aokiaoki4238]

Είναι ενα παραδοσιακό σπίτι απλά τριγωνικό

[@gio.2381]

Σορρυ αλλά μισό εκατομμύριο δεν είναι κανένα τεράστιο ποσό για ακίνητο. Προφανώς είσαι λίγο άσχετος με το θέμα

[@michaelvassilopanagos4462]

@@gio.2381 μπορεί! Μπορεί να είσαι εσύ όμως 😉

[@gio.2381]

@@michaelvassilopanagos4462 δεν το νομίζω, ειδικά αν θεωρείς μισό εκατομμύριο μεγάλο ποσό για ακίνητο

[@michaelvassilopanagos4462]

@@gio.2381 νομίζω πως γράφω ξεκάθαρα ότι το θεωρώ υπερβολή συνυπολογίζοντας την τοποθεσία και το είδος της κατασκευής! Τώρα αν εσυ το συγκρίνεις με άλλες κατασκευές σε overhyped περιοχές τότε ναι είναι.. «τσάμπα»

[@archistudio4723]

wow wow

[@diorynovis]

❤ so nice

[@cliffneasby5301]

What a beautiful and interesting house. The fireplace that becomes the dining table is so unique and a great use of space. However, the curtain between the bedroom and the bathroom would have been an absolute no from myself if I were the client. At this point I would have to replace it with a frosted glass panel or something.

[@kostismarkis4342]

Then it won't be Doric! This is a Pythagorean equation, not another rich house with basement & plasma t.v...

[@ALEXROSSOLATOS]

WHAT IS THIS. TASTY AND SCARY.

[@michaeldexterlipata2283]

Every roof covered like this is a cool world

[@wernerhering5778]

Gefällt mir sehr gut. Gut gemacht.

[@Tamermadinah]

Amazing name

[@lostinthelookingglas]

The achitect has an awesome name

[@panathaninf]

Nice

[@michaeldexterlipata2283]

World need a very kind for environment

[@marcinbach4689]

The house in itself is a best example of an architect that cares about all aspects and not forcing his identity upon the investors but gently guide them through unknown waters that holds the beautiful port beyond....great work from architect and investors showing that when there's understanding beauty follows even in such a brutalist form at first glance. It's a pity that on majority occasions both parties show more interests in only making money and showing at the same time ....bravo to both parties 😊

[@teleopinions1367]

Well, you couldn't get a 1930s falling apart house anywhere close to the coast of CA for that price, so that is good. On the other hand, that house looks very much like a Palm Springs (CA) MidCentury Modern House. Most of them look at the over 8,000 ft San Jacinto mountains. Also, the Frank Sinatra Home up on a hill looks a little like that, only 10 times more luxurious. I do appreciate that the architect used concrete slabs to build the house as that is a very earthquake prone area. I hope they put enough rebar to hold up the house. It's really pretty, I think it needs artwork on the walls and it blends with its environment. But most importantly the owners like it and that's ultimately what it is all about.

[@NowherewithNate]

Dude has a long name

[@spgtgb]

And yours is?? "Yes theory Fan"

[@PHlophe]

his name sounds like medicine. i barely picked it up when he read it out

[@kv655]

welcome to greece

[@vasilisthc4609]

Yes, because the meaning of his name is "The one who fights from a distance" Welcome to Greece

[@TurboEncabulat0r]

Not radical at all. Modern Australian architecture has been doing this for the last 50 years.

[@indertat93]

She said it is a radical house not a radical new idea. And a radical house it is.

[@youtubebeliever8047]

👍👍👍👌👌👌👌

[@Inc.Co.]

I feel like they got ripped off for that price. Looks like a bomb shelter from the 60's

[@chrtsi6912]

welcome in Greece, mate! 😂😂

[@trongnhanle7120]

Architecture 😅

[@veritas5287]

He's a known architect, of course, the price would be higher. Also, credits to all architects out there who are constantly being downgraded for the "design". There's more to it than just a design. Studying all elements of the space and creating a home that the homeowner loves is the greatest price.

[@ronallara2406]

I would like to know how the architect arrived to the final design. Very interesting concept..

[@safiagha8002]

Hello I am tainalopalalolofinapoulos

[@nigatron-ol7eh]

I'm Greek and my sir name is papathanasopoulos I'm not kidding

[@robox9225]

When ur architecture love pizza and inspired by it then u get a house like a slice of pizza 😉😂

[@japaris75]

I need a wine cellar and a library. Where does it fit in the house?

[@navou9104]

I love it, I also like these people

[@AllThingsSicily]

Great design, needs a pool..

[@wuerzelburg]

When you have to go to such lengths of explanation for your design, then something is wrong with it. It is an epidemic. Architects doing completely radical design just for the sake of radicality. People with the necessary pockets buy in, and here you have a radical home that has issues. Issues with safety, water from the drainage of the sourounding, etc etc. Of course I am talking in general. I can't judge about some of these detailing issues. I can for onrme. For example the seperetion of the bedroom/bathroom with a curtain sounds like joke. Where to begin, where to end? The moisture issues, the bacteria issues, the odours issues? As for the design I don't like what I saw.

[@strictlyyoutube6881]

Not a big fan of this house, but the lady's accent is very special. Refined, smooth and elegant.

[@pwp8737]

from the sound of it, I'd say she was educated and lived in England a long time.

[@savagecub]

I’d like it better if it had a pool !

[@goobweynmedia4933]

If you add a laugh track to this video it can pass for a SNL skit.

[@grnppj5641]

I bet that is not her only house.

[@HunterShows]

lol, if it is they sure don't have many possessions!

[@the_notorious_bas]

Radical is a good term to describe this house. I like the connection with the landscape, but I'm not sure if I would feel at home at this concrete and minimalist place.

[@firstnamelastname7298]

I like it but the other side of my head keeps pointing out that its not an equilateral triangle

[@JBPalmBeach]

I’ve seen this house a few years ago and commented on that video. Now I see a power plant junction has been installed in their view of the mountains. What a shame. And something else has been built at their entrance. This looks horrible now to live in. It looks more like a prison more than ever. I bet that unemotional woman is now devastated to have to live looking at power lines and a whole metropolis sprouting up around her property. This will turn into a workers shack for the olive trees workers and then will be abandoned with the olive trees are gone.

[@lostinthelookingglas]

This house is like my nightmare. It’s bare, cold, and maze-like. There is a reason why we partition our homes in the shape that we do. Doors, curtains, etc make us feel safe and cozy (like cats sitting in boxes). Also, the bedroom-bathroom curtain reminds me of a hospital room.

[@shortjohn97]

isn't this the house from the second season of the series 'eteros egw' ?

[@LoveLightSalsa]

How can I have this type of disposable income?

[@auro1986]

you can grow olives on the roof and your pets will take time deciding from which door to get out and get in

[@importantname]

storage?

[@UdReks]

Amazed at the people objecting at the price. I was thinking it was cheap by our standards in the US. If you want an architect to construct a custom home, even a 2k sq. ft., it's going to cost, a lot more than 550. And before you tell me that Greek property is cheaper, I've looked into it. It's pretty expensive. Sure, you can build a prefab house in Greece for cheap. Get cookie cutter plans from a home builder. This isn't that. Go and hire an architect and see what I mean.

[@gio.2381]

I mean i agree with you, 600k euro is not particularly expensive considering how high real estate prices in Greece are

[@austin7815]

Thought this was gonna be a rad fraternity house

[@toninocars]

Great project and well done but doesn’t look like a house and more like an art gallery, I will rather live in a small wooden classic house

[@SoundSelector]

Feels crammed for some reason. Love the brutalist influence though

[@OFWJUDAYGozano]

Para poli aurea

[@kostasherktheodorakopoulos3303]

Εταιρος εγω 'Νεμεσις'...!

[@sarahrosa5903]

he must be very good at tri socatohha

[@polanialmoni6274]

Looks like a war memorial

[@PredatoriaMoon]

As far as i think the office is cool, its actually pretty depressing as a whole. I get that corporations like these give us products, that may or may not add value to our lives. But these same corporations has gained so much power over the years that theyre able to build an office this expensive to attract more employees which in turn makes them even bigger, and lift up the 1% of the company. All other personnels are sheeps or pawns to this multi billion dollar empire. As much as i think its cringey to call employment with a corporation modern day slavery , it couldnt be further from the truth.

[@rststudio8805]

σε αυτο δεν γυριστηκαν και τα 2 τελευταια επεισοδια του ετερος εγώ, ή ιδέα μου;

[@SG003]

I didn't understand anything he said. And I'm talking about concept not the accent

[@lukaboltar6977]

feels a bit like a monument to the architect instead of a reflection of the clients

[@Chobaca]

They say they like radikal things yet build with concrete... NOT The most radical of materials in our time...

[@NotTubeIm]

Where’s the drive way

[@HunterShows]

The gods are offended by this poured concrete mess. It's like living in the hallway of a commercial property.

[@projectz9776]

imo, too expensive for a 200 sqm house in suburban area with cheap/free land cost. Construction cost is about 3 thousand USD per sqm, which is comparable to major cities like New York, Dubai and London. $3K per sqm is the cost of 150 rooms 4-star branded hotel in Dubai.

[@garrettstevensen2467]

In California, we pay about $12,000 USD annually, on only 1/24th of an acre. Yes, you read that. For one "slice" of an acre, a 24th of a "slice" is $12,000 annually in San Jose, CA.

[@michaeldexterlipata2283]

Best for climate change and global warming

[@guerillagardner3876]

It's unique but not cozy at all..... Maybe area rugs could lend some softness....

[@ricksorkin2522]

I don't care how the house looks like But put a swimming pool!!

[@legoqueen2445]

Gorgeous design but that bathroom curtain is a no for me. A screen of some sort would be better.

[@notgerhardnotrichter4951]

Lovely, but to poo behind the curtain while your lover is sleeping... 💁🏻‍♂️🤪

[@worldcitizeng6507]

🤣😂😄lots of air freshener

[@divinejusticefeelsgood]

Grave

[@islandbee]

Kirsten covered this house before WSJ.