Façade Studio's philosophy lies in its constant desire to redefine architectural thinking. To this end, the founders take us to Geni, a village on Lefkada, Greece, an island surrounded by rocky cliffs and the Ionian Sea. This project, named "Wedge," which means "dock" in this context, won the Architizer A+Awards 2022 Jury Prize.

This complex, currently under construction, comprises two identical private houses: the [V]-house and the [v]-house. The first, located on the upper level, is dedicated to guests. Its subterranean structure, which includes interior and semi-exterior spaces, follows the geometry of a wedge, a small, often triangular, object used to secure or separate another room. The second offers daytime and nighttime accommodation areas, structured in a row. As the architecture studio states, "The triangular prism appears to have been wedged into the natural ground, dividing the dwelling in two, filtering and separating the daytime living spaces from the nighttime ones." But Façade takes its reflection further, drawing its overall inspiration from the name "Lefkáda", which refers to the "white stone" in The Odyssey From Homer, this opaline color that the island's grey cliffs can take on when the sun beats down. These white triangular prisms, resembling "docks," are thus a nod to the Greek poet, creating unexpected and unique spatial conditions, conducive to habitation.   

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Nathalie Dassa