50 Shades of Wood: Barbouni Restaurant

Greek firm K-studio takes advantage of wood’s versatile nature to build the barbouni restaurant on the beach of costa navarino, greece. The structure begins with heavy timber log piers and columns laid out on a regular grid that support an elevated platform, allowing the ocean to seep underneath during high tide. Back along the brush, the covered spaces nestle against the land, including the kitchen, storage, and bathroom areas. Clad in vertical wooden louvers, the enclosed spaces continue the repetitive rhythm of material as seen throughout the building. The public seating area exists in an open floor area on the ocean side of the structure. 

image © Yiorgos Kordakis and K-studio