YAM EAT DRINK PLAY

TYPE: bar - restaurant and natural playground

LOCATION: Antiparos Island, Cyclades, Greece

PROJECT: Interior and Exterior space renovation and Landscape Design

DATE: 2014

DESIGN CONCEPT
In the village of Antiparos, an old dance club and a thai restaurant where once housed in this building, standing at the edge of the settlement, looking out towards an empty plot. When the two venues shut down and the building returned to its owners, a new idea was born: a bar-restaurant, looking out towards a garden, where a natural playground is created. The building has been renovated inside to accommodate a modern kitchen, a double-face bar (inside and out), an indoor exhibition and event space, and handicap facilities. The outdoor spaces have been redone, with a mix of new and old re-usable furniture. The wooden deck, perforated by pomegranite trees, the upside down pergola, the typical greek taverna table, the triangular shading canopies and the strings of lights, create an easy-going, confortable atmosphere whereby traditional items are slightly tweeked to create a contemporary unusual yet casual ensemble. The playground is constructed exclussively from natural, environmentally-friendly materials: wooden trunk sections for stepping stones, bamboo fences, pebble lakes, indian tipies, photovoltaic lights, car tire installations.

PROJECT TEAM:
ARCHITECTURE: Maria Doxa, Maria Vidali
LANDSCAPE: Maria Doxa, Maria Vidali
LIGHTING: LiCy, Christina Yaxas
PHOTOGRAPHY: Xenia Papadimitriou