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Kapsimalis Architects converts caves for summer houses on Greek island

The vaulted forms and underground caves of an old house on the Greek island of Santorini have been converted into a holiday home complex by Kapsimalis Architects. More about Kapsimalis Architects converts caves for summer houses on Greek island

En Route Architects perches linear concrete house on Greek island hillside

The rear of this holiday home on the Greek island of Kea is partially embedded in a steep hillside, while the front is entirely lined with full-height windows that look out towards the Aegean Sea. More about En Route Architects perches linear concrete house on Greek island hillside

Domed summer house by LASSA offers an elevated view over a Greek olive grove

Fingers of earth branch over this mound-shaped holiday home by architecture studio LASSA, allowing its owners to climb up onto the roof to admire Greece's Peloponnese peninsula. More about Domed summer house by LASSA offers an elevated view over a Greek olive grove

Huge circular hole pierces concrete house in Crete by Tense Architecture Network

Athens-based Tense Architecture Network has completed a curvy concrete house on the Greek island of Crete, featuring a massive circular puncture that provides it occupants with a shaded roof terrace. More about Huge circular hole pierces concrete house in Crete by Tense Architecture Network

Kapsimalis Architects completes mountainside apartments near Santorini's highest point

Rocks excavated from the site of this apartment building on the Greek island of Santorini were reused to form terraces and retaining walls so it blends with its mountainous setting (+ slideshow). More about Kapsimalis Architects completes mountainside apartments near Santorini's highest point

Silver House by Olivier Dwek stands on the forested hillside of the Greek island Zante

Stark white walls frame vistas of the Ionian Sea from a bright white house by Brussels-based architect Olivier Dwek, which is perched above the coastline of Zante (+ slideshow). More about Silver House by Olivier Dwek stands on the forested hillside of the Greek island Zante

Santorini Island retreat by Kapsimalis Architects features rooftop and underground pools

Greek office Kapsimalis Architects has renovated a small white house on the cliffs of a Greek island, adding two roof terraces with plunge pools, and a third and more sizeable swimming pool in the basement (+ slideshow). More about Santorini Island retreat by Kapsimalis Architects features rooftop and underground pools

Mirage house by Kois Associated Architects to feature rooftop infinity pool

An infinity pool will form the roof of this cavernous house designed by Athens studio Kois Associated Architects for the Greek island of Tinos (+ slideshow). More about Mirage house by Kois Associated Architects to feature rooftop infinity pool

House in Sikamino by Tense Architecture Network

This angular rural house in Greece by Athens studio Tense Architecture Network has over half of its concrete body buried beneath the ground (+ slideshow + photographs by Filippo Poli). More about House in Sikamino by Tense Architecture Network

House on Paros Island by React Architects

This weekend house overlooking the sea by Greek studio React Architects is set into the sloping landscape of the Greek island of Paros. More about House on Paros Island by React Architects