Villa Charisa of Aenaon Villas
George Kroustallis photographs Villa Charisa: One of Santorini’s most stunning new villa-suites on the island.
London-based Greek photographer George Kroustallis photographs Villa Charisa: One of Santorini’s most stunning new villa-suites on the island.
A family of architecture & design fuse in creating one of Santorini’s most idyllic villas – naturally affording the best private infinity views of the Caldera: a compelling brut carved by the volcanic force of nature and must-have when on vacation here in this part of Greece.
Villa Charissa is a new addition to the designer-cool Aenaon Villas Santorini – an insider bolthole particularly loved due to its unique location away from the of tourists that flock to this Cycladic island.
White reigns with grace at Aenaon offset only by charcoaled volcanic rocks, pockets of wild plants and the contrasting blue of the Aegean – no wonder then that the larger Villa Charissa (65m2) follows a similar design narrative to that of her sibling villa-suites.
Built in the same traditional island’s cave house style, locally called “yposkafa” which are dug entirely into the volcanic rock, Villa Charissa makes no secret of its curvaceous intent and follows the bedrock in true form – the luxury suite cascades into tiers all cocooned in a rigorous aesthetic of pure white, smooth polished cement and a tinge of volcanic black for added drama.
Sisters Elly Alexiou (Architect) and Maria-Christina Alexiou (Mechanical Engineer & Lighting Designer) forged a design alliance in creating the new addition – both determined to maintain the natural beauty of the rock formation that narrates the flow, whilst having the minimal environmental impact on the landscape using this unique rock-architecture to frame a luxurious suite.
