House With Two Roofs sits within the historic rural fabric of the Duboka area on the island of Vis, amidst a dense arrangement of traditional stone houses and narrow streets. Indeed, it is a small family weekend house, designed in harmony with the typology, scale, and atmosphere of the historic environment.

An Existing Stone Garden as the Starting Point

The project began with an existing garden enclosed by stone hedges, a kind of intimate stone base from which the concept of the house emerged. The architects retained this stone foundation, so it accommodates the new volume while it respects the existing structure and memory of the place. The house sits along a stone wall by the street, which frees the opposite side of the plot for a garden and outdoor living area. At the same time, it steps away from the neighbouring plot to ensure the necessary privacy.

An Elongated Form Broken by Two Roofs

On the narrow and constrained plot, the architects needed to provide an optimal number of rooms without disrupting the harmonious rural pattern. This led to the elongated form of the house. To visually soften its length and harmonise the proportions with the surrounding two-pitched traditional houses, a rhythmic sequence of two connected pitched roofs “breaks up” the elongated volume in a row, which emphasises a unique composition. The house thus retains a contemporary identity while it respects the scale and silhouette of traditional construction.

Rustic Concrete in Dialogue With Stone

For reasons of economy, the architects selected rustic concrete and plaster finishes, with texture and tone carefully matched to establish visual continuity with the existing stone houses in the neighbourhood.

A Tavern Open to the Terrace and Pool

The lower floor takes shape as a tavern with a sanitary facility, a space for gathering, barbecuing, and relaxing, connected directly to the outdoor terrace and pool. Together, these spaces create a continuous indoor-outdoor living environment typical of the Mediterranean lifestyle.

Simple, Private Rooms on the Upper Floor

The upper floor holds the private section of the weekend house, where simple and functional rooms unfold: a bathroom and two bedrooms, each with direct access to the exterior courtyard. The kitchen connects to the dining area and living room, which centres around a fireplace as a gathering point and atmospheric element.

A Framed View of the Sea

From the living area, a striking, almost hidden view opens toward the sea, discreetly emerging between two large hills. This controlled, “framed” view was one of the client’s key desires, a moment in which the landscape reveals itself.

Continuity Within the Historic Fabric

Through a contemporary intervention within the historic fabric, the house stands as an example of architecture that contributes to the continuity of the place while it offers contemporary functionality and comfort.