On the coasts of Korinthiakos bay in Greece two residential houses were built by greek company SteelHouse using a lightweight constuction system in order to achieve safety, high quality, fast erection and low cost without compromising each ones unique architectural elements and character.

A major concern of the client was the need to move in before the end of year. The constuction begun in late June and ended before the first rainfalls in October.

Both houses occupy an area of about 645m2 and includes basements which were built out of reinforced concrete. Above that lightweight cold formed, steel profiles together with drywall systems and interior and exterior insulation systems were used.

The lightweight of the constuction in the high seismicity area enabled us to minimize both vertical and horizontal loads and thus be economical.

SteelHouse as well as the client wanted to stick to the excellent arcitectural design. That included slim vertical surfaces both on the interior and the exterior of the houses, metallic elements in view, hidden lighting and drywall decorative surfaces which were easily achieved.

Contractor : SteelHouse - More info here

Consulting Eng. : Dimitrios and Georgios Panagiotou

Architect : Vandoros Takis, Patras, Greece / Ph.: +30 69324 84585

Consulting Eng. : Konstantinos Chrisanthakopoulos, 14 Patreos st., Patras, Greece / Ph.: +30 69372 16857

Location : Vraxneika, D.Theotokopoulou st.,Greece

Floor area :   House no1 - 350m2 - House no2 - 295m2