PoSH

Competition Proposal for Affordable Housing at Pano Polemidia

Architect: do:gma (Constantina Voskaridou & Georgios Makridis, Constantina Charalambous, Elena Pillakouri, Antonia Georgiou)

PoSH is designed around a simple belief: neighbourhood is not a line between properties, but a shared depth. Each home receives privacy and its own garden — a direct link to ground and place — yet remains visually and spatially open to its neighbours. Units cluster in groups, forming a grid that can grow organically, like a social fabric extending across the terrain.

The plan follows the natural slope: stepped terraces maintain the landscape while setting a calm rhythm of public and private life. Vehicle movement remains at the edge, freeing the interior for people. A central north–south path enables daily encounters — walking, pausing, seeing one another — encouraging connection without obligation.

Homes are arranged to support Mediterranean living: social spaces open to the outdoors at ground level, and quiet rooms gather above. Views across gardens and into the shared heart of the development gently expand awareness of the surrounding community. Privacy is a choice, not a barrier.

Twenty-eight dwellings accommodate a diverse mix of families. The design aims, over time, to make fences unnecessary — turning boundaries into places of coexistence. A modest architectural gesture, with a clear political intent: to live together, not just side by side.

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