Close-up of a weathered stone wall against a clear blue sky.

PETRES is named after the greek word ΠΕΤΡΕΣ meaning stone, with which the villas and surrounding walls have been built.  The importance of using local materials & respecting the valley’s natural terrain is integral to Petres which is evident in how the property blends into its surroundings - a defining style of the projects architects.

A stone staircase and wall with a cat peeking out from behind the stone wall, against the backdrop of a white building with open windows and shutters, and a dry hillside in the background.

Petres has been created through a family collaboration, resulting in three homes for three sisters. This can be seen in the antique heirlooms sprinkled between the rooms, in the high quality of materials chosen throughout & most importantly in the layout of the villas.

Each villa is on different heights of the property allowing privacy & separation if desired,  but also having the freedom to have shared full movement between each home - ‘a mini village’ as it was dreamt up to be for a big family.

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Sunlight casting a triangular shadow on a speckled tile floor next to a gray cabinet

THREE VILLAS THREE SISTERS

Living room corner with a fireplace, a wooden desk with a chair, built-in wall shelves with books and decor, a window with sunlight and landscape view, and a marble tile floor.
Sunlight filtering through a wooden pergola creating striped shadows on a white wall, with a small table and a sculpture in an outdoor patio.
Close-up view of a tall, weathered stone column or sculpture seen from below, with a brown wooden railing and a clear blue sky in the background.

LOCAL MATERIALS

Particular care has been given to the material selection across each of the villas. From uncovered old pieces of marble lining the floors of Avra, the grand stone boulder of Petra, to the old millstone decorating the gardens of Riza. All these details & curated items have been chosen with respect to their history, and re using them in a modern way. 

Living room corner with a white wall, built-in shelves, a brick fireplace with logs inside, a wooden chair, a small desk with a lamp, and sunlight streaming through the window.
Close-up of a rusty, weathered metal surface with peeling paint.
A serene outdoor scene featuring a stone patio with potted succulent plant, a stone ledge, a circular stone table, and trees, overlooking a vast body of water with a hazy sky at sunset.
Close-up of a gray stone drainage grate on top of stacked gray stone pavers.
Scenic view of a coastline with a hillside covered in green trees and bushes, the sea in the background, and part of a white building with a flat roof and chimney in the foreground.

The surrounding greenery of the Petres valley comes from the stream flowing nearby, but also the rain water collection systems being used for irrigation purposes. Similarly the villas have solar water heating to make good use of the endless sunny days. Respecting nature and what is has to offer us, along with adopting energy saving practices is very important to us.

WITHIN NATURE

A lemon tree with one yellow lemon hanging from a branch, set against a background of a white wall and a stone wall.
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Close-up of a textured, layered rock surface with swirling patterns and various shades of gray and greenish tones.
Close-up of weathered, gray wooden planks in a vertical pattern.
Close-up of a weathered, rusty metal surface with peeling paint and varied coloration.