The project takes place in the Greek island of Kythera. During the previous centuries, the island was under Venetian and English occupation, while it was also very often a target of pirate attacks and raids in Medieval times  which explains  the intense presence of fortified structures, small windows and thick walls in the morphology of traditional structures around the island.

The existing traditional stone house was built in the early 1910's and stands at the end of a remote village, next to a cliff, overlooking the Kytherian landscape. The complex consists of the main house and an additional structure that was used as the family bakery. Over the years, the structures suffered from modifications that altered their traditional character.