As a frustrated architect and as an observer of beautiful homes and architecture, I always look up and admire the simplicity and strong beauty of Mediterranean architecture. The first thing I like about its architecture is the excellent ventilation that is perfect for the warm climate. The architecture is both functional and elegant and it allows breezy air into the building or the house.
Mediterranean houses and villas have several bedrooms and are more than one floor. The interior design can be simple or intricate. The colors of the wall are basically white though some houses are painted in neutral colors or pastel colors from which aqua blue or sky blue is used to evoke the beautiful color of the Mediterranean Sea. They have courtyards and terraces, gardens, fountains. Some villas have colonnades and others porticos and some doorways or gates have arched entrances. The staircase are spiral and most have balconies with parapet walls and roofs have eaves and are either hipped or made of red tiles. A few of the houses may have swimming pools as well. The architecture is an inspiration from cultures within the Mediterranean basin like the Moorish style from Northern Africa and Southern Spain, Tuscan style from Italy or Grecian style from the small islands of Greece and even some architectural style from ancient Roman and Greek temples or the intricate style of the Byzantine empire.
Mediterranean architecture is one style that will never go away!
Photo Credit: Villa Petritis in Paxos, Greece
Photographer: Rick Watrous
Photo Link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/petritis/
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