An idyllic square of aquamarine water is perfectly positioned on the roof terrace of this traditional whitewashed home. With views across the island of Santorini to the Aegean Sea, this former 200-year-old subterranean wine cellar in Greece, once built for rural production, has been transformed by Kapsimalis Architects into a contemporary summer home. Interior vaulted rooms, underground cisterns and a terrace – previously used for storing and drying produce – have been preserved and repurposed. It now provides cool, open-plan living with simple bleached walls, bridging history with modernity.

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