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1968. rare prefab house Nikolaos Xasteros

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THE XASTEROS HOUSE Made from fibreglass and measuring 50m, the Xasteros House is something of a rarity. it is believed that no more than ten exambles were ever manufactured The patent for the design was registered in September 1969 for a company called Alta, which whom Nikolaos Xasteros collaborated. Between 1973 and 1978. he went on to produce them under his own name. Originally, the interior was divided into a sitting room, small kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. Some 15 years ago, one of the structures was discovered abandoned in a forest close to the seaside resort of Loutraki to the west of Athens. After the interior was gutted, the house was exhibited at the 2nd Athens Biennale in 2009 by the Greek architecture collective, Errands. Rather enigmatically, the group lost track of it soon after it was dismantled and its whereabouts today are unknown. Apart from the one at Terra Remota, only one other example is believed to exist for certain today. Located directly on the coast in Kalyvia Thorikou, it has been integrated into a larger structure and now sits on a platform to which it is linked via a staircase. Rare prefabricated living unit by the Greek architect Nikolaos Xasteros dating from 1968. (school of architecture of Paris 1953) The set can be dismantled and transported on a 13m flatbed truck or container. area: 40 m2 dimensions diameter 8m Height: 4m50 Assembly time: 7 to 10 days (4 people) Lifting gear required for assembly The house consists of the following elements: - 2 fiberglass shell roof elements + gelcoat - 3 fiberglass bulkhead hull elements + gelcoat (2 partitions with a fixed oval window + 1 partition with 4 fixed portholes) - 4 fiberglass floor shells + gelcoat - 1 pivot opening bay window element + smoked brown Altuglas entrance door - 1 Metal frame for floor - 4 round metal feet - Water-repellent OSB wooden floor 20 mm - 1 removable staircase with ramp - 2 oval smoked brown altuglas windows + 4 portholes 15 mm + seals - 1 electrical system consisting of: wiring, 5 floor sockets, + 1 cable for ceiling light, 1 circuit breaker box The assembly is not included in the price. (request on estimate) The house can be connected / connected easily to the sanitary system and electricity. These works are to be provided by the buyer. The house is visible and can be visited. It is located on the French and Spanish border, 1h30 from Barcelona. NIKOLAOS XASTEROS (1928 - 1988) Nikolaos Xasteros was born in Kvoarissia in the southwest of Greece in 1928 His rather was a civil engineer. who moved the ramily to Alexandroupolis near the Turkish border after World War l.in 1954-55. Xasteros studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts (Fine Arts School) in Paris and then spent a short time in the office of Louis Aublet, who most notably designed Nice airport. Xasteros then returned to Athens where he opened his own firm in 1958, going on to work largely on villas and residential buildings in both the Greek capital and Alexandroupolis. In 1967, he founded the company Plastidomiki Athens with the aim or manufacturing lent, prefabricated houses made of tibre glass. His idea was that they would serve as holiday homes, which could be place anywhere in the countryside. The first was built two years later, although only a small number were ever produced. Their commercial develooment was hampered by a new Greek law passed in the Seventies prohibiting prefabricated homes from being installed on plots smaller than 4,000m2. Nikolaos Xasteros died in Athens in 1988. FRENCH VERSION Fabriquée en fibre de verre et avec une surface de 50m2, la maison Xasteros est une découverte rare. On estime que seulement une dizaine d’exemplaires ont été produits. Son brevet a été déposé en septembre 1969 au nom de la so- ciété Alta, avec laquelle Nikolaos Xasteros collaborait. Entre 1973 et 1978, il les propose sous son propre nom avec à l’intérieur un salon, une petite cuisine, une chambre et une salle de bains. Il y a une quinzaine d’années, la collective d’architectes grècque Errands a dé- couvert une de ces structures abandonnées au milieu d’une forêt près de la station balnéaire de Loutraki à l’ouest d’Athènes. Après avoir vidé son intérieur, elle l’a exposée à la 2ème Biennale d’Athènes en 2009. Mystérieusement, elle a perdu sa trace après son démantèlement et ne sait plus où elle se retrouve. A part celui installé à Terra Remota, un seul autre exemplaire a pu être réperto- rié avec certitude à ce jour. Situé directement sur la côté à Kalyvia Thorikou, il a été intégré à une structure plus grande, posé sur une plateforme à laquelle il est relié par un escalier. L'ensemble est démontable et transportable sur un camion plateau de 13m ou container. superficie : 40 m2 dimensions diamètre 8m Hauteur: 4m50 Temps de montage : 7 à 10 jours (4 personnes) Engin de levage nécessaire au montage La maison se compose des éléments suivants : - 2 éléments toiture coques fibre de verre + gelcoat - 3 éléments coques cloisons fibre de verre + gelcoat (2 cloisons avec une fenêtre fixe ovale + 1 cloison avec 4hublots fixe) - 4 éléments coques sol fibre de verre + gelcoat - 1 élément baie vitrée ouvrante pivot + porte entrée Altuglas marron fumé - 1 Châssis métallique pour plancher - 4 Pieds métallique rond - Plancher sol bois OSB Hydrofuge 20 mm - 1 Escalier démontable avec rampe - 2 Fenêtres altuglas fumé marron ovales + 4 hublots 15 mm + joints étanchéité - 1 système électrique composé de: câblage, 5 prises sol , + 1 Câble pour luminaire plafond, 1 boitier disjoncteur Le montage n'est pas inclus dans le prix .(demande sur devis) La maison peut être reliée / raccordée facilement au système sanitaire, électricité, chauffage -climatisation . Ces travaux sont à prévoir par l’acquéreur. La maison est visible et peut-être visitée. Elle est implantée à la Frontière Française et Espagnole à 1h30 de Barcelone. NIKOLAOS XASTEROS (1928 - 1988) Nikolaos Xasteros est né à Kyparissia dans le sud-ouest de la Grèce en 1928. Son père était ingénieur en génie civil et après la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, la famille déménage à Alexandroupoli près de la frontière avec la Turquie. En 1954–55, il étudie l’architecture à l’Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris, suivi par un stage de quelques mois dans les bureaux de Louis Aublet, à qui l’on doit notam- ment l’aéroport de Nice. Par la suite, Nikolaos Xasteros est rentré à Athènes où il a ouvert sa propre agence en 1958, se spécialisant principalement dans des villas et des im- meubles résidentiels. En 1967, il fonde la société Plastidomiki Athènes avec le but de produire des maisons préfabriquées légères en fibre de verre. Pour lui, elles devaient servir de maisons de vacances qui pourraient être facilement érigées à la campagne ou en bord de mer. La première a été construite deux ans plus tard, mais par la suite très peu d’autres exemplaires ne sont sortis de l’usine, leur développement commercial ayant été freiné par une nouvelle loi votée en Grèce dans les années 70 interdisant l’installation de maisons préfa- briquées sur des terrains inférieurs à 4.000m2. Nikolaos Xasteros est décédé à Athènes en 1988.
  • Creator:
    Nikolaos Xasteros (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 196.86 in (500 cm)Diameter: 314.97 in (800 cm)
  • Style:
    Space Age (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Altuglas,Fiberglass,Metal,Plywood,Appliqué
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1969
  • Condition:
    Replacements made: Structure métallique - refait à neuf Vitres en altuglas et baie vitrée ouvrante - Refait à neuf Plancher - refait à neuf Structure metallique - refait à neuf. Repaired: Fiberglass and painting. Refinished. Minor losses.
  • Seller Location:
    Perpignan, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4614135960502
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