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Schrödinger’s equation | #week 3
We are stuck. Nothing is happening on the site. The purchased gabions are rusting away quietly, waiting for their time. Earthworks, concreting, electrical connection – not even contracted. The professional who has to reinforce the hill will not start work without a contract and an advance payment. It took a month to have this communicated. Continue reading
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Hill reinforcement | #week 1
A year ago, torrential rain caused a landslide in the upper right-hand corner of the plot. It came very close to destroying the road above, so we were lucky that didn’t happen. However, together with our engineer, we made the expensive decision to reinforce this part of the hill with stones in gabions. There was Continue reading
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How we get there
Living in Lisbon. A house in the Alentejo within roaring distance of the ocean waves. Crete, ah, Crete! Corfu. We were looking for culture, friendliness, smells, history, flavours, to put our spiritual and bodily needs in a beautiful and meaningful context. Bye, bye Portugal Such were our dilemmas. We regretfully said goodbye to Portugal in Continue reading
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Real things start to happen in the 3D world
We never imagined that the sight of a growling excavator destroying a beautiful meadow could trigger such an avalanche of good feelings: we are moving from dreams, plans, documents and projects to reality. Behind us are the choice of plot, the choice of architect and construction engineer, the design, the planning permission, the dispute with Continue reading
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The story begins…
It all started many – too many – years ago when we fell in love with Greece, the Mediterranean, figs, olives and smiling people. Years have passed, children have grown, and we’ve met again to make our dream come true: build the house on the Greek island. Meraki, the idea behind our dream, means we Continue reading
Meraki Hills: secluded Corfu retreat 