Building Mikro Horio

Our first year, we camped out on the Gastromeni site in tents.

Our first structure was a polyhedron of masonite panels. it housed cooking/dining spaces. We still slept in tents.

The masonite panels  of GBB I disintegrated over the ensuing years.

We removed the masonite and ferro-cemented this first structure

GBB II, the second polyhedral structure, provided bedrooms, a study and a bathroom.

As increasing numbers of family and guests visited, we added a third structure, GBB III.

We began building GBB IV to house a workshop and space for photovoltaic batteries and other utilities.

GBB III became our main bedroom, and we embarked on an addition for a bathroom and closets.

Additions were completed and the buildings prepared for electricity.

Terracing began to define our compound, and included photovoltaic panels to provide electricity.

Our water supply was secured with the building of a 150-cubic meter rainwater cistern in the ravine.

An outdoor kitchen on the back patio included a wood-burning oven and barbeque spit.

A gazebo on the expanded front patio provided shade.

The work of building Mikro Horio was essentially completed by 2014, but we continued with small projects and with maintenance up to the present day.