This diploma project concerns the design of a residence with three guesthouses for the permanent keeper of the archaeological site excavations on Rhenia Island.

The hitherto archaeological excavations revealed relics of an ancient settlement, burial monuments and shrines, tombs, altars, sarcophagi, scattered farm-houses of antiquity, material evidence of the past. However, to carry out systematic excavations some limited but basic building infrastructures are required.

The main axis in regard to composition consists of two courtyards around which the building facilities are developed. The main passage, which faces the sea, connects the two courtyards and functions as an exhibition space where the small findings of the excavations are presented in the built-in showcases along the way.

Overall, the proposal is divided into three zones-areas. The first zone-area consists of the central courtyard surrounded by the residence of the keeper, which is adequate for housing his family if needed. More specifically, the house includes two bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room and an office. The second zone is an intermediate, transitional space that houses the shared facilities – library, kitchen and a semi-outdoor space, which connects the two courtyards. In the third part there are the guesthouses and the laboratories for the scientific and technical staff as well as for the researchers of the excavations. In the same area is also located the second courtyard which serves as an outdoor space for processing and exhibiting the findings. Finally, the flat roof is accessible and from that height one can have full view of Delos Island.