The recessed building volumes, together with the arrangement of the external spaces along the contours of the site, allow the development to blend seamlessly into the terrain while maintaining unobstructed views of Elia Beach and the sea. The positioning of the buildings and outdoor spaces also provides protection from the strong and frequent northerly and north-westerly winds.

The project was conceived as a contemporary interpretation of traditional rural Cycladic architecture, with particular reference to the vernacular buildings of Mykonos. The exposed building volumes are clad in local stone, while the outdoor surfaces are finished in light-grey and off-white cement-based render. These tones reflect the colors of the rocky terrain, the soil and the low Mediterranean vegetation. All visible retaining and dividing walls are constructed from reinforced concrete and clad in local stone, recalling the traditional dry-stone walls of the island. Timber pergolas attached to the façades provide shade and are finished in natural olive-wood tones, echoing the trunks of the existing olive trees. The landscape design proposes dense planting along the contours of the earth-sheltered volumes, using prickly pear cacti, drought-resistant native plants and Mediterranean shrubs. Existing olive trees are to be preserved or carefully transplanted where necessary and complemented by additional trees of the same local variety.