A masterpiece of contemporary Cycladic design: Gundari Resort on Folegandros merges nature, architecture, and mindfulness into a sanctuary of quiet beauty.
Perched on the cliffs of Folegandros, the Gundari Resort is an architectural ode to simplicity, material honesty, and stillness.
Designed by block722, this award-winning hotel shows how architecture can create presence without dominance.
Architecture as an Attitude
VBarely visible from afar, Gundari seems to grow out of the rock itself.
Its architecture breathes with the landscape, surrendering to the rhythm of the island rather than imposing on it. Stone, wood, and clay merge with the Aegean light to create a composition of serenity and precision.
The Athens-based studio block722 has created a project that rejects spectacle and embraces substance.
Here, architecture becomes atmosphere — a dialogue between light, form, and silence.
Spaces of Retreat
Each of the 27 suites and villas is individually integrated into the hillside, with private pools that float above the sea.
The interiors are minimal yet tactile: raw materials, handcrafted details, and an aesthetic that celebrates stillness and space. Luxury here means less — but deeper.
A Resonance of Mindfulness
Gundari is not a place you simply visit — it’s one you inhabit.
Every corridor, terrace, and shadow has purpose; every space invites reflection.
This is architecture as an act of mindfulness — quiet, intentional, transformative.
An Award-Winning Statement
Winner of the AHEAD Awards and Architizer A+ Awards, Gundari Resort embodies a new kind of architectural hospitality: sustainable, handcrafted, timeless.
For those who wish to experience this design icon firsthand, the Smart Traveller voucher for Gundari Resort is now available in the THE Stylemate Shop — an invitation to feel architecture where it truly lives: in harmony with nature.
