ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a brief overview of a previous residential design that Xenakis did for his colleague, François-Bernard Mâche. Situated on the Greek island of Amorgos, this project followed a similar though less elaborate path to ours. Preparatory sketches evolved to a more clearly delineated plan that was then developed into actual architectural drawings by an architect in Athens suitable to guide construction. We trace the similarities and differences, and use the fact that this design was actually realized to place ours in perspective. Mention is also made of an extension Xenakis designed for another colleague who had property on Corsica. Though this project was fully realized, the structure was subsequently destroyed by Corsican separatists, presumably because of the French nationality of its European designer and owner.
