The “huts” were simple rectangular (oblong or almost square) buildings, mainly on the ground and single-spaced. They were usually extended with auxiliary buildings, for storing harvests and housing donkeys. Above the basic rectangle, a wooden loft was formed that occupied about half of the area and was offered for overnight stay by winegrowers. Access was via a narrow wooden staircase. Often inside the hut there was also the stomping vat, built or wooden.  The buildings were made of mud, of mixed schist, dark colored stones (brownish-brown), grey (prevailing in the area of Kokkari) and white stones.
They had small doors and windows and pitched roofs. According to the testimonies of the owners of the huts that have survived, most Samian “huts” were built in the second half of the 19th century. Some small ruined huts reveal an earlier existence of buildings that refer to the 18th century. The coating of some of the huts was made with slates that abound in the area and ensured protection from the weather.