2009 – Ayia Phyla, Limassol

Private Residence EP 0001

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This house organised around a south facing courtyard overlooking a rear garden, is situated in a leafy suburb of Limassol.  Although designed to reveal a distinct sequence of rooms and to forge a clear relationship between inside and outside space it was the building material that become the foremast determining element in its architecture.

The white rendered skin lent the house a physical solidity reminiscent of the early modernist houses.  The sculptural quality of the building also effects a powerful contrast with the timber framed glazing, so that the house really expresses differences in its own materiality.

Constructed around its courtyard, the plan of the house builds up a series of simple internal spaces with each room carefully considered in its sequence and composition. 

The spatial design establishes a sense of volumes that dictate the hierarchies within the building.

The resultant building constructed from a limited palette of materials presents itself as a completely interlocking composition of material and form linking internal and external spaces.

Built Area:404 m2
Client:Eas Photiou
Design Architect:Photiou Architects
Structural Engineer: Pareskevas Georgiou
Services Engineer:Aspelo Consulting Ltd
Quantity Surveyor: SN Quantity Surveyors LLC
General Contractor:Chriyesa Ltd
Photography:Christos Papantoniou, Dinah Laprou