CASA OBLIVIO

Cyprus

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CASA OBLIVIO

Cyprus

Firm

MOB design studio

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2025

SIZE

0 sqft - 1000 sqft

BUDGET

$100K - 500K

Casa Oblivio attempts to spatially articulate the encounter between memory and oblivion. It is a house born of lived experience—a dwelling rooted in place, where childhood play was transformed into architectural intent. An architectural gesture embedded in light, air, the immaterial, and the silence of the Mediterranean inland.
The project is located in Kato Deftera, a suburban area of Nicosia, in a landscape of low valleys and open plains, shaped by a mild, dry Mediterranean microclimate. Agricultural use still persists, engaging in dialogue with emerging forms of habitation. The house does not intrude upon the land; it integrates into it, accepting the site as its protagonist.
The compositional process begins with the floorplan, which organises the logic of inhabitation through a compact and typologically rigorous core. Two clean, single-storey volumes—positioned in parallel—define a central courtyard, which becomes both the spatial and experiential heart of the house. These volumes accommodate the primary domestic functions, while two enclosing high walls complete the inward-facing perimeter, establishing conditions of protection and seclusion.
The layout rejects superfluous circulation and guides movement through clearly articulated and coordinated functions. Inhabitation centres around the courtyard—a solar, social, collective, and contemplative space. The architecture unfolds from the inside out, with a peripheral, unbuilt zone acting as a natural threshold. Vegetation is designed to interact with the built mass, gradually absorbing the structure into the landscape and softening its presence over time.
Orientation follows bioclimatic principles: living spaces face south toward the courtyard; auxiliary spaces are arranged to the north, opening onto the plains and the distant Pentadaktylos mountain range. The northern volume, facing the street, forms the public façade and filters the building’s encounter with the outside world. It houses storage rooms, an atelier, support areas for the pool, and an outdoor cooking area.
Casa Oblivio does not seek impression. It renounces material excess, superficial textures, and verbose geometries. Its architectural language is grounded in restraint, spatial clarity, and the primacy of light. Resting on a modest exposed concrete plinth, the house stands as a sculptural gesture—a gentle imprint in the landscape.
A dwelling that listens—and remembers.

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CASA OBLIVIO

Cyprus

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Cyprus

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