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Prodromos and Desi Residence
Prodromos and Desi Residence
Paphos, Cyprus
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Prodromos and Desi Residence
Paphos, Cyprus
Project Featured on Mar 05, 2015
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2014
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
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This project is a four-bedroom three-story house with entry at the top level. The car entrance is from the road level, and a parking area is at the top enclosed with vertical louvers. Cantilevered verandas and a swimming pool extend toward the view to the south.
The project site is located on a hillside with a steep drop down from road level. Aside from the challenge, the topography affords panoramic views to the sea. The central concept is the configuration of spaces vertically, taking advantage of the morphology of the site for access, privacy, and views. Car access and parking is from street level, with the house unraveling in three levels below, with privacy increasing toward the bottom.
The kitchen, living, and dining spaces have access to a swimming pool and terrace, both of which cantilever out of the cliff to the horizon. Secondary functions like storage and bathrooms are located at the deepest part of the plan at each level.
The individual volumes of each story, the parking, the verandas, and the swimming pool, are outlined clearly from below while from the street, the residence has a discreet presence of a single story. The parking is covered but open, with vertical timber louvers for shading and security.
Looking at the residence from below, the form seems even more dramatic thanks to the extensive use of fair-face concrete. Large concrete building volumes appear to float from the hillside, creating an unexpected composition that appears to defy gravity.
The building is half-submerged in the earth, using the soil to further insulate the interior. The thermal mass from the cliff means the house stays cool during the summer and warm in the winter. Large south-facing windows were mandatory to make the most of the views, and the use of louvers and overhangs controls passive solar gains depending on the season. The building envelope is constructed and insulated to a high standard to enhance the building’s environmental performance. All active systems, as well as lighting and appliances used, were selected for their efficiency.
The project site is located on a hillside with a steep drop down from road level. Aside from the challenge, the topography affords panoramic views to the sea. The central concept is the configuration of spaces vertically, taking advantage of the morphology of the site for access, privacy, and views. Car access and parking is from street level, with the house unraveling in three levels below, with privacy increasing toward the bottom.
The kitchen, living, and dining spaces have access to a swimming pool and terrace, both of which cantilever out of the cliff to the horizon. Secondary functions like storage and bathrooms are located at the deepest part of the plan at each level.
The individual volumes of each story, the parking, the verandas, and the swimming pool, are outlined clearly from below while from the street, the residence has a discreet presence of a single story. The parking is covered but open, with vertical timber louvers for shading and security.
Looking at the residence from below, the form seems even more dramatic thanks to the extensive use of fair-face concrete. Large concrete building volumes appear to float from the hillside, creating an unexpected composition that appears to defy gravity.
The building is half-submerged in the earth, using the soil to further insulate the interior. The thermal mass from the cliff means the house stays cool during the summer and warm in the winter. Large south-facing windows were mandatory to make the most of the views, and the use of louvers and overhangs controls passive solar gains depending on the season. The building envelope is constructed and insulated to a high standard to enhance the building’s environmental performance. All active systems, as well as lighting and appliances used, were selected for their efficiency.
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