This is a two-story office building in kato-paphos, on the way to Faros beach. The entire ground floor is an open-plan office space. As such, configuration of the space from there on is entirely up to the users. There is a balcony-like loft, accessible via an open staircase, set at an oblique angle.
The top floor houses two units, which are configured to be used either as appartments with two bedrooms, or offices. In form, each of the two units is a seperate volume sitting on the roof, and clad in a different material.
The process:
The concept was developed mostly by Andreas Vardas, but with my valuable input. He became stuck while making a comcept model, as he couldn't find a form that quite worked. I suggested breaking up the volume of the top floor to lighten it, and achieve a certain visual effect. My suggestion was met with some skepticism, and in the end I had to snatch the (foam) model from his fingers and cut it in half, rearranging them on the composition.
