"Situated near a sparse forest with intriguing vistas over the suburbs of Nicosia, this house stands in a deliberately ambiguous way: Rather than adopting a conventional residential typology that opens outward to offer uninterrupted views of the surrounding landscape, it rises as an austere, introverted box."
"Is it a building, a sculpture, or a container?"
"The proposal constitutes an elaboration of the primordial dwelling-box and its reinterpretation in relation to contemporary modes of domestic living."
The house sits near a sparse forest with vistas over the suburbs of Nicosia and adopts an intentionally ambiguous stance between building, sculpture, and container. Instead of a conventional residential typology that opens outward for uninterrupted landscape views, the design rises as an austere, introverted box. The proposal elaborates the primordial dwelling-box and reinterprets it for contemporary domestic living. Interior organization and materiality emphasize containment and measured enclosure. Exterior ambiguity and sculptural presence mediate the relationship between the natural setting and suburban context, balancing introspection with formal restraint.
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