Portfolio - Sophia Neocleous

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Eptagonia Heritage
Museum. Cyprus.
-GREGORIS PATSALOSAVVIS
ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN
The site of the competition was located at
the community of Eptagonia in Cyprus and
the topic was the creation of a heritage
museum, the formation of a new square, as
well as the renovation of the existing cultural
center neighboring the villages’ church.
The peculiarity of the site was the large
height difference among the plot where
the new building would be placed and the
position of the existing cultural center at the
top of the hill. There was a need for a smooth
connection among the two interventions
and the smart use of negative space in
between them.
The aim of the proposal was the creation of
a path which would direct the visitor from
the new heritage museum to the renovated
cultural center up the hill. At the center
of the composition a square for multiple
cultural events was proposed with a smooth
inclination becoming a pole of interest for
the locals as well as the visitors.