MV024 Residence in a Sustainable Way by CV Architects + Associates

Date of Publishing: March 5, 2023

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Architecture Design of MV024 Residence

Description About The Project

MV024 Residence designed by CV Architects + Associates, as a place where a four – membered family can call home, use all the spaces in a sustainable way. It involves elements from the Cypriot lifestyle, which means spend much time outdoors enjoying the daylight and the warm sun. Also, the total synthesis developed respecting the natural environment, take full advantage of the area’s climate context, and achieve a sustainable way of living through its bioclimatic design.

In this house, the two main elements which empowered the geometry synthesis. Besides, the position of the different spaces were the strong North and West winds of the area and the existing two – meter difference in altitude of the plot of land. Firstly, due to the altitude difference, ancillary areas of the house were placed at the lowest level, thus creating an underground area. Due to the strong winds, the North and West elevations were chosen to remain mostly “blind” without any big openings, as a protective element. On the contrary, the big openings of the main living spaces orientated face South and East. Therefore, ensure both natural daylight and an increase of solar radiation gain during the winter season.

The first floor consists of a clean white volume with a perforated façade – a movable solar shading system. The shades control sunlight and thermal gains to the indoor living spaces of the first floor based on an adaptation of solar radiation. In addition to this, the connection between the playground area and kitchen was another essential desideratum of the synthesis. Thus, a void on the kitchen ceiling designed, in order to achieve vertical visual contact between the two spaces.

The Architecture Design Project Information:

Project Name: MV024 Residence
Location: Limassol, Cyprus
Project Year: 2020
Area: 310 m²
Designed by: CV Architects + Associates

MV024 Residence in a Sustainable Way by CV Architects + Associates — The ground floor formed as the base which supports the clean geometry of the first floor’s volume. This base shaped through thick walls covered by local stone cladding, which enclose kitchen cabinets and other storage furniture. The east stone wall extends additionally three meters in order to ensure the privacy of the main living outdoor spaces plus to protect the main yard from the west wind.

Indeed, the designer brings nature into this house, creates airy spaces.

The MV024 Residence Gallery:

Text by the Architects: The key concept of the MV024 Residence design was to create a microclimate, use the form of the structure itself and develop a bioclimatic design within the house as well as in the courtyard. The Architect considered bioclimatic design to be a priority in architecture. In order to achieve that, she emphasized the local climate and environment and researched and analyzed the site’s data and context – that are orientation, ground morphology, temperature, winds, and humidity.

Photo credit: Creative Photo Room by Maria Efthymiou | Source: CV Architects + Associates

For more information about this project; please contact the Architecture firm :
– Add: M2HX+VQW, Limassol, Cyprus
– Tel: +357 25 013784
– Email: info@cvarchitects.eu