Limassol Residences | Gorkem Volkan Design Studio

The first abroad housing project of GVDS, Limasol Residence and
Hotel Project is located in Limasol which is a coastal town at South
Cyprus. Project is situated in coastal region where old industrial buildings
and areas, which are inappropriate for qualified-use, needed to enliven
touristically as a result of many transformations. It will lead like a
pioneer about becoming the new attraction center where construction
and recreation projects will occur.
The design achieves a maximum panoramic view for all the apartments,
by placing two apartment per each floor plan. That is in addition to using
a structural system that employs the support of a central core to the
cantilevered beams and floors. That way no load bearing elements are
needed in the facade. The all-around glazed facades of the apartments
can be fully opened making them into indoor/outdoor spaces.
The result is a highly sculptural building volume, that clearly shows its
typology and creates its own outdoor spaces as lush terraces within the
spiral stacking of the micro apartments. Like the studio units also the
terrace spaces have double height, allowing big plants to grow within
the volume of the tower and generating both sun lit and shadowy places
to sit outside. Since the balcony spaces are part of the volume they offer
privacy and place for retreatment; nice features in this lively inner-city
neighborhood.