Paralimni, Cyprus
This public school, combining primary grades and preschool, is located on a strategic site overlooking the coastal ghost city of Famagusta, a victim of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974. Its two storey plan is organized around a trapezoidal courtyard. The classrooms are distributed so as to symbolically open towards the abandoned city while the courtyard orients you towards views of the nearby Mediterranean Sea. The library and cafeteria also open into the tree and pergola shaded courtyard.
The preschool is an independent structure, its four classrooms oriented around a small shaded interior court, while also opening towards terraced landscaped outdoor play areas.
Client: Ministry of Education and Culture