House 27 is a contemporary seafront residence located in Paphos, Cyprus, designed in 2021 by Lambrianou Koutsolambros Architects.

Description
The 600 sq.m residence is built on a sloping site with views of the sea and Agios Neofytos Monastery. The brief described a building that seamlessly integrates with the surrounding landscape and provides effortless flow and function, succession of experiences and alternative living areas to the inhabitants. Cutting edge technology is discretely integrated in all functions of the house.
The house is built in three levels. Main entrance, study, two bedrooms, home cinema and cava are located at the lower level, together with the swimming pool. Main living room and kitchen are located in the second level. The master bedroom is on the top level, connected to a sunken planted roof terrace with an external fireplace. A variety of terraces on all levels and orientations, including a gazebo, provide the opportunity for external living in the mild Paphian climate. Concrete and metal are combined in the hybrid structure in order to achieve generous column free spaces and large spans where necessary. Extensive glass usage ensures optimum views while an external system of perforated aluminum screens keep out unwanted solar radiation on the second level. These open and close automatically following the path of the sun for each season and daytime, working like the iris of an eye. This way, glare free openness and connection wit...