Alkiviadis Pyliotil and Evangelos Fokialis have won Second Prize in the European architectural competition for the new Cultural Village of Lemba, in Paphos, Cyprus, which called for spaces dedicated to the production of ideas and art to support the expansion of the village.

Courtesy of Alkiviadis Pyliotis

Alkiviadis Pyliotil and Evangelos Fokialis have won Second Prize in the European architectural competition for the new Cultural Village of Lemba, in Paphos, Cyprus, which called for spaces dedicated to the production of ideas and art to support the expansion of the village.Entitled Inherent Simplicity, the proposal centers on spatial arrangements of fundamental architectural archetypes, as well as ?the importance of outdoor life, social osmosis, and the vital relationship with nature to the condition necessary to artistic creation.?
Courtesy of Alkiviadis Pyliotis

Courtesy of Alkiviadis Pyliotis

Courtesy of Alkiviadis Pyliotis

As requested by the competition brief, the project utilizes both old and new buildings, creating a spatial dialogue. ?The forms of the proposed buildings display a distinct architectural vocabulary with regard to the existing ones, without any tendency to imitate the stone buildings or be consolidated with them. The tracing follows the natural incisions of the site. The slender building components are ?touching? the gr...