This amazing concrete house located in Nicosia, Cyprus, has been designed in 2019 by Christos Pavlou Architecture.

Description
Bringing nature back to the city although is not a new idea it is a growing imperative especially for cities which have failed to make greenery and communal public areas a priority in their urban planning.
During lock-down we rediscovered the essential value of our houses, realising once again our need for more outdoor areas, balconies and roof tops to exercise and practise our hobbies. The need to freely breakout to enjoy open-air spaces and connect with nature and neighbours has become more desirable than ever during the pandemic. But again the virus issue came only to emphasise what is already known though systematically forgotten and ignored, the urge to accelerate the process of incorporating nature in our cities in creative ways. A house that brings nature back to the city, promoting shared spaces and social dialogue between its residents is what inspired us to design the ??garden house??. Our design emphasises the potential for private urban gardens and the micro-climates they create to improve living conditions within cities and slow global warming.
Not hiding behind fences and fully glazed on one side, our proposal aims to form a physical continuation of the adjacent public green area. The house seeks to establish a unified relationship between the neighbourhood, the private garden and the public park. Urban el...