Client: PMV Maritime Holdings Ltd

Location: Paralimni, Republic of Cyprus

Status: Completion 2023

Overview

Paralimni is the re-development of a government marina and a barren, rocky foreshore on the east coast of the island to provide a new 300-berth marina, 120 apartments and a vibrant waterfront of retail, bars and restaurants. The architectural form follows the arc of the bay and builds in mass as it curves toward the promontory. Much of the coastline is developed as a barrier between the land behind and the water. Paralimni will alleviate this problem by allowing the buildings to be permeable both in visual appearance and in the cross-circulation through the ground plane.

It is a large development but will be intimate in scale and feel giving a sense of enclosure around the marina as the circulation drops to ocean level.