Olympic House and Park
For the Olympic House and Park in Nicosia, three fundamental considerations were addressed and in due course served to frame the proposal. First of all, there was the global dimension inherent to the encouragement and inculcation of the Olympic spirit, imbued as it is with ideals such as brotherhood, noble emulation and world peace. Secondly, the historical dimension of preserving and reviving a venerable institution of great antiquity was a deciding factor. Lastly, there was the athletic dimension that pursues the training of 'body and spirit' in equal measure as an essential human activity. It was felt that the shift from 'individual to collective' and from 'ancient to modern' could be achieved by means of architectural transitions deployed in space, and thus be translated - through mediating voids - into the layout of the building in plan and its dialogue with the ground in section respectively.
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