The goal of the competition was to design a business and community center in the historical heart of the city, preserving both the quirky new buildings and the historic mansions. We created an inner plaza with an open-air cinema, a grand bridge that unites all the parts, and a scenic walkway facing the mosque as the central axis of the composition.

This project has many other cool features, but the main one is how much fun we had creating it – and how many renderings we made with people falling off the bridge.

In an old industrial building, we were designing an office. There was a concrete staircase that couldn’t be demolished or repurposed. So, we decided to cover it with a multi-tiered structure — naturally, with an amphitheater — wrapped in soft carpet to create a cozy relaxation pit.

We called it the chillow (our made-up word for a chill-out zone), and everyone loved it…

Everyone except the expert commission, which ruled that the added area violated mezzanine size regulations.

So now, there will be emptiness. Just like the one in our hearts.

The installation was meant to be located in the far north, near a regionally significant building. At times, the Northern Lights appear there; at other times, it’s the land of the polar day.

It was envisioned as a place where people could rest or wait for a better life — shaped like a chum, the traditional dwelling of the region’s Indigenous peoples. A place to reflect on higher things, to enjoy the Northern Lights refracted through dichroic glass, and eventually move on to warmer lands, carrying with them the memory of this place

Our first big film project. The director and production designer invited us to create large-scale sets — no brief, just intuition. We read the script, spoke with the team, and designed an emotional space for the story’s climax — a towering hall, like a postmodern Snow Queen’s castle or drifting Arctic icebergs.

We worked on lighting and blocking during filming. Then waited two years for editing…But the film was banned.

We’ll never see it — but the sketches remain. And the experience reshaped our vision of cinema. Due to a €50 million penalty, we’re not allowed to show a single sketch or photo — you’ll have to imagine it yourself.

Can you imagine an ice rink in Cyprus? It sounds absurd — and yet, it might have profoundly shaped the next generation’s perception of reality.

We developed a full concept for a building that would meet all the regulations of this sun-drenched island. A space for figure skating lessons, local hockey tournaments, outdoor basketball and sport courts. Inside: cafés, lecture rooms, locker rooms, coach offices — even a few compact hotel rooms.

Architecturally, it was envisioned as a blend of regional Mediterranean vernacular and pure minimalism. Naturally, it would be white — with double façades for passive cooling.

But Cyprus will never see this pearl.

This café, located in a business center, was designed with the building’s architecture in mind — minimalistic, yet enriched with warm and pleasant textures. Sometimes, you work with a client for a long and productive period, only to realize — at the very end — that the final design just doesn’t resonate with them.

And that’s okay. We respect such shifts deeply.

But that large gradient mirror — it will stay in our hearts forever.

This was a university co-working space where students could do anything — except throw parties! Conferences, exhibitions, workshops, or simply working on their genius ideas. Since our goal was to keep students engaged, we used their favorite colors (you can probably guess where they’re from — though it wasn’t entirely intentional).

Everyone loved the concept, but after months of discussions with the building management, it turned out that installing ventilation under a fully glazed roof would cost about as much as building an entirely new structure.

So the clients found a different space — and we designed a new project. But don’t worry: that yellow hole will make a comeback.