Details
- Category of Project: Educational Institutions
- Project Title: Cyprus University of Technology
- Location: Limassol
- Plan Area: 1600 m2
- Construction time: 20 months
- Date of Completion: 20 June 2011
- Client: TEPAK
- Architects: Akis Charalambous Partnership
Project description
The project is located in the old part of Limassol and is a listed building made up of two warehouses which were used for storage. The new format accommodates the laboratories of the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science of the CUT. The exterior shell remained unchanged during the renovation, under the terms of the Department of Conservation Planning, while the interior has been transformed. The existing stone separation of the two warehouses two new levels, a ground floor and mezzanine were created
The foundations have been reinforced as has the existing masonry while the interior layout consists of a contemporary metal construction. All divisions of space have been made with high quality insulation materials.
The roof was removed and replaced with soundproof coating. The building has high-tech ecological facilities such as air conditioning that works with solar cooling and geothermal energy. The first soundproof booth in Cyprus has been included in this project, and is used for sound measurements in absolute and ideal conditions.