Recent events are boosting downtown Nicosia by encouraging street life and discouraging vehicles. The built environment is being upgraded and is rising from the ground. Only a couple of designs have adopted the new scale now permitted. The Excelsior Labs tower is one of these designs. A rich programme is distributed across the tower’s vertical volume. Some parts of the programme are effectively kept from sight through a curtain wall façade. Other parts become visible through severe and delightful breaks in the rising edifice.
"Recent events have given a much-needed boost to downtown Nicosia. Street life is being encouraged, the vehicle discouraged, and the built environment is undergoing a general upgrade. It is rising from the ground. Leaving the ground."
"To date, there are only a couple of designs that have taken on the new scale now permitted. The Excelsior Labs tower is one of them. A rich programme is neatly distributed across its vertical volume, sometimes effectively kept from sight through a curtain wall façade, sometimes making an appearance through severe and delightful breaks in the rising edifice."
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