Situated in Nicosia, Cyprus, this contemporary residence tower was designed in 2015 by Ateliers Jean Nouvel.

Description by Ateliers Jean Nouvel
The iconic tower designed by Jean Nouvel at the center of Nicosia, next to Eleftheria Square transforms the city silhouette of Nicosia. The program includes 10- story residential apartments, a 6-story office space and a 2-story retail area. This verticality in relation to the horizontality of the medieval walls and the moat that enclose the old part of the city sets the stage for a series of inversions that are characteristic of the building. The 67 meter high building will be the culminating landmark of the city,
On the south façade a vertical landscape covers approximately 80% of the building?s façade area. This exceptional living environment is working like a natural ?brise soleil?. The plants will act as a natural sun control shielding the apartments and the offices from direct sun during summer while admitting a maximum of sunlight in winter.
This ?living ?façade? supports a variety of Cypriote climbing and spreading plants and will be continually transformed by the cyclic movements of the different seasons.

400 years old olive trees continue this vertical landscape on the perimeter of the building. It creates the link to the adjacent urban park and gets a part of the scenery of the city.
The apartments and office feature indoor/outdoor loggias that extend the living space outside to take maximum advantage...