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japhilippou J+A Philippou is an award-winning architectural and engineering practice based in Cyprus.

A sneak preview of the Villas at Limassol Greens Resort.These residences offer a high-end living experience within one o...
09/10/2026

A sneak preview of the Villas at Limassol Greens Resort.

These residences offer a high-end living experience within one of the largest Golf and Spa Resorts in Cyprus, which also happens to be the only resort of its kind on the island that is located at the edge of a city – rather than immersed in the countryside.

The contemporary design of the villas enables expansive floor-to-ceiling windows that maximise natural light and air, as well as offer sweeping views of the championship golf course and the surrounding greenery.

Designed with HKS, most residences feature spacious outdoor terraces, private swimming pools, and lush landscaped gardens – thereby promoting a Mediterranean indoor-outdoor living continuity.

This post is dedicated to World Architecture Day (WAD), which this year is celebrated on 5 October. WAD has been institu...
02/10/2026

This post is dedicated to World Architecture Day (WAD), which this year is celebrated on 5 October. WAD has been instituted by the International Union of Architects (UIA) in 1985 and is observed annually on the first Monday of October.

WAD seeks to promote the value – in every sense one can ascribe to the term – of Architecture, and to celebrate important and appropriate architectural works. The images accompanying this post derive from one of our recently-completed projects, and focus on spatial and special moments, which are not often presented in general posts.

© Aris Thanasis

What it might have been: Golden Sands Beach Resort.A dive into our Practice’s Archive enables the exploration of the Gol...
25/09/2026

What it might have been: Golden Sands Beach Resort.

A dive into our Practice’s Archive enables the exploration of the Golden Sands Beach Resort, in one of Famagusta’s most iconic seaside locations – characterised by soft golden-yellow sand and crystal-clear turquoise Mediterranean waters.

The Project, a collaboration between British Airways and Cyprus Airways that was meant to be operated by Trust Houses Forte, was nearing completion when the tragic events of 1974 took place.

As the project was not officially completed, it was not photographed carefully; as such, our archival material is rather haphazard. Yet, with the use of AI we present three ‘before-and-after’ images, as an invitation to reflect on the Project’s latent architectural qualities.

Aphrodite Hills is situated 17km east of Paphos and was conceived in the late 1990s as a Resort to be gradually develope...
18/09/2026

Aphrodite Hills is situated 17km east of Paphos and was conceived in the late 1990s as a Resort to be gradually developed over time, which will be premised upon an 18-hole Championship Golf Course as well as other sports and leisure facilities.

Spanning an area of 2.4 million square metres, the site is spread across two elevated plateaus overlooking the spot where Aphrodite – the Greek goddess of love – is said to have emerged from the Mediterranean Sea.

The Resort’s Master-Plan aimed for a low-density development (buildings occupy less than 10% of the net land area), which sought to integrate the dramatic landscape – including a natural ravine – with both archaeological finds that were discovered, and
the region’s traditional architectural heritage – emphasising local stone, natural timber and selective openings.

This post dovetails with the preceding one, by returning to the Junior School Extension Building for American Academy La...
11/09/2026

This post dovetails with the preceding one, by returning to the Junior School Extension Building for American Academy Larnaca. The Project was the first implementation Phase of a Master-Plan we have been strategically developing in close collaboration with the Academy over several years.

The Building replaces an existing haphazard cluster of both functional and obsolete structures in that past of the schoolyard.

The architectural approach strives for a reinterpretation of the Academy’s heritage, coupled with state-of-the-art amenities surrounded by playgrounds and gardens. The
integration of the building within the existing Landscape is an integral component of its architecture.

Aris Thanasis


An integral component of the American Academy Larnaca Master-Plan was the upgrading of the External Sports Facilities – ...
05/09/2026

An integral component of the American Academy Larnaca Master-Plan was the upgrading of the External Sports Facilities – namely, the first part of Phase B – whose extent covers an area of approximately 6,500 m2.

Given that Physical Education is an instrumental part of the academic curriculum, the planned works had to be strictly implemented during the 2025 summer break (of 3 months), so that the Academy has continuously functional external sports facilities.

With the dedication of all involved parties and stakeholders, the Project was realised
successfully notwithstanding the tight deadline and the mid-August break for most actors in the local building industry.


This post returns to an Apartment Building in Nicosia’s Engomi district, which was also featured previously, by presenti...
28/08/2026

This post returns to an Apartment Building in Nicosia’s Engomi district, which was also featured previously, by presenting for the first time the Interior of one of its Apartments.

In the Apartment’s open-concept Living Space, tailor-made fixed furniture and fittings present a seamless sensibility with concealed openings and a limited material palette of dark stone tiles paired with warm wood finishes.

These themes are also deployed in the Apartment’s other spaces – and especially within the Sanitary Spaces, whereby custom-made white washbasins are juxtaposed with the abovesaid material palette to create a bold, high-contrast aesthetic that balances raw, earthy tones with organic softness.

The Project concerns 2 Residences at the topmost fringes of Lemithou, one of Cyprus’s highest in altitude villages. Both...
21/08/2026

The Project concerns 2 Residences at the topmost fringes of Lemithou, one of Cyprus’s highest in altitude villages. Both the site and its broader area are characterised by dramatic topographic variation and long-horizon distant views toward the south.

Conceptually the Project is primordially organised as a series of retaining walls (δόμες) in the landscape, which collectively organise a sequence of terraces – a disposition characteristic of both agricultural and architectural interventions in such conditions. This move is complimented with the deployment of two ‘pure prisms’ – one for each House.

The first House, which is smaller in size and closer to the road, is primarily an ‘incident’ within one of the retaining walls – which means that it is supplemented by a lesser upper floor. On the other hand, the second House splits more equally its functional accommodation within the two floors – thereby presenting the opportunity for an open courtyard as one further species of open space in an otherwise natural setting.

Almyra Hotel , Paphos – Second Act.This Post dovetails with the preceding one, by focussing on the other principal archi...
14/08/2026

Almyra Hotel , Paphos – Second Act.

This Post dovetails with the preceding one, by focussing on the other principal architectural strategies which support and complicate the one already elucidated. For their part, both the volume of the Standard and Superior Rooms, as well as the double-storey cluster of the Swimming Pools and the Thematic Restaurants (itself also organised as a ‘Thickened Section’ between the Sea-Promenade Level and the Hotel’s Swimming-Pool Level) are tactically organised to forge an integrated series of open spaces that instantiate and foster the Hotel’s public life and activities.

For their part, the Stand-Alone Suites are deployed as 3 Clusters of – stepped and/or linear –Single-Storey Row-Blocks, which are actualised via a combination of white-walls, activated roof-gardens, sharp-clean angles and natural wooden elements, each of which is immersed in its own lush, manicured, lawn terrace maximising its interface with Paphos’s Mediterranean coastline.

© Thanos Hotels & Resorts (https://www.almyra.com/)


A dive into JAP’s Archive in Two Acts: Almyra Hotel in Paphos.This Post dovetails with the forthcoming one and concerns ...
07/08/2026

A dive into JAP’s Archive in Two Acts: Almyra Hotel in Paphos.

This Post dovetails with the forthcoming one and concerns Almyra Hotel (https://www.almyra.com/), which is just a five-minute walk from Paphos Harbour.

Architecturally, the Hotel’s Original Main Components – namely, (1) its Collective Facilities and Back-of-House, (2) the Standard and Superior Rooms, (3) the Swimming Pools and Thematic Restaurants, as well as (4) the Stand-Alone Suites – were instantiated as district and articulated volumes which were strategically positioned to yield a series of independent yet interrelated settings.

For its part, the Collective Facilities and Back-of-House component responded to the sectional displacement between the city-side and the sea-side with the creation of a ‘Thickened Section’ itself comprised of two Ground Floors – one Upper (on the side of the city), and one Lower (on the side of the Sea) – thereby maximising the size and complexity of the proposed outdoor spaces.

The forthcoming post will delve into the principal architectural moves of the other 3 components.

© Thanos Hotels & Resorts


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