White Walls

At the centre of Nicosia , facing the medieval walls and the moat that enclose the old part of the city, White Walls rises 17th  floors above ground. The 10.000- square metres building includes retail spaces, offices and apartments.

The White Walls  has been designed by Pritzker-Prize winning architect Jean Nouvel and as with all of his buildings it is rooted in the specificity of its location and a unique response to the  climate of Nicosia, its history and topography.

On the south façade, large planting areas on each floor run the length of the building so as to create a vertical “green” screen modulating the sunlight that reaches the interior of the apartments. A natural brise soleil protects the apartments during the summer months, while during the winter months, when the plants shed their leaves, it allows as much sunlight as possible to reach the interior of the apartments.

The massive concrete walls on the east-west elevation are negated by numerous perforations, an ethereal reference to the pixels of a highly enlarged image on a computer screen. The perforations are sometimes overflown by vegetation from the internal gardens and at other times act as openings to the rooms behind.

On the north elevation large balconies open up the building to the view of the medieval city and allows the occupants to enjoy the temperate climate of the island.

A duplex apartment occupies the top two floors of the building. It is organised around a central courtyard, a typology common to traditional Cypriot architecture. Three large louvers set at different angles reminiscent of an “exploded” hipped roof protect the apartment from the intense summer sun while retaining views to the sky.

White Walls has been named Best Tall Building Europe 2016 by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). It has been selected among a large number of iconic European buildings, including the Headquarters of European Central Bank in Frankfurt, The Allianz Tower in Milan, The Grattecielo Intesa Sanpaolo in Torino, the Allianz Tower in Istanbul and numerous other landmark buildings.

The reasoning of the CTBUH award included the fact that the White Walls has single-handedly transformed the urban silhouette of Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus, drawing upon its context to deliver a residential-office tower that is unmistakably Mediterranean, yet global influential with its highly successful environmental considerations.



Location:   Nicosia, Cyprus
Built:   April 2015
Program:   Retail, office, residential
Usable floor area:   6.739 m²
Gross floor area:    10.000 m²

Architect:  Jean Nouvel, Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Concept Design:  Philippe Papy
Studies and Construction:  Elisabeth Kather
Project architects:  Sony Devabhaktuni, Nobuo Yoshida
Local collaborating architects:  Takis Sophocleous Architects
Structural Engineers:  KAL Engineering (Lysandros Kyriacou)
Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire: Mitsides Samouel & Partners
Quantity surveyors:  Nicolaou & Konnides



6 ,Stasinou Nicosia

The building

This multi-storey building is composed of three basements where the parking spaces and the store-rooms are located and 16 floors with a shop at the ground floor, 6 floor offices and 9 apartment floors of which the penthouse is a duplex apartment.
The penthouse will own the roof terrace that will be designed accordingly and it is shaded green in the attached drawings of Appendix B of the Contract. The ground floor will own almost the entire ground yard for exclusive use and it is shaded green in the attached drawings of Appendix B of the Contract. 
Energy performance Certificate for the apartment 1401 is rating B+ 

Structural specifications


Frame

The frame of the building will be of reinforced concrete.

Masonry

Some of the interior walls will be constructed of gypsum boards and some of reinforced concrete. The exterior walls will be reinforced concrete painted walls 300 mm thick and the internal 100-300 mm thickness.

Roofing 

Waterproofing- thermal insulation: Light weight concrete and insulation with tar paper sp thickness 4 mm on the roof. Light weight concrete and insulation with tar paper sp thickness 4 mm on the verandas. In all of the external walls thermal insulation is installed. False ceilings internally, except in the main area of the apartment.

Floorings


Light weight concrete screed for ceramics and marble and concrete for carpets and parquet floors.

Paint-work

Three coats of emulsion on interior walls in general. Three coats of emulsion and spatula on interior ceilings. Three coats of emulsion for outdoor use on exterior walls. Emulsion for outdoor use and spatula on exterior ceilings. Oil paint on the metal surfaces of railings. Oil paints in general will be applied in three coats (primer, undercoat and finish).

External works

General earthworks and concreting works for the shaping of exterior spaces. Construction of public pavement at the entrance to the building. Landscaping including ponds, lights, paving on the external areas of the building.

Plumbing:

Pressurised plumbing system for the apartments, consisting of copper pipes with a minimum diameter of 15 mm, sewage/drainage, drainage gutters on the terrace for rainwater. Water tanks with two tons capacity per flat and hot water supply system from central heating system with independent circulation pump for each apartment.

Mechanical works

Central under floor heating system for each apartment. Artificial ventilation for interior lavatories/bathrooms. Installation of 10 concealed air conditioning units (inverter fan-coils) for each apartment, with installation of the necessary piping, electricity supply and air condition units (chiller). In the en-suit heated towel rails (Ridea) are installed wherever is convenient. The centralised independent system for each floor uses water as the mean of heating/ cooling.

Electrical works
 
In general electrical parts of European manufacture Lutron and infrastructure for centralized automation with an i-pad. At least 35 free plug sockets to be included for each apartment and six television points. Alarm system, centralised fire detection system, structural cabling, A' quality video-phone system, electrical element in the water heater. Infrastructure for future installation for blinds, centralised music system and home cinema. In the kitchen all fitted appliances will be wired inside the walls by a heater switch, and there will be supply points for two ovens, an electrical hob, dishwasher and washing machine, extractor and refrigerator. The electrical appliances that are included in the apartment are: Gaggenau electrical hob with induction, Gaggenau electrical furnace and microwave, Miele washing machine and dryer, Scholtes dish washer, Liebherr refrigerator and cooler. A concealed Nuvola kitchen extractor fun is also included. Lightings fittings are included in all external verandas and in the false ceilings of the en-suits.

Elevator

Installation of two 8-person panoramic elevators (monospace) with an alarm system in case of emergency. The west side elevator will be used by the apartment’s owners only in case of emergency while the east side elevator will be used by the offices tenants only in case of emergency.

Metal works

Schuco and Muskita anodised aluminium windows and doors with double glazing. Galvanized frames. Metal railing for the stairwell, verandas and the terrace. The specifications for the glazing will be set by the architects.

Wood works
 
Imported interior and exterior doors. The lock for the external door consists of 11 pins. Imported wardrobes, bathroom benches, kitchen units and worktops. The surfaces will be of corian.

In general

Letter boxes will be installed in the hall of the building, one for each apartment. A lighting rod will be installed on the roof as well as a full central strength television aerial and satellite dim.

The information in pdf format is a printer friendly file containing a brief description of the building, the plans to scale, the areas, the location map and the specifications. This file can be printed on A4 paper. For more detailed information please contact Nice Day Developments and request the brochure. VIEW PDF ATTACHMENT



























FLOOR UNIT # INTERNAL
(m2)
COVERED
VERANDA (m2)
UNCOVERED
VERANDA (m2)
COMMON AREA YARD BEDROOMS PARKING REMARKS
Ground floor A101 280 41 400 13 SOLD
B 201 (Mezan) 187 23 SOLD
1 C 301 302 30 9 28 6 SOLD
2 D 401 289 36 10 28 6 SOLD
3 E 501 291 36 28 4 SOLD
4 Z 601 284 33 42 28 4 SOLD
5 H 701 298 22 28 6 SOLD
6 θ 801 284 26 28 7 SOLD
7 I 901 287 44 28 4 3 SOLD
8 k 1001 290 33 28 4 3 SOLD
9 Λ 1101 288 45 28 4 3 SOLD
10 M 1201 298 38 14 4 3 SOLD
11 N 1301 288 44 28 4 3 SOLD
12 1401 297 38 14 4 3 FOR RENT
13 O 1501 297 33 14 4 3 SOLD
14 1601 300 34 28 4 3 RESALE
15 & 16 P 1701 431 35 280 4 3 SOLD
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