Cyprus International University Convention Center

A convention center proposal that brings exhibition, performance and informal gathering together on a multicultural university campus.

Design visualization of the curved stepped forecourt, glazed frontage and three faceted domes.

THE PROJECT

Conceived for Cyprus International University, the convention center responds to a campus shared by students from many cultures. Rather than treating an event as something confined to a hall, the proposal extends opportunities to meet across an open forecourt, a glazed building edge and a sequence of distinct gathering spaces.

Three faceted domes establish the project’s recognizable profile alongside a sweeping pale roof and a warm-toned connecting canopy. The plans bring reception, exhibition and café functions into dialogue with auditoriums and other event spaces; the section reveals the relationship between the domed volumes, adjoining rooms and a lower parking level. Together, these elements frame the center as a place for both organized events and everyday encounters.

Two stacked elevations showing a long glazed frontage with steps and ramp above, and three faceted domes beside a connecting canopy below.

Elevated design view showing three grey domes, a pale curved roof and the glazed building edge.

Two stacked exterior elevations showing three triangulated grey domes and the low connecting building volumes.

Ground-floor drawing showing three circular seated spaces within a curved site boundary.

Architectural section through a domed auditorium, adjacent rooms and a parking level below.

Gathering Spaces in Section

Two sectional views examine the rooms adjoining a domed volume. They show stacked gathering spaces beneath a broad roof, the curved profile beyond and parking on the lower level.

Two architectural sections showing adjoining multi-level gathering spaces, a domed profile and a lower parking level.