Planning / Design
 
In 2001 within the framework of the Campus Master Plan, the Campus Development Office promoted the 4th Architectural Design Competition for the planning and design of the Social Facilities Centre.
 
SFC1 SFC2
SFC3 SFC4
 
Design Team
 
The 1st prize of the Competition was awarded to Architects' team Adonis Kleanthous and Nina Eliasidou.
 
The overall design and supervision of the project was undertaken by the Architects' and Consultants' team presented below:
 
Architects:
 
Adonis Kleanthous and Nina Eliasidou
 
Project Coordinators:
 
Maratheftis - Giannouris, Architects-Engineers
 
Civil Engineers:
 
Earthquake Protected Structures
 
Electrical Engineers:
 
Georgiou Zembylas Partners
 
Mechanical Engineers:
 
Georgiou Zembylas Partners
 
Food Facilities Consultants:
 
Nachshon Food Facilities Consultants
 
Quantity Surveyors:
 
JMV QS
 
 
 
Services Project Description / Uses
 
The complex is comprised of seven (7) buildings organised around a public square and encompasses various and alternative indoor and outdoor spaces for the recreation, socialization and support of the student community.
 
The seven buildings in concern are the following:
 
Buildings 1 & 2:
 
Restaurant / Cafeteria / Catering facilities
 
Building 3:
 
UCY Staff Club house / Common use Conference rooms
 
Building 4:
 
Small Shopping centre
 
Building 5:
 
Kindergarten 'Leto Papachristophorou' / Crèche
 
Building 6:
 
Health centre
 
Building 7:
 
Student Clubs and activity centre
 
 
Due to the nature of the Social Facilities Centre and its focal role in the Master Plan as the Campus square, the project entails extensive exterior landscaped spaces and seventy five (75) parking places.
 
 
Building Area
 
The total area of the complex is approximately 12.600 square metres as analysed below:
 
Building
name
 
Net Building¹ Area (sq.m.)
 
Gross Building² Area (sq.m.)
 
Semi open-air³ spaces Area (sq.m.)
 
Total Area *(sq.m.)
 
Bldg. 01
 
2.626
 
4.217
 
65
 
4.282
 
Bldg. 02
 
1.972
 
1.940
 
322
 
2.262
 
Bldg. 03
 
843
 
1.320
 
255
 
1.575
 
Bldg. 04
 
687
 
812
 
310
 
1.122
 
Bldg. 05
 
590
 
716
 
8
 
724
 
Bldg. 06
 
302
 
556
 
0
 
556
 
Bldg. 07
 
1.591
 
2.015
 
58
 
2.073
 
 
1 Does not include Lobbies, circulation spaces, stairs, mechanical rooms, electrical rooms, servers and walls.
2 Includes all indoor areas.
3 Includes all open-air covered areas.
* It is the total of the Gross Building Area plus the Semi open-air spaces Area.
 
 
Project Construction
 
Construction works for the Social Facilities complex began in January 2008 and were completed in September 2010.
 
Project Cost
 
The cost for the construction works regarding the overall complex, amounted approximately to €21.000.000 (excluding V.A.T.).
 
 
Building Contractors
 
The construction works of the project were undertaken by the firms shown below:
 
Main Contractor:
 
Miltiades Neophytou CECD Ltd
 
Electrical Subcontractor:
 
TELMEN Ltd A Eracleous Ltd Joint Venture
 
Mechanical Subcontractor:
 
Caramondani Bros Ltd