Studio

Where ideas earn their place.

We are a design studio in Larnaca where everyone has a voice. We love a good brief, a quick sketch and a model on the table, and we keep going until the best idea wins, whoever it came from.

Hands placing white physical models on drawings at the studio table

How we start

We listen first.

Before we draw a single line, we walk the site, ask about your plans and get to know how you live or work. The best briefs come from a good conversation over coffee.

An architect at BDT reviewing material samples with a client at the studio table

How we work

Hands on, minds open.

We sketch, build models by hand and pin everything to the wall. Then we talk it through openly, everyone around the same table. When the idea feels right, we test it on screen for light, structure and cost, so there are no surprises on site.

An architect at BDT marking up plans pinned to the studio wall

Time to think

Busy studio, quiet desk.

Between meetings and site visits, we protect time to sit down and think things through. Good buildings come from careful decisions, not rushed ones.

An architect drawing at a desk by a tall open window in the BDT studio

What we care about

01CuriousEvery project starts with questions about the place, the people and the Cyprus sun.
02TogetherClients, engineers and builders are part of the team from day one. We share ideas early and openly.
03BuildableBeautiful on paper and easy to build on site. We think about both from the very first sketch.

We Build what is Designed from what is Thought.

People

Christophoros Michailidis

Director, BIM Manager · BA (Hons), M.Arch · Fellow of ETEK

Studied at the Glasgow School of Art and worked at a leading London practice on high-end residential projects. Returned to Cyprus in 2019 and has led BIM at BDT since 2022.

George Kazantzis

Director, Architect · BA (Hons), Dip.Arch · Fellow of ETEK

Studied at Northumbria University and the Glasgow School of Art, then worked on large UK sports and leisure projects in Newcastle. Oversees projects from inception to completion.

Practice profile

Everything about us in one PDF

Our approach, how we work, selected projects and the directors, in a few short pages.

↓ Practice profile (PDF)

Join us

The studio is growing

If you love design, models and good conversations, we would like to hear from you.

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Visit the studio

Come and see the models on the table.

Inomenon Ethnon 51, Larnaca. Visits by appointment.

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The BDT team talking through a project around a laptop at the studio in Larnaca