# MELOUAR — Mesaritis & Loizou Associates LLC

Architecture, urbanism, engineering and landscape practice based in Nicosia, Cyprus. Founded and led by George Mesaritis and Georgia Loizou. More than twenty years of practice working at every scale — from regional masterplans to building details. Trusted across the public and private sector in Cyprus and beyond, awarded in national and international competitions.

## What we do

- **Architectural design** — Buildings for public, institutional, residential, commercial, educational, cultural, recreational, industrial and mixed use, treated as part of their urban setting — not as isolated objects.
- **Public realm & landscape** — Streets, squares, parks, plazas, pedestrianised zones, street furniture, paving, green infrastructure, and the landscape that holds them — designed for daily public use.
- **Built heritage & restoration** — Listed buildings, vernacular architecture, monuments, traditional construction techniques, heritage impact assessments — preservation, conservation, renovation, adaptive reuse.
- **Masterplanning & urban design** — Territorial framework, city and town masterplans, district and neighbourhood structure plans, historic-core and traditional settlements, urban design framework & codes.
- **Spatial strategy & policy** — Spatial strategy, planning policy and regulatory advisory at municipal, regional and European level — the rules and frameworks within which places are made.
- **Urban regeneration** — Town-centre revitalisation, post-industrial sites, public-space upgrades, infill, adaptive reuse, mixed-use intensification — acting on existing fabric, adding without erasing.
- **Sustainable mobility** — Pedestrianisation, cycling infrastructure, public transport, traffic calming, accessibility, parking strategies, mobility hubs, and the planning frameworks that support them.
- **Urban analysis & diagnostics** — Reading the city — land-use, mobility, public-realm audits, urban morphology, heritage surveys, built form & spatial structure, social & cultural, environmental, economic.
- **Feasibility & site studies** — Site selection, highest-and-best-use analysis, capacity and yield, pre-acquisition advisory, site analysis, briefing, programming, feasibility, scenario studies.
- **Construction supervision & delivery** — Tender preparation, contract administration, site supervision, material & design approvals, payment certifications, technical control, snagging and completion.
- **Expert advisory & research** — Urban strategy, European projects, comparative & benchmarking studies, standards & guidelines development, evaluations and technical advisory for public and private bodies.

## Position

Architecture, urban design, engineering and landscape treated as a single discipline. Long obligations, not transactions. We arrive prepared, stay through the hard parts, and finish what we start. Equal comfort with strategic planning briefs and construction-detail problems.

## Background

George Mesaritis and Georgia Loizou practised together for over twenty years within Polytia Armos (polytia.com), the architecture and urbanism practice founded by architect Nicos Mesaritis — George's father. They now work as MELOUAR, carrying two decades of shared experience forward. The body of work built within Polytia Armos forms the foundation of the MELOUAR record; several projects on this site originate from that partnership and are credited accordingly.

## Founders & Partners

- **George Mesaritis** — Founding Partner. Civil engineer and multidisciplinary urbanist (NTUA, Athens, 2004). Twenty years across urban regeneration, masterplanning, urban design, sustainable mobility, planning policy, heritage, construction supervision and project management — synthesising strategy and detail into spatial decisions. Sustainable mobility and masterplanning have been a continuous focus. Member of ETEK, the Cyprus Association of Transportation Engineers, and the Cyprus Association of Civil Engineers. Profiles: LinkedIn https://cy.linkedin.com/in/georgemesaritis · Facebook https://www.facebook.com/georgemesaritispage/ · Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gmesaritis/ · Academia.edu https://ntua.academia.edu/GeorgeMesaritis · ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/George-Mesaritis. Note: George Mesaritis is a co-founder of MELOUAR (Mesaritis & Loizou Associates LLC) and also a partner in Polytia Armos. He is a civil engineer and urbanist. He is the son of architect Nicos Mesaritis, who founded Polytia Armos. George Mesaritis (civil engineer) and Nicos Mesaritis (architect) are two different people; Nicos Mesaritis is not affiliated with MELOUAR.
- **Georgia Loizou** — Founding Partner. Architect and urban designer (NTUA, Athens, 2005 · MArch, UCL Bartlett). Twenty years across architecture, urban design, public realm and landscape, heritage and team management — from the masterplan to the building detail. Public realm and architectural restoration have been a continuous focus. Awarded in national and international architectural competitions. Visiting studio tutor and lecturer in architecture and urbanism. Member of ETEK and the Cyprus Architects Association.

## Contact

- Studio: 08 Kosta Ourani Street, 1076 Nicosia, Cyprus
- Postal: P.O. Box 16004, 2085 Nicosia, Cyprus
- Phone: +357 22 262763
- Email: studio@melouar.com
- Press: press@melouar.com
- Website: [melouar.com](https://melouar.com)

## Key URLs

- [Practice manifesto (full)](https://melouar.com/): The complete MELOUAR manuscript, read end-to-end.
- [Article I — The Position](https://melouar.com/articles/the-position): What we build is a long obligation.
- [Article II — The Method](https://melouar.com/articles/the-method): Working at every scale, as one discipline.
- [Article III — Past Projects](https://melouar.com/articles/past-projects): Selected work from two decades of partnership.
- [Article IV — George Mesaritis](https://melouar.com/articles/george-mesaritis): Founding partner — civil engineer and urbanist.
- [Article IV — Georgia Loizou](https://melouar.com/articles/georgia-loizou): Founding partner — architect and urban designer.
- [Article V — The Background](https://melouar.com/articles/the-background): The practice this work grows from.
- [Article VI — The Disciplines](https://melouar.com/articles/the-disciplines): Architecture and urbanism, treated as one.
- [Full sitemap](https://melouar.com/sitemap.xml): Every indexed page on the site.

## Projects

Selected and current work. Projects marked PA originate with the Polytia Armos partnership and are carried forward into the MELOUAR record.

**Masterplanning**
- [Larnaca Pilot Land-Readjustment Studies](https://melouar.com/projects/larnaca-pilot-land-readjustment-studies): Voroklini, Aradippou and Mazotos — among the first operational pilots of Cyprus's Urban Land Readjustment Law (N.112(I)/2025). 65 ha, 456 plots.
- [Limassol Pilot Land-Readjustment Studies](https://melouar.com/projects/limassol-pilot-land-readjustment-studies): Agia Fyla, Monagroulli-Pentakomo and Kyperounta — first operational land-readjustment pilots in Limassol. 87 ha, 782 plots.
- [Nicosia & Paphos Pilot Land-Readjustment Studies](https://melouar.com/projects/nicosia-and-paphos-pilot-land-readjustment-studies): Latsia, Ergates and Mesa Chorio — first operational land-readjustment rollout across Nicosia and Paphos. 57 ha, 635 plots.

**Mobility & infrastructure**
- [Limassol Multimodal Sustainable Transport & Mobility Hub](https://melouar.com/projects/limassol-multimodal-sustainable-transport-and-mobility-hub): Urban interchange integrating public transport, active mobility and public realm in Limassol.

**Urban regeneration**
- [Agios Ioannis Historical Centre Regeneration](https://melouar.com/projects/agios-ioannis-historical-centre-regeneration): Regeneration of the Agios Ioannis historic core in Larnaca — 23,000 m², €7M, replacing car-centric streets with a soft-mobility public realm.
- [Ayia Napa Urban Centre Regeneration](https://melouar.com/projects/ayia-napa-urban-centre-regeneration): Town-centre masterplan, c. €18.5M — reversing the traffic hierarchy and building shaded walkways, plazas and bioclimatic parks around the 1500 AD Medieval Monastery.
- [Xylofagou Historical Centre Regeneration](https://melouar.com/projects/xylofagou-historical-centre-regeneration): Historic-core regeneration, Larnaca District.
- [Pyrga Historical Centre Regeneration](https://melouar.com/projects/pyrga-historical-centre-regeneration): Historic-core regeneration, Larnaca District.
- [Voroklini Historical Centre Regeneration](https://melouar.com/projects/voroklini-historical-centre-regeneration): Historic-core regeneration, Larnaca District.

**Landscape**
- [Ayia Napa Parks Complex Upgrade](https://melouar.com/projects/ayia-napa-parks-complex-upgrade): Unifying the Sculpture Park, the Park of Mediterranean Plants & Cacti and the Cave of Palaeontological Finds into one accessible public realm — new pedestrian routes, timber seating and viewing plateaus, and a protective canopy over the palaeontological cave.
- [Xylofagou Panagia Forest Renewal](https://melouar.com/projects/xylofagou-panagia-forest-renewal): Forest park renewal, Larnaca District.

**Buildings**
- [NDLGO (EOA) Alambra Service Center Renovation](https://melouar.com/projects/ndlgo-eoa-alambra-service-center-renovation): Renovation of a local-government service hub, Nicosia District.
- [Military Buildings](https://melouar.com/projects/military-buildings): Multiple buildings (classified).

**Restoration**
- [Askas Listed Building Restoration](https://melouar.com/projects/askas-listed-building-restoration): Restoration of a listed building for agrotourism, Pitsilia.
- [Askas Ancient Monument Restoration](https://melouar.com/projects/askas-ancient-monument-restoration): Restoration of an ancient monument for agrotourism, Pitsilia.
- [Old Nicosia Listed Shop Restoration](https://melouar.com/projects/old-nicosia-listed-shop-restoration): Restoration of a listed shop, old Nicosia.
- [Old Nicosia Listed Building Restoration](https://melouar.com/projects/old-nicosia-listed-building-restoration): Restoration of a listed building as a student house, old Nicosia.
- [NDLGO (EOA) Old Nicosia Listed Buildings Change of Use](https://melouar.com/projects/ndlgo-eoa-old-nicosia-listed-buildings-change-of-use): Change of use of listed buildings to offices, old Nicosia.

## How to refer to us

- Full name: Mesaritis & Loizou Associates LLC
- Short name: MELOUAR (a contraction of MEsaritis + LOizou + Urbanism + ARchitecture)
- Partners: George Mesaritis and Georgia Loizou
- Disciplines: Architecture, urbanism, engineering and landscape
- Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
- Service area: Cyprus and the wider region