PROFILE
VRTX Studio has been in Architectural Industry since 2018, a fresh and innovative office with over 25 running project developments; Private Residential Houses, Apartment Blocks, Commercial Buildings & Boutique Hotels. We offer a full-service design and specialize in forensic architecture, quality assurance, and expert witness testimony. We ensure sound design and legal compliance throughout a building’s lifespan.
OUR ARCHITECTS
DIRECTOR | FOUNDER | LEAD ARCHITECT
SOCRATIS HADJICOSTIS
Socratis Hadjicostis is the director and one of the founders of VRTX Studio. He graduated from University of Nottingham, Department of Architecture and Built Environment, in 2013; Bachelor of Architecture with Honours. This was followed by a Master in Architecture at the same university in 2014 - 2016. He has been recognized in several occasions, including a nomination from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) in New York Conference, as well as showcased some of his projects in Paris, Canon EXPO. After three years of work experience, Socratis together with Froso Onisiforou banded together and set up their own practice in Larnaca, 2018.
FOUNDER | LEAD ARCHITECT
FROSO ONISIFOROU
Froso Onisiforou is the second founder of VRTX Studio. She graduated from Nottingham Trent University, in 2012; Bachelor of Architecture with Honours, followed by a Master in Architecture at the University of Sheffield in 2013 - 2015. She is experienced on conceptual layout, design development and residential development, delivering high-end quality detail buildings.
ARCHITECT
DESPINA GEORGIOU
Despina Georgiou studied Architecture at the Frederick University of Nicosia and graduated with a BSc and Diploma of Architecture in 2017. Followed by a Interdepartmental Postgraduate Program on energy technologies and sustainable design at the University of Cyprus in 2018 - 2020. Despina joined VRTX Studio in July 2023.
JUNIOR ARCHITECT
ELENI XENOPHONTOS
Eleni Xenophontos holds a Master’s in Architecture Design from the University of Oxford Brookes, United Kingdom (2021), where she has been specialized in development and emergency practice together with resilience design. Prior to that, she has studied Architecture at the University of Sheffield, receiving her Bachelor of Architecture with Honours in 2018. Eleni joined VRTX Studio in October 2021.