VILLA-VR
YTAA - Youssef Tohme Architects and Associates
PHOTOGRAPHS
Ieva Saudargaite
CATEGORY
Houses
AREA
2000.0 m2
PROJECT YEAR
2016
LOCATION
Ajaltoun, Lebanon
MANUFACTURES
Focus, panoramah!®
CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Nabil Hennaoui S.A.L.
CONSULTING MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Roger Kazopoulo
CONSULTING ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Gilbert Tambourgi
GENERAL FINISHING CONTRACTOR
Hakime Entreprise
PROJECT AND COST MANAGEMENT
Charles E. Maroun Consult
Text description provided by architects.
The topographical disposition of this site, with a 25-meter difference between the road and its lowest point, led to a somewhat counterintuitive approach: to view the site as one would, a highly structured piece of architecture.
The structure itself was then imagined as a plot with gentle contours.
Two expansive roofs, rather like vast sheets, seemingly insubstantial yet solid, trace the outlines of two floors, with living areas on the lower level and bedrooms upstairs.
The pre-stressed white concrete structure is taken to the limit of its flexibility.
From within, the roof appears to split and crack, letting natural light in through the openings.
