Accent Design Group, s.a.l.

Jiyeh Villa

Jiyeh Villa
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JIYEH VILLA

Accent Design Group

MEP CONSULTANT
Wissam Tawil & Associates

STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT
Jamil Toufic

PROJECT TEAM
Mira Alassaad, Roxanne Djaiji, Aline Fadous, Luana Mahfouz, Elie Mattar, Farah Nasri, Hassan Nassar

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Elie Abs

INTERIOR DESIGN
Adg Interiors

AREA
700.0 sqm

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Jiyeh, Lebanon

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

This house is situated on the coastal beach town of Jiyeh, south from Beirut. It can be described as an arrangement of four volumes, which are layered in a way to create a rhythmic composition.

Jiyeh Villa
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Jiyeh Villa
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The alternating elements further invite the landscape to filter into the house, creating private courtyards for the residents.

Each one of the four volumes functions separately, while their overall composition creates transitions between the public and private spaces of the project.

Jiyeh Villa
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Jiyeh Villa
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The sloping topography of the site invited the creation of cantilevered platforms over rectangular box shapes.

The sloping landscape was playfully manipulated to embrace the villa, offering privacy from the neighboring buildings, as well as allowing access to the cantilevering terrace. The accessible terrace platform is a projection of the landscape beneath it.

Jiyeh Villa
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Jiyeh Villa
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A thick, yet porous, U-shaped wall wraps around the land opening the view towards the sea.

The façade of the building that looks onto the sea is completely transparent, while the side facades only provide glimpses of the exterior through perforations in the walls that recall traditional architecture in hot climates.

Jiyeh Villa
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Jiyeh Villa
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Jiyeh Villa


Jiyeh Villa
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Jiyeh Villa
© Accent Design Group


Jiyeh Villa
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Ground Floor Plan


Jiyeh Villa
East elevation
Jiyeh Villa
South elevation

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