VILLA-T
YTAA - Youssef Tohme Architects and Associates
PHOTOGRAPHS
Ieva Saudargaite, Iwan Baan
CATEGORY
Houses
LOCATION
Lebanon
AREA
3000.0 m2
GENERAL CONCRETE CONTRACTOR
Hakime Entreprise
PROJECT YEAR
2013
CONSULTING INTERIOR ARCHITECT
Rania Sabbagh
MANUFACTURERS
Vitrocsa
CONSULTING LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Green Studios
GENERAL FINISHING CONTRACTOR
Khater Contracting Group
CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Nabil Hennaoui S.A.L.
Perched on a steep rocky slope in an area distinguished by its pine forest and captivating views of Beirut and the sea, this house is almost invisible at surface level.
Layered, it consists of three flowing expanses of inhabitable concrete. These superposed cantilevered floors support the various elements of the brief, which are tied together by an internal ramp running through the villa.
Open floors are presented as horizontal incisions that lend a certain structure to the rugged surroundings. Spacious inside, the cantilevered villa projects itself into empty space.
Provocative, it surprises inhabitants with its interpretation of the landscape.
With no outer skin, no envelope, it seems no more than an interior, all the more stunning for the way it creates apparently seamless interaction with the exterior.
