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Villa Papillon

Villa Papillon
© Miguel de Guzman

Villa Papillon 

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PROJECT ARCHITECT
Maurizio Bianchi Mattioli

PHOTOGRAPHS
Miguel De Guzman

LOCATION
Batroun, Lebanon

PRINCIPALS
Amale Andraos, Dan Wood

DEVELOPER
Jamil Saab & Co

AREA
4370 M²

YEAR
2023

ARCHITECTS
Workac

CATEGORY
Houses

PROJECT TEAM
Eyub Acikgoz, Zahid Ajam, Nevin Blum, Nathalia Galindo, Ericka Song

Villa Papillon
© Miguel de Guzman
Villa Papillon
© Miguel de Guzman

Villa Papillon rethinks the relationship between art, architecture, and landscape.

Villa Papillon
© Miguel de Guzman
Villa Papillon
© Miguel de Guzman

Designed for a Lebanese art collector and his family, the house is comprised of a series of rooms organized around an open-air courtyard.

The main living space and bedroom face the sea, and the family room, dining room, and kitchen open onto the courtyard.

Villa Papillon
© Miguel de Guzman
Villa Papillon
© Miguel de Guzman
Villa Papillon
© Miguel de Guzman

Above, the children’s bedrooms look out over the living room, so that every space has a view of the Mediterranean.

At the rear, solid walls face the public walkway while in front, glass facades featuring sliding doors open the house fully towards the water.

Villa Papillon
© Miguel de Guzman
Villa Papillon
© Miguel de Guzman

Interior spaces are organized by a series of walls running perpendicular to the shore, allowing unobstructed sea views in every room and showcasing the extensive art collection.

Each wall becomes its own object, dividing the living spaces while also containing a staircase, cabinets, or other domestic infrastructure.

Villa Papillon
© Miguel de Guzman
Villa Papillon
© Miguel de Guzman

Louvered steel and aluminum trellises continue the folded form of the green roof over parts of the courtyard, strategically designed to provide shade in the summer while letting the sun in during the winter months.

The triangular formal language of the villa’s roof planes is carried continuously across the building, patio, pools, and surrounding landscape.

Villa Papillon
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Villa Papillon
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Villa Papillon
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Villa Papillon
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Villa Papillon
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Villa Papillon
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Villa Papillon
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