Villa H

English description provided by the architects.

Set within a 504 m² plot in a dense residential fabric, Villa H explores the balance between compactness and openness — an exercise in clarity, light, and restraint.

The villa unfolds across three levels: a generous basement hosting the technical and leisure areas along with the parking, a compact ground floor freeing a wide garden with a pool, and an upper level comprising four sunlit suites.

The garden and pool form the emotional core of the house. Stretching 11 meters along the property line, the pool reads as a carved extension of the podium.

Clad in the same sandstone finish as the terrace, it dissolves the boundary between architecture and landscape, merging water, material, and geometry into one continuous composition.

Privacy defines its expression, while a slender steel canopy, painted in an olive-green tone, marks the entrance with precision and grace. Floating lightly above the threshold, it translates structure into gesture.

This vertical opening, inspired by the courtyards of traditional Arab houses, invites air, light, and continuity — reinterpreting a timeless typology through contemporary minimalism.

Above the terrace, a delicate aluminium louver structure orchestrates sunlight through a carefully studied solar analysis. It softens the impact on the living room's large glazed façade, casting shifting shadows that animate the day.

This subtle device optimizes the plan and enhances the perception of volume without increasing the built footprint.

Local materials ground the project in its context: hollow clay brick walls, Kadhel marble flooring, and white plaster surfaces, amplifying Mediterranean light.

Wood finishes warm the composition, balancing precision with a sense of serenity. At the entrance, an olive tree stands as a symbol of continuity and belonging.