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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. AY House in Yarze, Lebanon by nabil gholam architectsApril 9th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: nabil gholam architects Sheltered behind a basalt wall, this horizontal box of a house unfolds in a processional transition from the busy outer world to the serenity of the main garden, with its views of the mountains beyond. The clients’ requirements were specific, with a detailed brief. Their move from an urban apartment to a landscaped house with a garden set a challenge of creating an overlap of functioning coupled with a need for compactness and added security. The challenge was to capitalize on the benefits of the site as well as economizing on the circulation spaces, creating as few corridors as possible. The house faces a road on the south, the client’s father to the east and his brother to the west.  North East Elevation, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad
 View On Garden, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad Set delicately on its base, the louver-clad upper level of the house is given over to family needs and contains a series of bedrooms, bathrooms and family spaces that cantilever over the level below. Due to the proximity of a road and to maximize the garden and several nearby structures, the cladding not only functions as a sunscreen but also as a living skin opening and closing where needed and shading from heat.  View On Garden, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad  Image Courtesy © Richard Saad The initial point of entry downstairs is accessed via a gently sloping walkway from the main entrance above, which opens onto a succession of formal spaces with 4.20 meter high-ceiling organized around a broad courtyard garden. Expansive sliding windows give directly onto the patio area and when opened on both sides of the main living room, facilitate an indoor/outdoor lifestyle. It is down here that family life takes place. An open layout creates an easy flow but also discreetly funnels guests past the access to the upper level, maintaining the privacy of the family-only areas. By occupying the terraced walls of the ground floor with the louvered box set on top of them, the house paradoxically reads as a long single platonic floor volume, shielded by the tall trees around it.  Entrance Walkway, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad  Louver Clad Upper Level Seen From South, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad Thick basalt stone walls with deep openings, low-e glazing and planted roofs work to stabilize the temperature inside and absorb the climate extremes, leading to an improved quality of life paired with a reduction in energy consumption. Sustainability is enhanced further through collecting the water that is filtered to be used domestically as well as for irrigation. Solar collectors are discreetly laid on the roof, providing hot water all year round, while photovoltaic cells help reduce the electrical consumption.  Image Courtesy © Richard Saad  Patio, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad  From Patio To Garden, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad  Night View Close-Up, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad  Square Openings, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad  Main Lobby, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad  Patio Close-Up, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad  Pool With A View, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad  First Floor Family Living Room, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad  Entrance, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad  First Floor Balcony From Family Living Room, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad  First Floor Family Living Room, Image Courtesy © Richard Saad  Image Courtesy © nabil gholam architects  Image Courtesy © nabil gholam architects  Image Courtesy © nabil gholam architects  Image Courtesy © nabil gholam architects  Image Courtesy © nabil gholam architects  Image Courtesy © nabil gholam architects
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