ArchShowcase Posts Tagged ‘Lebanon’Des Choux et Des Idees in Beirut, Lebanon by Etienne BastormagiThursday, April 6th, 2017Article source: Etienne Bastormagi Located in a prime neighborhood in Beirut, a parking spot for a residential building was converted into a pastry shop. Designed by Studio Etienne Bas, the 20 sqm contemporary shop is the flagship store for the brand “Des Choux et Des Idees”.  Image Courtesy © Wissam Chaaya
Wadi penthouse in Beirut, Lebanon by platau | platform for architecture and urbanismSunday, March 5th, 2017Article source: platau | platform for architecture and urbanism The project is an interior refurbishment of a two floors penthouse for a family of four, located in Wadi Abu Jamil in Beirut Central District. The original arrangement of the penthouse presented a fragmented circulation between its two floors with poor spatial interaction, and a narrow main foyer. The most significant spatial intervention was the introduction of a double height space at the center of the house, reorganizing around it the once fragmented realms of living areas, work areas, storage and bedrooms.  Image Courtesy © Wissam Chaaya
B018 in Beirut, Lebanon by DW5/ Bernard KhourySunday, February 5th, 2017Article source: DW5/ Bernard Khoury B018 is a music club, a place of nocturnal survival. In the early months of 1998, the B018 moved to the “Quarantaine”, on a site that was better known for its macabre aura. The “Quarantaine” is located at the proximity of the port of Beirut. During the French protectorate, it was a place of quarantine for arriving crews. In the recent war it became the abode of Palestinian, Kurdish and South Lebanese refugees (20,000 in 1975). In January 1976, local militia men launched a radical attack that completely wiped out the area. The slums were demolished along with the kilometer long bordering wall that isolated the zone from the city. Over twenty years later, the scars of war are still perceptible through the disparity between the scarce urban fabric of the area and the densely populated neighborhoods located across the highway that borders the zone.  Image Courtesy © DW5/ Bernard Khoury
East Village in Beirut, Lebanon by J.M.Bonfils & AssociatesThursday, February 2nd, 2017Article source: J.M.Bonfils & Associates The concept consisted in lifting key contextual elements – traditional building material and Lebanese gardens –and revives them with contemporary interpretations. So conventional wood and dark stone found an unexpected contrast in vivid red metal, and space-efficient vertical gardens replaced their horizontal predecessors. These elements complement the diversity of the surrounding context. While it looks like a simple geometric shape from afar, the structure consists of three parallel elongated blocks each with a unique identity that’s revealed on approach, while a cantilevered section that extends out towards the street emphasizes the building’s partly public function, a contemporary art gallery that occupies the ground floor to introduce a cultural and commercial element to the project.  Image Courtesy © Art Director Kinan Mansour
Plot # 4328 in Kferdebian, Lebanon by Bernard Khoury / DW5Friday, December 23rd, 2016Article source: Bernard Khoury / DW5 Plot # 4328 is located on a 535-square-meter parcel in Kferdebian, Mount Lebanon on a steep topography with a 10-meter drop between its road frontage and the lowest point on the site.  Image Courtesy © DW5 BERNARD KHOURY
Aamchit Courtowers in Lebanon by Hashim Sarkis StudiosTuesday, December 6th, 2016Article source: Hashim Sarkis Studios DESCRIPTION: The project consists of four single-family houses on the coast of Aamchit, Lebanon as well as the rehabilitation of the existing landscape and old houses. The site slopes west towards the Mediterranean, its angle allowing for embedding the houses in the landscape in such a way that the front is open to the view and breeze whereas the other sides of the house are protected by earth. Each house consists of a double-layer wall that retains the earth from the east and slopes with the land north and south.  Image Courtesy © Hashim Sarkis Studios
Banque Libano Francaise’s New Headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon by SnøhettaWednesday, August 17th, 2016Article source: Snøhetta Snøhetta has won the competition to design the new Banque Libano Francaise (BLF) headquarters. Located in Beirut, the project marks Snøhetta’s first ever commission in Lebanon. “We are delighted to enter into this creative partnership with the BLF. In a time of profound change and transformation, the BLF is an ideal partner for Snøhetta with our shared ideals of sustainability, community, and dialogue.”, says Snøhetta founding partner Kjetil T. Thorsen.  Image Courtesy © MIR/Snøhetta
Calypso House in Jouneih Bay, Lebanon by SOMA ArchitectsSaturday, June 11th, 2016Article source: SOMA Architects New York-based architects SOMA delivered an outstanding private residence located on the north side of Jouneih Bay, Lebanon. It is a significant milestone for a project whose design plunges into the sea, Calypso hovers over the water like a crystal emerging from the rocks. Nestled on a small strip of rugged rocks between the main road and the sea, the form of the house is derived directly from this ragged landscape.  Image Courtesy © SOMA Architects
Unilux Showroom in Jall Ed Dib, Lebanon by SOMAWednesday, June 8th, 2016Article source: v2com Founder Michel Abboud of SOMA attended the 2016 Architizer A+ Awards gala to accept the best retail award for SOMA’s Unilux Showroom. Winners were selected based on excellence in form, function and innovation. The Architizer A+Awards is the world largest awards program that celebrates the year’s best architecture, appreciates meaningful architecture in the world, and champions it’s potential for a positive impact on everyday life. Winners are chosen by an illustrious jury including such industry luminaries as Denise Scott Brown, Bjarke Ingels and Tom Kundig, as well as personalities from beyond architecture like Tony Hsieh (CEO, Zappos), Yves Behar (Fuseproject), John Edelman (CEO, Design Within Reach), Cameron Sinclair (Architecture for Humanity) and Barry Bergdoll (MoMA).  Image Courtesy © SOMA
Byblos Town Hall in Lebanon by HASHIM SARKIS STUDIOSSaturday, May 21st, 2016Article source: HASHIM SARKIS STUDIOS Hashim Sarkis was awarded the commission of the new Byblos Town Hall after an anonymous open competition. Byblos, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and a World Heritage Site, has been growing outside the historic city bounds to the point where most of the city’s population now lives in its suburbs. Boasting a historic harbor, two crusader castles, several historic churches and mosques in addition to an extensive Phoenician, Hellenistic and Roman heritage, the city is the most visited tourist site in Lebanon.  Image Courtesy © Wissam Chaaya
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