Totalling a plot area
of 810 SQM, the plot is on the edge of a cliff which is a privileged spot
overlooking the surroundings and offering wonderful views and an exceptional
orientation. The House is located in Channiir, at 500m altitude in the Mount
Lebanon district. Villa CH730 can be found on a mountainside that falls towards
the North, and the access street is located on the south at the top part of the
slope. The building site is overgrown on a steeply inclined hillside with a
wide prospect over the inclined valley of Chnaniir. Taking advantage of the 25m
slope towards the river, the incline played a pivotal role in the massing and
shape of this villa.
The Basic conceptual
idea behind this project was to build a home with three main objectives:
achieving a good adaptation in the overall streetscape, inserting the building
into the topography of the original terrain and implanting the client program:
the result, conserving the environment with a potential of altering different
views.
Due to its mass,
solidity and firmness, the monolithic volume is wrapped entirely with a
monotone grey cladding and softened with the use of wood finished cladding.
Windows of variety shapes and sizes puncture the façade throughout. Villa CH730 makes a grand statement on the
exterior, but on the inside, the space focuses on privacy and the daily
activities of the family.
The road and
pedestrian traffic to the house is directly accessible from the upper road.The sloped
house has four levels, but thanks to its steep site, approaching from the
street, sits only two storeys above the ground while the rest of the residence
cascades down the hill, forming a support to the parallelepiped module. The
house has 567 SQM of modern living spaces and these spaces were distributed
according to functionality and orientation, ensuring a flawless circulation. Our
spaces are seamlessly connected across horizontal and vertical circulation
across different levels.
