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HH Villa

Lebanon

2020

HH Villa

The HH villa site is a typical Mediterranean hill site planted with olive trees and with limited views and a tight access. The client wanted a low budget house to accommodate a family of four people and with adequate spaces for guests and visitors. The site is a steep site towards a nearby valley with a large slope. The vicinity of the house is filled with several houses and midrise apartment building that are randomly built creating a very chaotic view to the three sides of the site.


We have designed the Villa as a Mediterranean Sea house, that blends with the landscape instead of showing up. The house was intended to create a peaceful and humble feeling in contrast to the steep site and the surrounding urban chaos. 

Locations

Lebanon

Size

700

Year

2020

Status

In Progress

Services

  • Architecture & Landscape Design
  • Interior Design
  • Engineering Services
  • Project & Construction Management
  • Design Build Solutions

The slope was used to divide the house into two main floors. A basement semi exposed floor that opens to the lower garden with a separate entrance and contains all services and amenities for guests and entertainment, and an upper floor house for the main family.


The form of the house was a series of cubes interlocking and twisting to block views toward the back of the house and maximize views towards the valley. All the opening were kept vertical and narrow to add privacy and reduce sun rays impact. The house is finished with a typical stucco paint in a monolith look.