C&A HOUSE
IN COLLABORATION WITH AR. JAD ABI FADEL
2021 | MEJDLAYA, LEBANON
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ROAD FACADE VIEW
PERCHED ON A STEEP HILLSIDE IN MEJDLAYA, LEBANON, C&A HOUSE IS A CAREFULLY CRAFTED RESIDENCE THAT EMBRACES THE DRAMATIC TERRAIN WHILE OPTIMIZING FUNCTIONALITY AND SPATIAL FLOW. THE SITE IS ACCESSED FROM THE TOP, WHERE VISITORS ARRIVE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE HOUSE. FROM THIS ENTRY POINT, MOVEMENT FLOWS DOWNWARD THROUGH THE RESIDENCE, FOLLOWING THE NATURAL CONTOURS OF THE LAND.
LOWER GROUND FLOOR PLAN
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
A CENTRAL COURTYARD SERVES AS BOTH A TRANSITIONAL SPACE AND A SOURCE OF NATURAL LIGHT, CONNECTING THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE HOUSE. THIS OPEN-AIR VOID ENSURES ACCESSIBILITY WHILE ACTING AS A LIGHT WELL, ILLUMINATING THE PRIVATE BEDROOM FLOOR BELOW. AS ONE DESCENDS, THE SPACES GRADUALLY BECOME MORE PRIVATE, CULMINATING IN A GUEST HOUSE SITUATED ON THE LOWEST LEVEL. THIS SECLUDED RETREAT SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATES WITH THE LOWEST GARDEN TERRACE, OFFERING UNINTERRUPTED VIEWS OF THE VALLEY AND A DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE LANDSCAPE.
VALLEY FACADE FRONT VIEW
VALLEY FACADE SIDE VIEW
RAW CONCRETE, USED EXTENSIVELY FOR THE RETAINING WALLS, DEFINES THE ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION OF THE HOUSE. ITS EXPOSED FINISH EXTENDS THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE, REINFORCING A SENSE OF HONESTY IN MATERIALS WHILE HARMONIZING WITH THE RUGGED TOPOGRAPHY. INSIDE, THE MINIMAL AND MODERN INTERIORS REFLECT THE CONTEMPORARY LIFESTYLE OF THE FAMILY, BALANCING WARMTH AND SOPHISTICATION THROUGH CLEAN LINES, NATURAL LIGHT, AND AN UNDERSTATED MATERIAL PALETTE.
C&A HOUSE STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO THE SEAMLESS INTEGRATION OF ARCHITECTURE AND NATURE, WHERE THE BUILT FORM RESPONDS TO THE STEEP TERRAIN WITH ELEGANCE AND EFFICIENCY—OFFERING ITS OCCUPANTS BOTH PRIVACY AND BREATHTAKING VIEWS.
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