LOFT 171

LOCATED ON A 4,200 SQM PLOT IN MANSOURIEH, LEBANON, LOFT171 COMPRISES TWO DISTINCT BLOCKS—COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL—CONNECTED BY A 20-METER HEIGHT DIFFERENCE.

THE LOWER COMMERCIAL BLOCK, INSPIRED BY THE VIOLENT STREET CARVING THE 105-METER CLIFF EDGE, SERVES AS A RETAINING WALL TO THE UPPER BUILDING. ITS MONOLITHIC GLASS AND CONCRETE FORM IS SOFTENED BY PRECAST CONCRETE FINS, WHICH ACT AS ACOUSTIC BUFFERS FROM THE BUSY ROAD AND PROVIDE SHADING FROM THE HARSH WESTERN SUN.

THE UPPER RESIDENTIAL BLOCK FEATURES VERTICAL GRATING, REPLACING THE CONCRETE FINS, AND REFLECTS VARYING PRIVACY NEEDS ACROSS ITS APARTMENTS. THE GRATING ALSO SUPPORTS CLIMBING PLANTS, CREATING A GREEN FAÇADE THAT SOFTENS THE BUILDING’S PRESENCE.

THE PROJECT OFFERS A RANGE OF SPACES, INCLUDING STUDIOS, LOFTS, OFFICES, AND FLATS WITH PRIVATE GARDENS, ROOF TERRACES, AND DOUBLE-HEIGHT SPACES. EACH UNIT IS UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO SUIT THE LIFESTYLE OF ITS OCCUPANTS. THIS DEVELOPMENT MERGES FUNCTIONALITY WITH INNOVATIVE DESIGN, CREATING A VIBRANT AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENT.