Project
Skyhaven Residence
Category
Best Implemented Project of Private Residence
About the project (provided by the applicant)
Situated on a spectacular hilltop in the Batroun region, the site overlooks a lush green valley with vistas towards the sea. Programmatically, the project consists of two houses within one envelope: one for the client and another for his parents.
In light of the topography and the scenic context, the house is envisioned as a «balcony/belvedere» in nature. Plan-wise, the house espouses the contours of the topography with an arc shape that embraces the full range of the panorama. To reduce the impact of excavation and retaining walls on such a steep site, the project consists of two floors projecting from the cliff by means of concrete corbels. The lower disk, more solid, accommodates the bedrooms of both houses separated/connected by a meditation room referencing Japanese architecture with a raised wooden platform surrounded by greenery on three sides. On top of that, the living areas and open kitchens, fully glazed, enjoy unhindered views.
Location
Ghouma, Lebanon
Project implementation year
2023
Extra visual materials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beg-1EJOeuo
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/rxj34xpamjxpktv79s9mw/h?rlkey=61pd8ok6i9r98n4d0k95v8ayy&st=cdxrqyh7&dl=0
Applicant
BLANKPAGE ARCHITECTS
Founded in the year 2000, BLANKPAGE is a collaborative design studio of architects, urban designers and planners.
The studio’s credo is that each project should respond to the specificities of the context it stems from and that, driven by the symbolic and historical manifestations which are present in the place and the particularities of the given program, the resulting building will be an event that moves the city and its inhabitants into a novel experience of space.
Authors of the project
BLANKPAGE ARCHITECTS
Other participants
Architects: BLANKPAGE Architects
Structure engineer: Elie Turk
Mechanical engineer: Elias Abu-Khaled
Electrical engineer: Charbel Khalife
Landscape architect: Some Existing Trees
Main Contractor: MAK Builders
Landscape Contractor: Roots
Photography and Video: Wissam Chaaya
Status of the project
Implemented
