Site size: 70,000 square feet

Project size: 15,000 square feet

Program: The design for this two-story, single-family villa in Lebanon’s Chouf Mountains was inspired by the surrounding terrain. The concept evolved as a composition of two separate yet connected volumes. The resulting U-shape configuration encloses an outdoor space with a pool overlooking the landscape.

Location: Brih, Chouf Mountains, Lebanon

Solution: The villa is approached via a road that meanders from the bottom of a hill, through terraced olive groves. The building’s form accentuates this horizontal composition. The villa reinterprets a modern aesthetic by recreating a sequence of passages and patios reminiscent of traditional Middle Eastern architecture.

Construction and materials: Considering the area’s extreme winter weather, the villa is a double shell structure with a concrete external wall and a hollow block internal wall.  The finishes vary from stone wall cladding and white stucco, to wood finish.

Additional Information

Completion date: March 2017

Gross square footage: 15,000 square feet

Total project cost: $3.3 million USD

Client: Bou Ezzedine

Owner: Bou Ezzedine