Olympea Balay by Joy Alexandre Harb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 A' Design Award nga Bulawan in Disenyo sa Arkitektura, Gambalay ug Estruktura Competition Category.

BulawanArkitektura· 2018

Olympea Balay

by Joy Alexandre Harb

Client: JYH International Architects

A' Design Award nga Bulawan Winner in Arkitektura Category

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The Design

About Olympea Balay

Ang Residential Villa sa kabukiran sa Lebanon gisagol sa kinaiyahan sa palibot niini. Ang disenyo niini naglangkob sa 2 L-shaped structures sa ground floor, nga nag-interact sa tingub aron makahimo og internal green nga patio, nga makita sa tanang luna sa balay. Gihunahuna kini nga konsepto aron malikayan nga adunay mga koridor sa balay, alang sa katahum nga mga hinungdan ingon man sa paglikay sa pagkawala sa wanang. Usa ka kahoy nga sedro ang gitanom sa sulod nga patio, kini ang simbolo sa nasud nga makita sa nasudnong bandila, nga nahimong kasingkasing sa balay.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Bulawan

Olympea Balay usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Bulawan, usa ka hilabihan ka prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa unang-klase, katingalahan, ug bantogan nga mga disenyo. Ang mga mananaog sa Bulawan labihan ka bag-o, daghan og panan-aw, ug nagsidlak nga mga paglalang nga nagpakita sa henyo, kinaadman, ug kahanas sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Gilauman nga ang Olympea Balay mahimong labing gidayeg, nagtakda og uso, ug monumental nga imbento nga naghatag og bili nga wala pa makita. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Bulawan usa ka makapahingangha ug gitahod nga proyekto nga labihan ka mapuslanon ug nagpalapad sa mga utlanan sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya. Olympea Balay nagmugna og kusog nga mga pagbati sa kaibog, nagpukaw og kahinam, nagdasig sa pagkamamugnaon, ug nagbihag kanato.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Embedded within the topography, the composition is formed of 2 L-shaped structures interacting on the ground floor, creating an internal green patio that can be visible from anywhere in the house. Because of this, there are no corridors in the house.
A Cedar tree, the emblem of Lebanon, have been placed in the internal patio, being the heart of the project.
Dimensions & Packaging: The ground floor has an indoor built area of 600m2 and a terrace of 150m2.
The two basements underneath has a built area of 700m2 and a garden of 300m2.
Tags: villa, luxury, housing, architecture, design
Production Technology: the house was covered in natural stone, low emission glass, mixed with black steel for the pergolas and fireplaces
Design Challenge: The hardest part was to execute the project with having minimum impact on the existing land
Research: The study started by merging two L-shaped structures to create an internal green patio, while having the basement floors embedded into the mountain in order to merge the building with its surroundings.
Inspiration: While i first visited the site, i was amazed by the beauty of the mountain, and i wanted the have the least intervention possible. This is when we decided to embed the structure into the mountain and keep the surroundings as is.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2016 and will finish in October 2018
Operation Flow: The building offers comfort through its generous interior space distribution, the luxurious views, and the high end quality of the materials used for the construction.The heated flooring and the low emission glass provide an efficient heating and cooling system that allows heat exchange between the ground and the rest of the space
Team Members: Architect: Joy Alexandre Harb
Architect: Yanna Haddad
Architect and 3d artist: Josep Alcover
Architect and 3d artist: Ji won jun
Image Credits: Joy alexandre Harb / Architect / Co-founder of JYH International ARchitects