Villa Attie Haus by Joy Alexandre Harb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Silber in Architektur-, Gebäude- und Bauwerksdesign Competition Category.

SilberArchitektur· 2021

Villa Attie Haus

by Joy Alexandre Harb

Client: JYH International Architects

A' Design Award in Silber Winner in Architektur Category

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The Design

About Villa Attie Haus

Eingebettet in die Topographie des Landes bietet die Villa Attie eine hervorragende Belüftung, Tageslicht und Komfort. Das Haus ist über die beiden das Gebäude umgebenden Straßen erreichbar. Der erste Zugang führt zu den privaten Räumen des Hauses wie den Schlafzimmern, und der sekundäre Zugang führt zu den halbprivaten Räumen. Der offene Raumplan verkörperte die Idee einer wirkungsvollen Kombination aus Komfort, Gemütlichkeit, Funktionalität und fließender Zirkulation. Die Abschlussniveaus im Innenbereich und im Poolbereich sind gleich. So entsteht bei geöffneten Fenstern beim Sitzen im Wohnzimmer das Gefühl, draußen zu sein.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Silber

Villa Attie Haus ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Silber, einer enorm prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, großartige und beeindruckende Spitzendesigns. Silber-Gewinner sind ungemein brillante und äußerst kreative Werke, die die herausragende Expertise, das Talent und den Scharfsinn ihrer Designer veranschaulichen. Von Villa Attie Haus wird erwartet, dass es ein wunderbares Vorzeigewerk ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und zutiefst innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Silber prämierte Design ist eine höchst bemerkenswerte, bewunderte Erfindung, die den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. Villa Attie Haus ist eine vielbeneidete Schöpfung, die Wünsche weckt, positive Gefühle vermittelt und Staunen und Verwunderung entfacht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Embedded into the land topography, villa Attie offers a great ventilation, daylight and comfort. This design strategy created an accessibility to the house from two sides; the upper road and the road bellow. The first access leads to the private spaces of the house like the bedrooms, and the secondary access leads to the semi-private spaces; a huge open space consisting of two living rooms, a tv room, a kitchen and a dining area.
Dimensions & Packaging: The building consists of two livable floors and a basement used for storage and technical purposes. Each floor has an area of 250 m2 which makes a total building area of 750 m2
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Production Technology: In order to reduce running costs in the building, we opted for a double glazed aluminum facade with a low emissive glass. The outer shell is made of Fair face concrete kept at a natural state and borders are covered in HDCP, that stands for High Density Concrete Panels. A new generation of GRC that allows us to create continuous blocks longer than 3 meters without any joints.
Design Challenge: Since the plot is located between two roads and a corner, the challenge in the design of this building was to grant a double access to the house while respecting the city's rules and regulations.
Research: The footprint of the building, it's shape and selected materials were set according to a deep environmental analysis of the area. The building is oriented south-west for an optimal sun exposure and ventilation. The cladding materials were carefully selected to withstand an abrupt change in temperature. The use of two natural elements, fair face concrete and aluminum created a bold and successful combination of strict lines and shapes
Inspiration: Since the project is located on a rich-in-nature mountain, which is also part of a ski resort, our main objective was to grant a 180 degree view of the surroundings while respecting the natural slope of the land.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2021 and will be completed in November 2023 in Faqra, Lebanon.
Operation Flow: The open space plan embodied the idea of effective combination of comfort, coziness, functionality and flow of circulation.
Team Members: Architects: JYH International Architects
3d visualizations: Scuarez Studio
Structural engineers: P.A.R Consultants
M.E.P engineers: E.M Projects
Image Credits: Image 1: Visualization Josep Alcover, villa Attie, North view, 2020
Image 2: Visualization Josep Alcover, villa Attie, front view, 2020
Image 3: Visualization Josep Alcover, villa Attie, East view, 2020
Image 4: Visualization Josep Alcover, villa Attie, West view, 2020