Villa Attie Hûs by Joy Alexandre Harb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award yn Sulver in Arsjitektuer, Gebou en Struktuerûntwerp Competition Category.

SulverArsjitektuer· 2021

Villa Attie Hûs

by Joy Alexandre Harb

Client: JYH International Architects

A' Design Award yn Sulver Winner in Arsjitektuer Category

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The Design

About Villa Attie Hûs

Ynsletten yn it lân topografy, villa Attie biedt in grutte fentilaasje, deiljocht en komfort. It hûs is te berikken fanút de twa diken om it gebou hinne. De earste tagong liedt ta de privee romten fan it hûs lykas de sliepkeamers, en de sekundêre tagong liedt ta de semi-privee romten. It iepen romteplan befette it idee fan effektive kombinaasje fan komfort, noflikens, funksjonaliteit en stream fan sirkulaasje. De finishnivo's binnen en yn it swimbadgebiet binne itselde. Sadat de ruten ienris iepen binne, it it gefoel ûntstiet dat jo yn 'e wenkeamer sitte bûtendoar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Sulver

Villa Attie Hûs is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver, in bûtengewoan prestisjeuze erkenning foar topûntwerpen dy't prachtich en yndrukwekkend binne. Sulverwinners binne tige briljante en ekstreem kreative wurken dy't de treflike ekspertize, it talint en de skerpsinnigens fan har ûntwerpers yllustrearje. Fan Villa Attie Hûs wurdt ferwachte dat it in prachtich foarbyldwurk is, opmerklik profesjoneel en djip ynnovatyf. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver is in tige opfallende, bewûndere útfining dy't foardiel bringt en de grinzen fan keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology ferleget. Villa Attie Hûs is in skepping dêr't breed oerjûn wurdt, dy't winsken wekker makket, positive gefoelens bringt en ferwûnderjen en fernuvering opwekket.

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