Villa Attie Taigh by Joy Alexandre Harb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Duais Airgid A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Ailtireachd, Togalaichean agus Structaran Competition Category.

AirgeadAiltireachd· 2021

Villa Attie Taigh

by Joy Alexandre Harb

Client: JYH International Architects

Duais Airgid A' Design Award Winner in Ailtireachd Category

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The Design

About Villa Attie Taigh

Air fhighe a-steach do chruth-tìre an fhearainn, tha Villa Attie a’ tabhann deagh fhionnarachadh, solas an latha agus comhfhurtachd. Gheibhear a-steach don taigh bhon dà rathad timcheall an togalaich. Bidh a’ chiad ruigsinneachd a ’leantainn gu àiteachan prìobhaideach taighe mar na seòmraichean-cadail, agus tha an t-slighe a-steach àrd-sgoile a’ leantainn gu na h-àiteachan leth-phrìobhaideach. Bha am plana àite fosgailte a’ toirt a-steach a’ bheachd air measgachadh èifeachdach de chomhfhurtachd, coziness, comas-gnìomh agus sruthadh cuairteachaidh. Tha na h-ìrean crìochnachaidh taobh a-staigh agus ann an raon an amar mar an ceudna. Mar sin aon uair ‘s gu bheil na h-uinneagan fosgailte, bidh e a’ cruthachadh faireachdainn gu bheil thu a-muigh fhad ‘s a tha thu nad shuidhe san t-seòmar suidhe.

The Recognition

About the Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Tha Villa Attie Taigh air Duais Airgid A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean den chiad ìre, àlainn agus drùidhteach. Tha buannaichean Airgid nan obraichean anabarrach boillsgeach agus gu math cruthachail a nochdas sàr-eòlas, tàlant agus geurchuis an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Villa Attie Taigh na obair mhìorbhaileach, na sàr-eisimpleir a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus gu domhainn ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Airgid A' Design Award na innleachd glè fhaicsinneach, ion-mholta a bhrosnaicheas crìochan ealain, saidheans, dealbhaidh agus teicneolais. Tha Villa Attie Taigh na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran eud, a dhùisgeas miannan, a bheir faireachdainnean math agus a thogas iongnadh is miorbhail.

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