Press Release
Villa Attie House by Joy Alexandre Harb Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Joy Alexandre Harb acknowledged for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for Villa Attie House by Joy Alexandre Harb, designed for JYH International Architects. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
About Villa Attie House
Embedded into the land topography, villa Attie offers a great ventilation, daylight and comfort. The house is accessible from the two roads surrounding the building. The first access leads to the private spaces of the house like the bedrooms, and the secondary access leads to the semi-private spaces. The open space plan embodied the idea of effective combination of comfort, coziness, functionality and flow of circulation. The finish levels inside and in the pool area are the same. So that once the windows are open, it creates the feeling that you are outdoors while sitting in the living room.
About Joy Alexandre Harb
Joy Alexandre Harb, a Libano-Serbian architect and co-founder of JYH International Architects, is recognized for his commitment to crafting designs that balance cultural identity with architectural innovation. His portfolio spans diverse scales, from bespoke residential projects to complex urban developments, always integrating social, environmental, and functional considerations. Through his work, Harb aims to redefine the built environment as a platform for meaningful human interaction, fostering a legacy of responsible and imaginative design for future generations.
Award Record
With this recognition, Joy Alexandre Harb is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2017 - 2018 and the 2020 - 2021 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/123564
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/123564
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!123564
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/221134
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.jyh-ia.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Villa Attie House
- Function
- House
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Light Steel Blue, Dim Gray, Dark Olive Green and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- JYH International Architects
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Joy Alexandre Harb
- Country
- Lebanon
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #123564
Credits
- Team
- JYH International Architects, Scuarez Studio, P.A.R Consultants and E.M Projects
- Image Credits
- Visualization Josep Alcover, villa Attie, North view, 2020; Visualization Josep Alcover, villa Attie, front view, 2020; Visualization Josep Alcover, villa Attie, East view, 2020; Visualization Josep Alcover, villa Attie, West view, 2020
Design Details
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Realization and 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.
- Operation and Interaction
- The open space plan embodied the idea of effective combination of comfort, coziness, functionality and flow of circulation.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in March 2021 and will be completed in November 2023 in Faqra, Lebanon.
- Specifications
- 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
- Keywords
- villa, house, architecture, concrete, pool, design, award, mountains
