Olympea Rumah by Joy Alexandre Harb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 A' Design Award Ameh in Arsitektur Competition Category.

AmehArsitektur· 2018

Olympea Rumah

by Joy Alexandre Harb

Client: JYH International Architects

A' Design Award Ameh Winner in Arsitektur Category

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The Design

About Olympea Rumah

Villa Pamukiman di gunuang-gunuang Libanon ko taintegrasikan jo alam sakeliliangnyo. Rancangannya tasusun dari 2 struktur babantuak L di lantai dasar, nan saling beinteraksi untuak manciptoan patio hijau dalaman, nan dapek dicaliak dari sadonyo ruangan dalam rumah. Konsep iko dipikiroan untuak manghindari adanyo lorong dalam rumah, baik dari sisi estetika maupun untuak manghindari kahilangan ruang. Sabatang pohon cedar ditanam di patio dalaman, ia manjadi lambang nagara nan ado di bandera nasional, lalu menjadi jantung rumah.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ameh

Olympea Rumah adolah pamenang A' Design Award Ameh, sabuah pangakuan nan sangaik bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan kelas partamo, mangaguikan jo cumelang. Pamenang Ameh adolah ciptaan nan sangaik inovatif, bapandangan jauah jo baka-kilauan mamikaik nan mancaminkan bakaik, kabijaksanaan jo kahebatan parancangnyo. Olympea Rumah dipaokan manjadi panemuan nan sangaik dipuji, panetap kacenderungan jo monumental nan mambari nilai nan alun pernah ado. Rancangan nan manang Ameh iko adolah proyek nan mangaguikan jo dihargai nan maluaskan batas seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi. Olympea Rumah malahiakan karinduan nan kuek, mambangkikkan gairah, mandorong kreativitas jo mamikaik kito.

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