Olympea Dar by Joy Alexandre Harb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb in Disinn tal-Arkitettura, Bini u Strutturi Competition Category.

DehebArkitettura· 2018

Olympea Dar

by Joy Alexandre Harb

Client: JYH International Architects

Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb Winner in Arkitettura Category

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The Design

About Olympea Dar

Il-Villa Residenzjali fil-muntanji tal-Libanu hija integrata man-natura tal-madwar tagħha. Id-disinn tiegħu jikkonsisti f'2 strutturi f'forma ta 'L fil-pjan terran, li jinteraġixxu flimkien biex joħolqu patio aħdar intern, viżibbli mill-ispazji kollha tad-dar. Dan il-kunċett kien maħsub sabiex jiġi evitat li jkun hemm kurituri fid-dar, għal raġunijiet estetiċi kif ukoll biex jiġi evitat it-telf ta’ spazju. Siġra taċ-ċedru ġiet imħawla fil-patio intern, li kienet l-emblema tal-pajjiż li tinsab fuq il-bandiera nazzjonali, u saret il-qalba tad-dar.

The Recognition

About the Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb

Olympea Dar huwa rebbieħ tal-Premju A' Design Award tad-Deheb, rikonoxximent prestiġjuż ħafna mogħti lil disinji tal-ewwel klassi, mill-isbaħ u eċċellenti. Ir-rebbieħa tad-Deheb huma ħolqien innovattiv ħafna, b'viżjoni u li jleqqu b'mod li jgħammex, li jirriflettu t-talent, l-għerf u l-ħila tad-disinjaturi tagħhom. Huwa mistenni li Olympea Dar ikun invenzjoni mfaħħra ħafna, li tistabbilixxi x-xejriet u monumentali li tagħti valur bla preċedent. Dan id-disinn rebbieħ tad-Deheb huwa proġett spettakolari u rispettat li jwessa' l-fruntieri tal-arti, ix-xjenza, id-disinn u t-teknoloġija. Olympea Dar joħloq xewqa qawwija, iqajjem il-passjoni, iħeġġeġ il-kreattività u jisħer lilna.

Behind the Design

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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