Olympea Calli by Joy Alexandre Harb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl in Calchihualiztli, Calmanaliztli ihuan Tlatecpanaliztli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

CozticteocuitlatlCalchihualiztli· 2018

Olympea Calli

by Joy Alexandre Harb

Client: JYH International Architects

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl Winner in Calchihualiztli Category

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The Design

About Olympea Calli

In Libano itepeyacac huey calli mopiloa ipan itlalticpac cualli. Itlachihualli quipia ome L-nemiliztli caltlachihualoni tlalli ixco, nopan cepan motequipanoa ce itic quiltic xochicalli quichihuazqueh, nochitin calli itlacayan quittazqueh. Inin tlanemiliztli omochiuh pampa amo monequiz nenecalohtli calli itic, cualnemiliztli ipampa ihuan amo mopoloz calacoayan. Ce cedro cuahuitl omoxococ itic xochicalli, altepetl imachiyotl pampa altepepantli ipan ca, ihuan calli iyollo mochiuh.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl

Olympea Calli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl, huel mahuiztic tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in achtopa, huel cualli ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Cozticteocuitlatl ca cenca yancuic, tlachiyani ihuan tlanextic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli ihuan toltecayotl. Ca quinequi in Olympea Calli quitlalizque yancuic tlamantli ihuan quimacazque tlazohtli. Ni dizayno in quicuic Cozticteocuitlatl ca mahuiztic tlamantli in quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Olympea Calli quiyolchicahua ihuan quipaquiltia in tlacah.

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