Villa Attie Inzu by Joy Alexandre Harb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza in Igishushanyo cy'Ubwubatsi Competition Category.

IfezaUbwubatsi· 2021

Villa Attie Inzu

by Joy Alexandre Harb

Client: JYH International Architects

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza Winner in Ubwubatsi Category

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The Design

About Villa Attie Inzu

Yinjijwe mubutaka bwubutaka, villa Attie itanga umwuka mwiza, kumanywa no guhumurizwa. Inzu irashobora kuboneka mumihanda ibiri ikikije inyubako. Kwinjira kwambere biganisha kumwanya wihariye winzu nkibyumba byo kuraramo, naho iyakabiri iganisha kumwanya wigenga. Gahunda yimyanya ifunguye yarimo igitekerezo cyo guhuza neza ihumure, gutuza, imikorere no gutembera. Urwego rwo kurangiza imbere no muri pisine ni kimwe. Kugira ngo amadirishya amaze gukingurwa, bitera kumva ko uri hanze wicaye mucyumba.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza

Villa Attie Inzu ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. Villa Attie Inzu biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Villa Attie Inzu ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.

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
Tags: villa, house, architecture, concrete, pool, design, award, mountains
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