Olympea ᱚᱲᱟᱜ by Joy Alexandre Harb is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ, ᱤᱢᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱲᱚᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱥᱳᱱᱟᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ· 2018
Olympea ᱚᱲᱟᱜ
Client: JYH International Architects
A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ Category
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About Olympea ᱚᱲᱟᱜ
ᱞᱮᱵᱟᱱᱚᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱩᱨᱩ ᱴᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱵᱟᱥᱟᱵᱟᱲᱤ ᱵᱟᱸᱜᱽᱞᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱜᱩᱨᱮᱫ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱟᱛᱟᱨ ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ L-ᱟᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱦᱟᱹᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹᱲ ᱟᱸᱜᱟᱱ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱡᱷᱚᱛᱚ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱧᱟᱢᱚᱜ-ᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚᱱᱥᱮᱯᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱵᱟᱴᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱫᱚᱦᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱥᱚᱸᱫᱚᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱨᱚᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱜᱟᱬᱟ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ᱾ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱟᱸᱜᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱥᱤᱫᱟᱨ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱞᱟᱜᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱪᱤᱨ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱫᱤᱥᱚᱢ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱪᱤᱱᱦᱟᱹ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱚᱱᱮ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱮᱱᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Olympea ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱥᱳᱱᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Olympea ᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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
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