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Open House
Program/ Private Residence
Location/ Abadieh, Lebanon
Built Area/ 2,000sqm
Credit List/ Karim Fakhry, Jean Nmeir, Dragan Vukovic,
Rami Khoueiry
Status/ Excavation
Year/ 2019
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Can a re-interpretation of the historical context shape post-war reconstruction?
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The Open House proposes a three-story structure with a red tiled roof, included in permits. Since phased construction is common, in reality the construction limits itself to two stories. “Phasing” relegates the construction of a third floor with its adjoined pitched roof to the distant future.
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Outmaneuvering zoning laws to embrace the history of space and re-invent a new courtyard typology integrated with nature
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