Situated in one of Beirut’s historical neighborhoods, the challenge of this apartment was to answer the client’s brief by minimizing the intervention on the existing layout and respecting the traditional Lebanese typology look and feel.
Studio Name: ELIE METNI ARCHITECTS
Design Team: Elie Metni, Gaby Traboulsi, Ghyda Kanaan
Area: 75 square meters
Year: 2018
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Consultants: ELIE METNI ARCHITECTS
Photography Credits: Walid Rashid
Other Credits: Rouf Stays
The approach was to keep the traditional functionality of a typical Lebanese house with a central reception space and rooms spread around, adding modern fit-outs in order to highlight the contrast between the existing and new and some mid-century elements to balance the equation.
