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MONOGRAPH 05 / 33°53'N 35°30'E

Limestone Atrium House

Mount Lebanon, Beirut — Completed 2023

Limestone Atrium House light filled central courtyard and olive tree
Typology
Private Coastal Villa
Location
Mount Lebanon, Lebanon
Gross Built Area
720 m² (7,750 sq ft)
Completion
2023
Structural Engineering
Arkan Practice + Bureau Libanais
Primary Material
Travertine Stone & Polished Terrazzo
Status
Built & Occupied
Photography
Studio Monograph Archive

Reinterpreting traditional Levantine courtyard typologies through monumental travertine mass and a double-height open sky atrium.

Topography & Mediterranean Climate: Set into a terraced hillside overlooking the Mediterranean coastline, the house utilizes the traditional three-bay Levantine plan, modernized into a fluid sequence of indoor-outdoor living pavilions.

Central Atrium & Biophilic Light: The heart of the home is a 7-meter-high open-air atrium planted with a centenary olive tree. Operable motorized glass walls slide completely into wall pockets, blurring the threshold between garden and interior living spaces.

Material Restraint: The palette is strictly restrained to honed Mediterranean travertine stone, pale cementitious plaster, solid white oak, and brushed bronze ironmongery, creating a timeless, serene environment.