The new building stands out in the complex urban fabric of Beirut for its striking form and materiality. Much of the floor area of the museum is occupied by a garden plaza that becomes an open gathering place by the inner facade...
A monumental marble volume is tucked into the terrain, adjusting to the stepped contours of the land to expand the access to the museum’s excavated galleries. This piece is also a walkable outdoor platform to contemplate the landscape...
A pavilion renovation is the first operation undertaken to recover the fair premises that Niemeyer designed as a symbol of a then thriving country, and which were left to rot after a bloody civil war. Lack of documentation made an exhaustive study of
In a metropolis, towers are the result of an increase in urban density that is pushed to the limit. They are also tied to an expression of power. In Beirut, the unjustified race upwards is totally ill-suited to the city’s urban model. Thus, the const
The building is located on the perimeter of the garden to ensure its maximum preservation and establish a continuity with the new learning spaces. Its transparency, openness, and clear overlapping of activities favor the legibility of the piece... [+
El objetivo del nuevo museo es proteger y divulgar la historia de la ciudad de Beirut. Se sitúa entre la plaza de los Mártires —un enclave que representa el pasado reciente de la capital libanesa— y el sitio arqueológico del ‘Montículo’ —origen histó
In order to create an authentic community, and not only an office building, the volume is carved generating a series of terraces. These outdoor areas act as social hubs, and the workspaces of the headquarters are organized around them...
Beirut lies in the heart of the developing Middle East. Having always been a cosmopolitan city, it is a focal point as a cultural and geographical link between Europe and the Middle East. The history of Beirut could hardly be more diverse; remains of
Located in an urban context close to the new marina of Beirut, the project – a residential and commercial complex that takes up a whole urban block – is organized around two cores, a layout that makes interior courtyards unnecessary, generating a com
Four years after an international competition that failed to lead to a final proposal, Solidère – the entity responsible for the recovery and revitalization of the center of Beirut, which suffered damage during the civil war – offered the studio, in
The 8.6 hectares of park are conceived as a green lung with a Mediterranean and Lebanese identity for the rough city of Beirut, built mainly out of stone, concrete and asphalt. A circulation ring unifies and structures the proposal generating in its
El 1 de septiembre de 1920, la Liga de Naciones concedió a Francia el mandato sobre Líbano. Desde entonces, diversas vicisitudes históricas han sido puntos de encuentro y desencuentro entre ambos países. La presencia gala en la capital, Beirut, se le
