Rooted in the greenery of the village of Fatka , 6 Km away from the Beirut – Tripoli Highway , House K is a private residence built through maximal fusion with its surrounding.

The 780 sqm plot , is located at an alleyway’s dead end and originally made up of six planted terraces of 1 meter height each.

The place’s natural charm highlighted by its authentic local stone walls, was the main inspiration behind the architectural design.

In this iteration, the project is articulated as a landscape extension of the existing topography through the reconstruction of these walls in order to inhabit and cap them ; two large concrete slabs were created to do the trick.

Eventually , a strong will of praising the environment  and preserving the inherited character urged the architect to reinterpret a vernacular conception of space and material choice , starting by reusing the indigenous stones of the land  and by follow today’s technologies through the use of an innovative structural system.

Due to the footprint reduction as much as possible , the fading existence of HOUSE K ‘s only marks remain the two slabs with reversed beams  in cascade ; one serves to be the garden of the main area while the other one to nests the pool .

The smooth relation with the parent’s house next-door , along with the practical accessibility dwell into the ground floor , turning it to the most-frequented part of the residence..

This welcoming flow projects into an open space ,in which juxtaposed sleeping rooms , study and service area gravitate around an inner patio. This particularity of the Lebanese traditional central hall house brings us a new twisted version of the classic typology.

The space where almost 80 % of  daily activities take place , or ,the so called ” family level” is enthroned by a reception area with the kitchen connected to a gardened courtyard from one side responsible of air refreshment and characterized by an exterior terrace overlooking the panoramic view of  the green mount towards the sea from the other .

Two cantilever roofs, the main the signatures of the project , contour the distinctive floors, separating the public area from the private one. Calculated thoroughly , they insure great natural lighting in the sleeping area and control it in the upper floor. South-East oriented ,the main facade emphasizes the perfect implementation of a solar home.

Thus , House K represents the  prototype of an updated shelter where sustainability , fluidity and integration meet  by embodying the renown philosophy ;

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophisticaton ” 

Leonardo Da vinci