X

Seaside home with layered decks in Lebanon: Amchit Residence

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-01-1 Kindesign

Amchit Residence is a beach house conceived as a layering of decks by BLANKPAGE Architects, located in the seaside town of Amchit inย Lebanon.ย The design of the home soughtย to maximize its relationship with the sea through a visual and compositional celebration of horizontality in general and the Mediterranean horizon in particular.

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-02-1 Kindesign

From the architects: The slabs are held by a minimal steel structure made of equally sized square columns on a regular module of 2.55m, as well as a discreet glass enclosure. Given the inclined nature of the site, the house is approached by car on the street level just below the upper deck. At the external landing entrance, the circulation interconnects the three levels of the house. The upper platform contains the master bedroom that opens up on an elongated lap pool and expansive sun deck. The middle platform houses two bedrooms and a family living.

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-03-1 Kindesign

Finally, the lower deck serves as a reception area that extends outdoors towards the sea through an infinity pool as well as a staircase to the shore. In addition to the inner circulation core, a smooth promenade formed by a system of external ramps and staircases connects the platforms, linking the various levels of the rocky landscape that stretches between the street all the way to the sea.

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-04-1 Kindesign

The rhythms of the steel structure and wooden decking create a multiplicity of overlapping patterns of shadows that vary in direction and length all through the day rendering the simple structure at once complex and alive. At the particular moment of the sunset, the house, oriented almost due west at the elevation that faces the sea, acts as photographic diaphragm that invites the rays of the setting sun into the depths of the house, dashing the prototypical spaces in a horizontal glow of deep red.

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-05-1 Kindesign

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-06-1 Kindesign

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-07-1 Kindesign

Amchit-Residence-BLANKPAGE-Architects-08-1-Kindesign

Amchit-Residence-BLANKPAGE-Architects-008-1-Kindesign

Amchit-Residence-BLANKPAGE-Architects-009-1-Kindesign

Amchit-Residence-BLANKPAGE-Architects-010-1-Kindesign

Amchit-Residence-BLANKPAGE-Architects-011-1-Kindesign

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-09-1 Kindesign

Amchit-Residence-BLANKPAGE-Architects-012-1-Kindesign

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-10-1 Kindesign

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-11-1 Kindesign

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-12-1 Kindesign

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-13-1 Kindesign

Photos:ย Ieva Saudargaitฤ—

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-14-1 Kindesign

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-15-1 Kindesign

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-16-1 Kindesign

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-17-1 Kindesign

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-18-1 Kindesign

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-19-1 Kindesign

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-20-1 Kindesign

Amchit Residence-BLANKPAGE Architects-21-1 Kindesign

Subscribe
Notify of

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments