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Beirut Terraces by Herzog & de Meuron: a modern multilayered 119-metre tall building with many terraces and overhangs

Beirut Terraces by Herzog & de Meuron: a modern multilayered 119-metre tall building with many terraces and overhangs Architects: Herzog & de Meuron Location: Beirut, Lebanon Year: 2009 Photo courtesy: Iwan Baan Description: "Site The city of Beirut lies in the heart of the developing Middle East. Having always...

Penthouse defined by a cladded wooden skin and a floating structure suspended from the ceiling through vertical steel profiles

Penthouse defined by a cladded wooden skin and a floating structure suspended from the ceiling through vertical steel profiles Architects: Platau Location: Beirut, Lebanon Year: 2016 Area: 7.000 ft²/ 650 m² Photography: ©Wissam Chaaya Description: "The project is an interior refurbishment of a two floors penthouse for a...

N.B.K. Residence nr.2 by DW5 Design Studio

N.B.K. Residence 2 by DW5 Design Studio Architects: DW5 Design Studio Location: Beirut, Lebanon Year: 2013 Photo courtesy: DW5 Design Studio Description: Located at the ninth and last level of the Plot # 2251 project which we conceived in 2008 and for which construction ended in 2013, this three-storey...

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