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View of the southern elevation of the building, surrounded by the vegetation. The volumes arranged on top of each other, suspended on the landscaped slope. The top volume has a pitched rood and is painted white, the intermediate volume is in light grey stone and is recessed.

Hillside House

Babdaat, Lebanon

 

Twenty miles above Beirut, the village of Baaddat on Mount Lebanon serves as the dramatic site for this family villa. The property is covered with pinenut trees clinging to the rocky slope which drops twenty meters at a 45-degree incline. The architecture is a vehicle for traversing the steep slope and bringing the client in contact with the landscape.

 

View of the southern elevation of the building, surrounded by the vegetation. The volumes arranged on top of each other, suspended on the landscaped slope. The top volume has a pitched rood and is covered in grey stone, the intermediate volume finished in white paint and is advanced.
Detail of the corner window inserted in the facade. Part of the facade is extruded in relief to the stone volume and is white plastered.
View of the west elevation at the swimming pool terrace level. The lower volume is slightly recessed in relation to the concrete volume above and is white plastered. The facade has two large openings to the terrace, one of these is double-height. The terrace floor is covered by white stone slabs.
View of the stairs of the house. The walls are white painted, partially covered in vertical wood slats. The steps are in wood, the handrails are in black painted metal. A grey stone tile floor is visible in the background.

Composed of a series of boxes, the building climbs four stories, digging into the hillside to create outdoor terraces at each floor. Multiple interior and exterior stairs wind through and around the house, linking program with landscape and view. Several double-height interior volumes reinforce visual links to the sloping hillside and highlight the movement of people through the house and around the property, while large picture windows frame mountain vistas and define lounge areas.

View of the dining room corner. White walls, white column. Light stone floor, dark doors and window frames. Furnished with a dark wood table and dining chairs. Patterned neutral rug, dark half-spherical pendant. Living room in the left side of the image, furnished with two dark leather lounge chairs, gold disk ceiling light fixture.
View of the stairs of the house. The walls are white painted, partially covered in vertical wood slats. The steps are in wood, the handrails are in black painted metal. A grey stone tile floor is visible in the background.
View of the internal and external stairs separated by the glass door black steel frame. The stairs volumes are in grey concrete. The internal stair has wood steps, while the external has concrete steps matching the structure material. Black steel handrail, painted grey plaster walls.
View of the living room double height corner opened to the external stairs and terrace. The walls are white plastered and follows the section of the external stair. The large window has a dark grey steel horizontal partition and frame. The floor is finished in light grey concrete.
View of the bathroom glass door, looking to the surrounding landscape. The walls are partially finished in dark grey stone slabs, the floor is in dark grey stone, same as the top vanity. The vanity under cabinet is in oak wood.
View of the swimming pool, enclosed by a grey stone wall and a light grey stone paved terrace. The left side of the image is filled by the building facade in grey stone. The deck is furnished with two white deckchairs.
View of the south terrace paved in white stone. The upper left corner of the image is filled by the grey stone suspended volume. The terrace is surrounded by a glass parapet and furnished with two white leather sofas, a light grey lounge chair.
Nocturnal view of the southern elevation of the building, surrounded by the vegetation. The volumes arranged on top of each other, suspended on the landscaped slope. The top volume has a pitched rood and is covered in grey stone, the intermediate volume finished in white paint and is advanced.