The well known OPA – Open Plataform for Architecture – is going ahead with the project to create a subterranean residence that will cut into a mountain near Beirut and showcase a mesmerizing glass swiming pool as a roof. So don’t miss the opportunity and meet the Astonishing Cliffside Residence in a Lebanese Mountain.
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The company originally released the projects for this home in July of 2015, with no site, client or any budget for the construction. But the sucess of the renderings was viral and now there is a client with a plot of land on Faqra mountain near Beirut and a budget of $2.5 million.
Is expected for the project to breack ground this summer and the owner will be the chief executive of Lebanese real estate agent Demco Properties, Alex Demirdjan.
The building will feature three board-marked concrete slabs and a fourth glazed wall that will allow vision to the outstanding views of the valley. A pool with a glass bottom will allow light to shine into the cliff home.
“Designed for the people that want to live, literally and figuratively, on the edge, Casa Brutale was deemed to be a house suitable for James Bond and received feedback both applauding the design and questioning the implementation of its construction,” said Laertis-Antonios Ando Vassiliou and Pantelis Kampouropoulos of OPA. The architects are working partners with Arup engineers in Amsterdam and Lebanese studio Sarkis Azadian Architects to make sure everything is correct.
A concrete staircase will lead to the interior. The renderings show minimal wooden furniture and walls covered in mirrors to give the illusion of more space. Also featuring the project is a steel staircase that will link the two floors and the “secret” parking with space up to three cars.
“In literal groundbreaking integration, Casa Brutale penetrates the landscape,” said the architects. “The optical impact of the building on the landscape is minimal, with only one facade on the cliff side and no volume extruding from the ground level.”
The project was inspired in the Casa Malaparte, the famous clifftop residence designed by the Italian architect Adalberto Libera in the 30s. The name “Casa Brutale” is supposed to transmit the Brutalist architecture style it features.
“The dynamic light patterns caress the bare concrete with refractions and shadows,” added the creators. “Casa Brutale redefines the harmonious coexistence of human and nature in a poetic homage to pure Brutalism.”
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