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U Park
SIZE
1,000,000 +
U PARK
Residential
building: 70 apartments ranging from 85 to 390 square meters
“Urban Lofts”
Site
Particularities
Located at the immediate western suburbs of the Capital in a
once pre-dominantly “industrial zone”, the region has in the last decade witnessed
a harsh metamorphosis by the rapid construction of new residential blocks and
towers, and has consequently lost its industrial vocation.
On the other hand, the zone offers the possibility of urban
living in a much calmer and spacious atmosphere than the rest of the saturated
and noisy city.
Concept Inspiration and Architectural language
The conceptual approach wanted to create a residential
building with a certain humane scale in a neighborhood that is mainly made of
large residential blocs and towers, trying to create a certain “community
living” that stitches relations between the residents.
The project’s design took into consideration, since the very
beginning of the concept, the immediate neighboring residential building
“Factory 4376” (also designed by Charles Hadife Architects), and addressed the
architecture language to be of a similar spirit.
Also the implementation within the site was approached in a
way to intentionally create the U shape with Factory 4376, allowing the use of
a common park to secure independency from any other future developments that
might impact both projects space quality and allowing all apartments to enjoy
cross views and ventilation.
In terms of external material language, the concept wanted
to create a building that reminisce the industrial heritage of the area with a
nostalgic glint. The external materials combination of brick and iron were
meant as a “modern interpretation of the industrial building loft”, adapted to
create contemporary residential living distinguished from the urban cityscape.
The challenge was also to fit the 70 different sizes apartments within
the plot with all its urban constraints, yet provide each type with
individuality perceivable from a distance.
The modular apartment layouts addressed the rapidly changing
real estate market in Beirut and were designed to allow flexibility to turn two
adjacent apartments into one larger space, and/or a large apartment in two
smaller ones, depending on sellable areas demand.
The interior of the apartments were also thought of as a
modern version of typical industrial New York buildings, using rough brick,
concrete and wood finishes and are characterized by open spaces and high
ceilings.
Residential
building: 70 apartments ranging from 85 to 390 square meters
“Urban Lofts”
Site
Particularities
Located at the immediate western suburbs of the Capital in a
once pre-dominantly “industrial zone”, the region has in the last decade witnessed
a harsh metamorphosis by the rapid construction of new residential blocks and
towers, and has consequently lost its industrial vocation.
On the other hand, the zone offers the possibility of urban
living in a much calmer and spacious atmosphere than the rest of the saturated
and noisy city.
Concept Inspiration and Architectural language
The conceptual approach wanted to create a residential
building with a certain humane scale in a neighborhood that is mainly made of
large residential blocs and towers, trying to create a certain “community
living” that stitches relations between the residents.
The project’s design took into consideration, since the very
beginning of the concept, the immediate neighboring residential building
“Factory 4376” (also designed by Charles Hadife Architects), and addressed the
architecture language to be of a similar spirit.
Also the implementation within the site was approached in a
way to intentionally create the U shape with Factory 4376, allowing the use of
a common park to secure independency from any other future developments that
might impact both projects space quality and allowing all apartments to enjoy
cross views and ventilation.
In terms of external material language, the concept wanted
to create a building that reminisce the industrial heritage of the area with a
nostalgic glint. The external materials combination of brick and iron were
meant as a “modern interpretation of the industrial building loft”, adapted to
create contemporary residential living distinguished from the urban cityscape.
The challenge was also to fit the 70 different sizes apartments within
the plot with all its urban constraints, yet provide each type with
individuality perceivable from a distance.
The modular apartment layouts addressed the rapidly changing
real estate market in Beirut and were designed to allow flexibility to turn two
adjacent apartments into one larger space, and/or a large apartment in two
smaller ones, depending on sellable areas demand.
The interior of the apartments were also thought of as a
modern version of typical industrial New York buildings, using rough brick,
concrete and wood finishes and are characterized by open spaces and high
ceilings.
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