A Gentle Expansion - M VILLA ADDITION – REIFOUN – LEBANON
Category Name - Landscape, Private Residences
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Project summary
The project is an addition to an existing house in Reyfoun, a villagein the mountain, 30 min far from Beirut.
An addition is a conversation between two moments in time. This project manages that conversation with care — the new volume distinguished from the existing house by its material expression and contemporary geometry, yet responding to the older building's proportions and spatial rhythms.
The junction between old and new is treated as the most important space in the composition — a threshold that holds the two parts in productive dialogue rather than forcing them into false unity.
Expansion becomes the occasion for a more complete architecture than either building could achieve alone.
The project is a joint- venture between Akl Architects and Reine Irani Architect.
Projects
Where the Forest Holds Its Breath - BLACK EMBER - RL VILLA – BAABDAT – LEBANON
Anchored in the Valley - OB RESIDENCE - REIFOUN - LEBANON
Where the Sea Becomes Infinite - HAMATE RETREAT- LEBANON
The Coastal Retreat - S SUMMER HOUSE– TYRE – LEBANON
Atlantic Gateway - RM HOTEL – AGADIR – MOROCCO – COMPETITION
Unfolding the Mountain - THE WATCHER - A VILLA – ZAAROUR – LEBANON
The Forest That Gives Back - K ECOLODGE – KFARHOUNEH – LEBANON
A House That Listens to the Wind - S VILLA – ABDELLE – LEBANON
Lost in the Red Rock - DESERT HIDE-OUT – AL OLA – KSA
Rooted in the Grove - F VILLA – WARDANIYE – LEBANON
The Curated Home - A APARTMENT – ZALKA – LEBANON
Knowledge Grows Outward - UOB DEK CAMPUS EXTENSION -DEKWANEH – LEBANON
Privacy as Architecture - AA HIDE OUT – RIYADH – KSA
Program Stacked, City Served - MULTIUSE BUILDING -JUBAIL – KSA
North African Business Landmark - AL ANDALUSIA BUSINESS CENTER – TRIPOLI – LYBIA
An Oasis in the City Fabric - OASIS RESIDENTIAL COMPOUND - JEDDAH - KSA
The Metal Rock - WA CHALET – ZAAROUR – LEBANON
The Courtyard as Climate - PATIO HOUSE – SENEGAL
Carved into the Hill - HN VILLA – AMMAN – JORDAN
The Levantine Residence - KH VILLA – AMMAN – JORDAN
Order and Oasis - SM VILLA – DOHA – QATAR
The Quiet Addition - AA ADDITION CHALET - ZAAROUR - LEBANON
Alpine Clarity - AC CHALET - MROUJ - LEBANON
Snow and Stone - A2 RESIDENCE - ZAAROUR - LEBANON
Rooted in the Riverbank - ZECOLODGE – ZABBOUGHA – LEBANON
A Canopy Retreat - ABOVE THE TREES – ZABBOUGHA – LEBANON
Less Space, More Life - MICROHOME COMPETITION – TINY HOUSES
Work and Residence, Unified - H… HQ + VILLAS – JEDDAH – KSA
Into the Natural Playground - ADVENTURE PARK - JIITA - LEBANON
Seaside, Unhurried - LAZY B – JIYEH – LEBANON
A Landscape for Play - WAOUH PLAYGROUND – ZALKA – LEBANON
Architecture of Spectacle - SAUDI CUP – KSA
Nestled in the Snowfield - A CHALET – ZAAROUR – LEBANON
The upper Terrace - HE MS – BEIRUT – LEBANON
Dialogue with the Cityscape - HW VILLA – AMMAN – JORDAN
The Suburban Living - CA APARTMENT- AIN SAADE – LEBANON
Mediterranean on the Rocks - KFARABIDA RESORT – BATROUN – LEBANON
The High Refuge - AC MOUNTAIN CHALET – MROUJ – LEBANON
Resort for a New City - KAEC RESORT-KSA
Blue vs White - RADISSON BLUE HOTEL – KHOBAR – KSA
Terraced Living on the Mountain - MONTEVERDE RESIDENTAL COMPLEX – BEIT MERRI – LEBANON
Where the Sea Meets the Hill- HE MP VILLA – BATROUN- LEBANON
Terraced Between Sky and Stone - HM VILLA - BAABDA - LEBANON
Old Stone, New Steel - PAR ADDITION - A DIALOGUE OF STONE AND STEEL - GHARZOUZ - LEBANON
The Desert Frame - F HOUSE - DUBAI -EAU
Between the Ridges - THE GUARDIAN - S VILLA – BYAKOUT – LEBANON
Gravity Reconsidered - BV VILLA- BAALOUL - LEBANON
The Quiet Gesture - AI VILLA - SSHOUR - LEBANON
The Summit Residence - PM VILLA – MTEIN – ZAAROUR – LEBANON
Shared Ground, Two Horizons - N BROTHERS VILLA – BEQAA VALLEY – LEBANON
The MECHA HOME - D VILLA – MONTEVERDI – LEBANON
A Second Life in the Snow - AA CHALET REHABILITATION – ZAAROUR – LEBANON
Facing the Horizon - P BEACH HOUSE - DOHA - QATAR
A Fragmented Harmony - D3 VILLA – MAR MOUSSA – LEBANON
Tomorrow's Dwelling, Today's Question - HOUSE OF THE FUTURE – COMPETITION – DUBAI
The Timber Threshold - B WOODEN VILLA – BAABDAT – LEBANON
A Shelter Grown from the Forest - WOODEN LODGE - BAABDATH - LEBANON
The discreet house - S PRIVATE RESIDENCE – AITANIT – LEBANON
Between Antiquity and the Sea - T VILLA – TYRE – LEBANON
The Garden Within - I VILLA – AMMAN -JORDAN
Light in Layers - DD VILLA - BAABDATH - LEBANON
The Measured Villa - B VILLA – KHOBAR – KSA
A Heritage Lane Reborn - C PRIVATE RESIDENCE – GEMMAYZE – LEBANON
Architecture of the Estate - HH PRINCE BS FARM – TAEF – KSA
House in the Open Plain - H VILLA – MACHGHARA – LEBANON
Stone and Silence - D VILLA - BAABDAT - LEBANON
Shadow and Shelter - MS VILLA – KHOBAR – KSA
A Courtyard for the Gulf - ABA VILLA - DOHA - QATAR
The Oblique House - RN VILLA – BAABDATH – LEBANON
A House of Planes - S VILLA – AMMAN – JORDAN
An Urban Home Extended - HH MS PRIVATE RESIDENCE EXTENSION – BEIRUT – LEBANON
