Cadastral plot 319 · Mazraat Deir Awkar

Awkar family compound

Two private homes on inherited family land — one compound, two architecturally distinct houses sharing parking, pool, and garden across a 2,300 m² terraced hillside north of Beirut.
Plot 2,300 m² · triangular
Slope 18–30% · 12 m drop N→S
GPS 33.931824, 35.598753
FAR ~26%

Interactive tools

Walk the site and the proposed buildings in 3D.

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3D Sandbox — House 1

Three.js model of the contemporary house: tower, sunset balcony, S-glass living room, terraced site. Orbit, zoom, inspect.

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Satellite + 3D house

Real Awkar satellite imagery (Esri) with the 3D house geolocated on the GPS-accurate triangle of plot 319. Bearing and offset live-tunable.

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Architect brief

Full program, site conditions, materials, technical considerations, Lebanon-specific notes, and deliverables expected from the receiving architect.

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Reference photos & renders

Site, cadastre, topography, and earlier massing studies.

Annotated cadastre highlighting family plots
Annotated cadastre Family plots 318 / 319 / 320 / 321 (Jouzef)
Architectural site plan of shared homes
Shared-homes site plan Early concept render — two homes, shared pool & garden
Triangular plot with terraced landscape
Triangular plot — terraces Landscape render of the buildable shape
Triangular plot terraced landscape variant
Triangular plot — variant Alternate landscape view
Site plan slope overlay
Buildable area overlay Slope analysis on the site plan
Topographic site plan schematic
Topographic site plan Schematic, terrace-aligned · P2 highest → P3 lowest
Corrected topography with P2 highest
Topography — corrected P2 highest, P3 lowest · ~12 m drop
Site exploration screenshot
Site exploration Jan 30 · 09:32
Site exploration screenshot
Site exploration Jan 30 · 09:33
Massing study screenshot
Massing study Feb 2 · morning
Massing study screenshot
Massing study Feb 2 · morning (refined)
Massing study screenshot
Massing study Feb 2 · afternoon
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Original site plan (PDF)
Cadastre extract — used as the basis for schematics
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Schematic drawings (SVG)

Pre-architect schematics — site, plans, elevations, sections, axonometric.

Site plan v4Bird's-eye, current schematic
Section N–SHouse 1 · slope strategy
Axonometric3D massing — whole site
Axonometric — masterRefined massing
Floor plans — House 1Basement · ground · upper
Floor plans — House 2Basement · ground · upper
Elevations — House 1N · S · E · W façades
Elevations — House 2N · S · E · W façades
House 1 tower detailPlan, interior, W elevation
House 1 — 4 viewsComposite study
Site plan v3Earlier iteration
Site plan v2Earlier iteration
Site plan v1Initial sketch