Y Chalet

BRIEF
ARCHITECTS: PARALX
AREA: 600 M²
YEAR: 2018
COUNTRY: LEBANON
 CONCEPT
INSPIRED BY THE SURROUNDING RUGGED
ENVIRONMENT AND THE NEARBY
NATURAL FAQRA BRIDGE.

ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
TRADITIONAL LEBANESE STYLE
CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS
LOCATED BETWEEN THE SKI VILLAGES OF
MZAAR AND FAQRA.
NEXT TO THE HOUSE THERE ARE OTHER
RESIDENTIAL HOUSES

ACCESSIBILITY
ACCESS BY CAR
FROM THE BACK STREET THERE
IS A MAIN DOOR AND A GARAGE
FOR THE CAR.
 CLIMATE ANALYSIS
IN FAQRA, THE CLIMATE IS WARM AND
TEMPERATE. THE WINTER MONTHS ARE RAINY.
AND THE SUMMER MONTHS ARE SUNNY AND
WARM.
MAIN ZONING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
BEDROOMS
LIVING AREA
BATHROOMS
KITCHEN 2.70 x 1.55 3.00 x 4.00
2.50 x 3.50
PARKING OPEN TO BELOW

3.00 x 1.55
1.15 x 1.65

ROOF PLAN 2.0 x 3.70

4.0 x 3.50

1.60 x 2.00

3.65 x 3.95
2.0 x 3.95

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SECTIONS

SECTION (A-A) SECTION (B-B)

ELEVATIONS

WEST ELEVATION SOUTH ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION EAST ELEVATION

STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
THEY USED CMU WALLS AND THE EXTERIOR WAS COVERS WITH
STONE CLADDING , THAT CAN INSULATE SOUND , HEAT , FIRE .
WOODEN FRAMES WHERE USED FOR THE GLASS WINDOWS.
 LESSON LEARNED
THAT STONE CLADDING CAN INSULATE SOUND AND
HEAT AND FIRE , ALSO CAN HANDLE HARSH
ENVIRONMENT IN THE EXTERIOR WALLS OF THE
BUILDING.
REFERENCES

Y CHALET / PARALX | ARCHDAILY

FAQRA - GOOGLE MAPS

NGAMWONG HOUSE

BRIEF
ARCHITECTS: JUNSEKINO ARCHITECT & DESIGN
AREA: 235 M²
YEAR: 2014
CITY: BANGKOK
COUNTRY: THAILAND
 ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
EXOTIC

CONCEPT
TO CREATE A HARMONIOUS CONSTRUCTION WHICH
IS SIMPLE YET EXOTIC WHICH ALSO RESPONDS TO
THE FAMILY'S LIFESTYLE AND MATCH'S THE
TROPICAL SURROUNDINGS.
 CONTEXT ANALYSIS
LOCATED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA
CALLED BANG KHEN DISTRICT WHICH IS
A TROPICAL AREA. MOST OF THE HOUSES
IN THIS DISTRICT ARE BRICK HOUSES .

ACCESSIBILITY
THE HOUSE IS ACCESSED THROUGH
THE MAIN DOOR ON THE FIRST
FLOOR. ​
A TWO-CAR PARKING SPOT IS
AVAILABLE ON THE PROPERTY. ​
 N
CLIMATE ANALYSIS
BANGKOK WEATHER IS RELATIVELY WARM
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH RAINY
SEASON THROUGH MAY TO NOVEMBER.  W E

S
 4x2 2x3
MAIN ZONING 6x3
4x5
4x5
2x2

4x4
BEDROOMS
LIVING AREA OPEN TO BELOW

SERVICES
PARKING 6x6 2x4
4x5

4x5
SECTIONS
ELEVATIONS
 STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
2 LAYER BRICK WALLS 30CM THICK WITH
SPACES BETWEEN FILLED WITH A SPECIAL
SOIL.
 CLIMATE CONTROL AND VENTILATION​
 THE OPENING OF THE COURT AT THE HOUSES CENTER WITH THE
INNER GLASS WALL ALLOWS AIR TO FLOW COMFORTABLY. ​

HEAT CAN ONLY PASS THROUGH THE EXTERIOR WALL WHICH HELPS

KEEP THE HOUSE COOL. SPECIAL SOIL BETWEEN THE SPACES
IN THE BRICKS ALSO HELPS COOL THE HOUSE. 

LIGHTING​
GLASS WALLS AND WINDOWS ALLOW NATURAL LIGHT
TO ILLUMINATE THE HOUSE DURING THE DAY ALONG WITH
THE SMALL GAPS BETWEEN THE BRICKS ON THE PATIO.
 LESSON LEARNED
BRICK IS AN AFFORDABLE MATERIAL OPTION THAT
OFFERS A SIMPLE AND EXOTIC FINISH ALONG WITH
BEING A GOOD INSULATOR FOR KEEPING A HOUSE
BOTH WARM AND COOL.
REFERENCES

HTTPS://WWW.ARCHDAILY.COM/615040/NGAMWONGWAN-HOUSE-JUNSEKINO-ARCHITECT-AND-DESIGN

HTTP://WWW.HOMEDOO.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2016/04/ELEVATION_3.JPG

HTTPS://WINDY.APP/FORECAST2/SPOT/577458/PATHFINDER/MAP

HTTPS://WWW.SUNCALC.ORG/#/13.7203,100.2123,9.902814714759586/2021.01.30/17:36/1/3
MA VIE LA

BRIEF
ARCHITECTS: SELIM ERDIL 
AREA: 300 M²
YEAR: 2015 
COUNTRY: TURKEY
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE
MODERN

CONCEPT
THE MAIN AMBITION WAS TO
MAKE AS MUCH USE OF THE LAND
AS POSSIBLE WHILE CREATING A
VARIETY OF WIDE AND OPEN
SPACES THAT CAN BE USED
DEPENDING ON THE WIND AND
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
 CONTEXT ANALYSIS
THE HOUSE IS LOCATED ON A STEEP HILL,
OVERLOOKING THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA,
ITS SURROUNDED BY MODERN
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS.

ACCESSIBILITY
ACCESS BY CAR
AT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE
THERE ARE TWO ENTRY DOORS.
 CLIMATE ANALYSIS
THE SUMMERS ARE HOT, ARID, AND CLEAR;
THE WINTERS ARE LONG, COLD, WET, AND PARTLY
CLOUDY; AND IT IS WINDY YEAR ROUND. 
MAIN ZONING
BEDROOMS 6.00 x 2.00
LIVING AREA 1.60 x 2.00

BATHROOMS
KITCHEN
5.00 x 5.00 3.15 x 3.45 3.20 x 3.45
PARKING

3.50x 2.50
4.00 x 2.00

2.00 x 1.00

5.00 x 6.00
SECTIONS
ELEVATIONS
 STRUCTURAL SYSTEM
5 MAIN MATERIALS WERE USED. CONCRETE, STEEL, STONE, WOOD AND GLASS.
THE BUILDING FAÇADE IS RAW CONCRETE WHICH ALSO MAKES UP THE LOAD BEARING
STRUCTURE, CAST IN A TEXTURED WOODEN FORMWORK. HALF OF THE VISIBLE
STRUCTURE, IS CANTILEVERED BY 8 METERS. THE SUPERSTRUCTURE IS A 16 METER LONG
BY 7.5 METER WIDE CONCRETE BOX WITH NO COLUMNS OR BEAMS. 
 LESSON LEARNED
THAT THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF
CANTILEVER BUILDING CAN BE HELD
TOGETHER WITHOUT THE USE OF
BEAMS OR COLUMNS.
REFERENCES

MA VIE LA / SELIM ERDIL | ARCHDAILY

ÇEŞME - GOOGLE MAPS