Natura May - June 2012 | Page 38

Projeler/Projects: Akoura Dualite mimarisi LÜBNAN’DA HER ALANDA OLDUĞU GIBI MIMARI VE KENTSEL ÖLÇEKTE DE HIZLI DÖNÜŞÜM RÜZGARLARI ESIYOR. YAŞANMAMIŞ GIBI YAPMAYI EN KESTIRME ÇÖZÜM OLARAK GÖREN YÖNETIM BEYRUT’U BAĞLAMDAN MAHRUM ULTRA LÜKS BINALARLA DONATIRKEN, YOUSSEF TOHME GIBI GENÇ MIMARLARIN GEÇMIŞI TÜM IZLERIYLE DEĞERLI BIR MIRAS OLARAK ELE ALDIKLARI YAPITLARI ÜLKENIN MIMARI GELECEĞI IÇIN UMUT VAAT EDIYOR. THE ARCHITECTURE OF DUALITY: YOUSSEF TOHME’S SC HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF LEBANON AFTER MANY YEARS OF WAR, LEBANON IN THE PAST TWO DECADES HAS BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF HEALING THE DAMAGE INFLICTED ON ARCHITECTURE AND THE URBAN FABRIC THROUGH A TRANSFORMATION REFLECTED IN MANY ASPECTS OF THE ECONOMY AND POLITICS OF THE COUNTRY. AS CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF LEBANESE SOCIETY HAVE ACTED AS THIS PERIOD HAD NEVER HAPPENED BUILDING NEW HIGH-END LUXURY BUILDINGS WITH A LACK OF CONTEXT AND IDENTITY, A GROUP OF YOUNG LEBANESE ARCHITECTS HAVE CHOSEN TO SEE THE CONFLICTS OF THIS PERIOD AS AN IMPORTANT INHERITANCE TO BE EXPLORED IN ALL ITS REALISTIC DETAIL. YAZI-TEXT: YASEMIN ŞENER SC HOUSE, BEYRUT DAĞLARININ COĞRAFI DOKUSUYLA BAŞARILI BIR ŞEKILDE ILIŞKILENDIRILMIŞ MODERN BIR YAPI. SC HOUSE IS A MODERN CONSTRUCTION SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATED INTO THE MOUNTAINOUS OUTSKIRTS OF BEIRUT. 38 NATURA • MAYIS-HAZİRAN / MAY-JUNE 2012