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GRAVITY
& LIGHT
The architect Feras Raffoul is a
man on a mission to distil ideas
and client ambitions into a single
unified strand. Raffoul observes
how the occupation of architecture
can be like inhabiting sculpture.
So, how to create joyful spaces and celebrate space and light
without incurring prohibitive environmental penalties? Clever design
strategies such as site orientation, roof projections for shade and an
armoury of performance construction materials make a fine start.
Raffoul’s designs, whether from ground up, or as extensions
to period homes, have their crisp resolution. The shrinkage or
expansion of volumes for purpose and use of Viridian performance
glass handsomely dissolves time and space. As with all enduring
architecture, luxury, simplicity and tranquillity all flow into the other.
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