The Residential Villa in the mountains of Lebanon is integrated with its surrounding nature. Its design consists of 2 L-shaped structures on the ground floor, which interact together to create an internal green patio, visible from all spaces in the house. This concept was thought of in order to avoid having corridors in the house, for aesthetic reasons as well as for avoiding loss of space. A cedar tree was planted in the internal patio,it being the emblem of the country found on the national flag , becoming the heart of the house.

Joy Alexandre Harb is a Libano - Serbian Architect mostly famous for his revolutionary designs in the ‘visions’ project, where he presented before and after perspectives of how a city may look like if it was governed by the proper leaders. He is also the co-founder of the multiple award firm JYH International Architects, where he has been involved in designs of all scales, wether a house or a city.

JYH International Architects is an office of Architecture, Interior, Engineering and Design, with the objective of accomplishing the client’s vision of unique spaces with a maximum comfort. We have been involved in a multitude of projects in different regions such as the Middle East and Europe. As such, our work varies from residential, retail, educational, resorts, commercial and urban planing. The projects are from all scales, where the high end finishing is always noticeable; we manage projects like exhibition stands, to the complete planning of a land. Our vision evolves around advanced technologies with the idea of space adapting to the need. We focus on exploring the effect of this technology in our daily life and how it helps shape the architecture we live in. By doing so, we can simulate the feelings intended in the space, and create comfort or any other desired emotion. Hence the choice of the architecture reflects directly on one’s lifestyle.