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Plot # 1282 is a residential project located on the northern periphery of Beirut in the proximity of one of the city?s abandoned and unused railway terminals, military barracks, leftovers of agricultural land and a 30?meter wide highway. The zone in which our project is located is not presently considered residential. The project?s program consists of 95 industrial lofts with surfaces ranging from 100 square meters to 650 square meters on a total built?up area of 25,800 square meters.
Courtesy of Bernard Khoury / DW5 – Photographs : Ieva Saudargaite, Bahaa Ghoussainy
The floor slabs are organized around nine exposed cores, each core feeding a maximum of two apartments per floor. The proposed lofts feature high ceilings of 5.3 meters with open space plans and minimal interior partitioning. With a surface area of 5,400 square meters, the site perimeter is of 430 meters of which less than 12 meters are facing a public access road. This implies that 97% of the site?s periphery faces parcels on which buildings could be erected at some point in the future. Courtesy of Bernard Khoury / DW5 – Photographs : Ieva Saudargaite, Bahaa Ghoussainy
In its present state, the site enjoys unobstructed panoramic views on all orientations along the totality of the plot?s perimeter. As a result, all proposed loft spaces benefit from full exposure to the exterior through floor-to-ceiling glazing on all elevations.
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