The project arose with the will to gather by celebrating the elements of nature. It revolves around two squares and entails St. Elie Church and a semi-sunken base.

Courtesy of Maroun Lahoud

Architects: Maroun Lahoud

Location: Brih, Lebanon

Design Team: Salam Geha, Dany Ajouz

Area: 850.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Courtesy of Maroun Lahoud

Structural: Bureau International de Genie

Electrical ? Hvac: EP Projects

Acoustics: Pierre Geara

Construction Management: Ministry of Displaced

Contractor: Maalouf Contracting and Trading

Courtesy of Maroun Lahoud
The project arose with the will to gather by celebrating the elements of nature. It revolves around two squares and entails St. Elie Church and a semi-sunken base.

Courtesy of Maroun Lahoud

Plan 2

Courtesy of Maroun Lahoud

Radiant with its white bush hammered stone cladding, the church solemnly sets in the landscape. Its aspect embodies the characteristics of the Maronite Church: pure massing and flat roof. The interior is crafted with indirect lighting schemes: zenithal lighting above the altar, sacristy and confessional, and parietal along the lateral circulations; the white walls seem to diffuse natural light, the marble floor refl...