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Location
Beirut
Country
Lebanon

Architect/Engineer/Team
Joseph Philippe Karam

Construction
1961

Address
Raouché

Project Status
Built
Building Type
Apartment building

Notes
The huge concrete columns of the ground floor rise from a square to a large clover section in plan, allowing for large spans in the basement, and smaller ones in the upper floors. The building had a bee-hive effect that partially protected the glass from the harsh western sun. It was recently disfigured during renovation and the balconies were demolished, giving way to a flat elevation.
(George Arbid)
Sources

Nicolas Yazigi

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View from the Corniche
Source: Al-Mouhandess, Special 1968, p. 152
Recent view showing alteration
The beehive effect
Source: Postcard, Telco Sport
© Telco Sport
View from the sea
Source: "Plaisir de France" Sept 1960