This residence in Jeddah was designed by Joseph-Philippe Karam in 1969 and it was never built. 
He describes it in a very lyrical text.
"In this residence, the architect took the building’s functional aspect to an extreme. 
Each piece has its own height and horizontal section conditioned by its function. 
Faced with such diversity, the design looks for an overall harmony, a sculpture on the scale of an entire building. 
In Jeddah's hot climate, openings to the outside were reduced to the minimum. 
The light they provide is sufficient without being abundant. There are no sharp edges. 
Given the rigorous climate, J.P. Karam wanted to "achieve psychologically less rigid, soft and harmonious forms.
Poetry as a whole but also in the details, an oriental living room with a lowered central space 
creates a domestic, friendly atmosphere. Widely open to the outside, the living room gives access to an 
elevated hemispherical swimming pool. A helicoidal ramp leads to the upper part 
of the pool and allows plunging in the water from a springboard. A large 4m x 2m glass bay in the living 
room allows a view towards the pool." J.P. Karam

Monde Liban mai-juin 1970