Tobacco Laboratory and Institute (Watertank)
Location
Saadiyat
Saadiyat
Country
Lebanon
Lebanon
Architect/Engineer/Team
Kazim Kenan
Kazim Kenan
Construction
1959
1959
Address
6 Km uphill from the costal road
6 Km uphill from the costal road
Project Status
Built
Built
Building Type
Laboratories
Laboratories
Notes
In addition to the buildings of the Tobacco Laboratory and Institute in Saadiyat, Kazim Kenan designed the concrete water tank, a playful sculptural exercise on stilts, in collaboration with structural engineer Nelson Khoury.
The watertank is accessible from the core with a metallic ladder.
The remarkable drawings show the formwork and scaffolding.
(George Arbid)
The watertank is accessible from the core with a metallic ladder.
The remarkable drawings show the formwork and scaffolding.
(George Arbid)
Sources
Kazim Kenan (visit of the building with author in 2001)
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View of Watertank
Source: George Arbid, 2001
© Arab Center for Architecture
View from below
Source: George Arbid, 2001
© Arab Center for Arvhitecture
Drawing with the scaffolding and formwork
Source: Arab Center for Architecture, Kazim Kenan collection
© ACA