Villa Ibrahim Al-Kassas Bey

Notes

The villa is part of a group of three villas, on Al Haram Street, all designed by Sayed Karim and belonging to the Al-Kassas family.

Despite the villa’s large size and program, the architect was still able to maintain a large garden space enhanced with the elevation of the villa on pilotis and the creation of a covered terrace. The terrace faces a large glass room connected to the upper floor through a private staircase. A spiral staircase displayed on the exterior leads to a large balcony and the building’s main entrance.

On the first floor, with the use of sliding partition walls, the living spaces can be opened to one another and merged into one large space to host events and parties. The first floor also includes an office and two bedrooms.
The second floor is reserved for the bedroom spaces and includes a family lounge. The rooms on this floor are all connected to a large balcony; only one master bedroom benefits from a private balcony.

Sayed Karim uses highly geometrical architectural language; the villa’s volume is conceived using basic geometric shapes like squares, rectangles, and circles. This geometrical character is further emphasized with the façade’s linear articulations.
The villa was demolished.

Check also Villa Abdel Meguid Al-Kassas Bey and Villa El-Hag Mahmoud Al-Kassas.

Sources

Majallat Al-Imarah,1950, Volume 10, (no.1-5)

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