A LUXURIOUS HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL PROJECT BEIRUT TERRACES IN THE HEART OF THE CITY BEIRUT

1. Information:
Project name :Beirut Terraces
By : Herzog & De Meuron
Type : Residential apartment and commercial
Price : Residential 7000$ to 12500$ per sqft & commercial 1200$ to 15000$ per
sqft
Site Area: 4’422sqm
Building Footprint: 4’273sqm (base) 2’884sqm (tower
Building Dimensions: Base 65,90m x 66,20m
Tower: 53,70m x 53,70m / 177 x 177ft
Height: 119,62m / 392ft
Gross Floor Area (GF): 100’700sqm (incl. basement + terraces) / 1083934sqft
Relation GV/GF: 3.07
Number of Levels 26 (+1 Plant Level on Roof / +6 Underground)
Density:1469 people / acer
Climate :
•Beirut has a hot summer Mediterranean climate
•Autumn and spring are warm, winter is mild and
rainy, and summer can be virtually rainless.
August is considered the only really hot muggy
month
•January and February are the coldest months,
The prevailing wind during the afternoon and
evening is from the west (onshore, blowing in from
the Mediterranean); at night it reverses to
offshore, blowing from the land out to sea
•The average annual rainfall is 825 millimetres
(32.5 in), with the majority falling in winter, autumn
and spring
Concept:
•The concept of Beirut Terraces is based on five principles
•Indoor-outdoor : The building is a 116 meter tall
multilayered high rise. Its stratified structure is
differentiated by the individual residences set back or
forward to allow for terraces and overhangs, light and
shadow, and places of shelter and exposure.
•layers and terraces : The moderate climate of Beirut is
certainly one of the city’s biggest assets, Each apartment’s
indoor and outdoor spaces merge, and in this way the
terraces become integral to everyday living.
•vegetation and architecture ,views and privacy:
Throughout the building’s terraces plantings create
vegetated screens, which simultaneously provide shade,
but, more importantly, the necessary level of privacy
between the individual apartment’s terraces
light and identity. Wherever needed, perforations mediate
the levels of light and solar exposure. Their density, shape,
and shadows generate an unmistakable pattern.

2. 51%49%
circulation
used
51%49%
circulation
used
10%
90%
circulation
used
Information:
Project name :Beirut Terraces
By : Herzog & De Meuron
Type : Residential apartment and commercial
Price : Residential 7000$ to 12500$ per sqft & commercial
1200$ to 15000$ per sqft
Site Area: 4’422sqm
Building Footprint: 4’273sqm (base) 2’884sqm (tower)
Building Dimensions: Base 65,90m x 66,20m
Tower: 53,70m x 53,70m / 177 x 177ft
Height: 119,62m / 392ft
Gross Floor Area (GF): 100’700sqm (incl. basement +
terraces)
Relation GV/GF: 3.07
Number of Levels 26 (+1 Plant Level on Roof / +6
Underground)
Density:518 people / acer
FSI: 17
Ground coverage:96%
Floor hight:3.31meter
Unit level density :4 people
51%49%
common
private
69%
31%
common
private
67%
33%
common
private 80%
20%
common
private
common space Vs private space
2 bhk
smallest unit: 268 sqm largest unit :421sqm
3 bhk
smallest unit: 376 sqm largest unit :717sqm
72%
28%
common
private 85%
15%
common
private
4 bhk
smallest unit: 497 sqm largest unit :920sqm
Unit level
Site level
Circulation space Vs used space
Largest floor plateSmallest floor plate
Floor level

3. Circulation :
Site has 2 entries , one for commercial and visitors which is on the
north side and the main entry is on the south side for residential.
The basement has 5 storey of parking for visitors and for residential.
The basement no 1 has commercial stores and has an entry for
visitors and ramp which leads to basement parking.
 Upon entering they first drop off their passengers, and then use the
ramps that flank the circular driveway to descend directly to the
restricted lower levels.
When leaving the building the passengers are picked up in front of
the main lobby and exit through the gate.
Universal space
Private area
Drive way
commercial

4. Spa, gym, massage room ,steam ,etc
Private area
Drive way
commercial
Amenities:
Beirut Terraces provides the residents with amenities at the entry
level as
generous spa with pool`
Sauna
steam
 massage rooms
shopping facilities along the boulevard.
Private terraces for each apartments
Infinity pool on the ground floor

5. Privacy Modulation:
•The mix of apartments of different sizes and types such as simplex, duplex and
townhouses with pools are distributed throughout the building to offer a variety of
conditions to meet each tenant’s needs and provide each apartment with a unique
identity
•. The apartments generally consist of three areas: a reception, private living spaces,
and a service area.
•The reception opens to a foyer and leads to a grand living room with a spacious
area for entertaining, a dining area, and a generous viewing terrace.
•The private space features a family living room and bedrooms including en-suite
bathrooms and walk-in closets.
•The service area includes a kitchen with storage and laundry room attached and a
maid’s bedroom with bathroom.
• All the main spaces like living rooms and bedrooms consistently provide a
generous clear height of 3.4 meters.
2BHK simplex
3BHK simplex 4BHK simplex
Utility private terraces public
Private space semi public semi private

6. build space private terraces common space
mep risers
Structures:
the tower is made from five module
floors that repeat in different
combinations.
 The slabs of each floor protrude
around their entire circumference by 60
centimetres, easing construction and
maintenance of the extensive glass
façades.
The structure is carried by the core and
a regular column-grid that spans up to
14.7 meters.
Each quarter of the tower has its own
lobby with elevators serving no more
than two apartments at a time. For
higher efficiency two lobbies share
service elevators, MEP risers, and fire
escapes.
Planning:
With no apartment identical to the other, Beirut Terraces offers 130 units of simplexes, duplexes and
penthouses that are mixed along the building.
 Simplexes go up to 930 square meters, with two to four bedrooms. Duplexes range from 659 to 640
square meters, and penthouses reach a size of 1,053 square meters.
As you would expect, a significant terrace area complements all apartments, as the indoor space is
extended to the terraces with floor-to-ceiling glass facades and green curtains
Variations in apartments
WET and DRY RISERS:
•In commercial and larger residential developments, wet or dry risers
are required for the means of fighting fires in an emergency. Built
adjacent to fire-fighting stairs,
•these vertical pipes run the full height of the building to provide a
direct water feed to each floor.
•The dry riser has a ground coupling pipe on the building's exterior
that the fire service can connect to a fire hydrant or other water
supply.
• Similarly, these pipes have couplings on each floor where hoses
can be attached to fight fires nearer their sources.
•Wet risers are similar to dry risers, but are connected to the water
mains supply of the building.