“Al Nahr” mixed-use tower

 The project takes advantage of this contextual duality, seeking to articulate harmoniously theenergy of the capital and a haven of tranquility. Al Nahr is conceived as an urban filter, like a dam raised against the nuisances of the highway. The ground floor, featuring a variety of shops, supports the office floors, with residential units located on the top floor, at the penthouse level. The rooftop terrace over the office floors offers these units the amenities of a garden complete with swimming pool and adjoining fitness room.
The different components of the program are articulated so as to complement each other and are organized according to a vertical logic. This layout also meets the urban and contextual constraints of the place. On the neighborhood side, hanging gardens are interspersed between the different project sections, contributing to the building’s environmental management by reducing the heating of roofs. On the eastern side, a “filtering” façade becomes softly silkier in the light, protecting the residential units and the offices from sun and noise, while offering spectacular panoramas of the city and the mountains. The office façades are outfitted with motorized, adjustable sun-breakers whereas the bay windows of residential units open onto spacious shaded terraces. These outdoor spaces, veritable living quarters, immerse the apartments into the depths of landscape of the hills to the south and the sea to the north. The Al Nahr project symbolizes a felicitous blend of urban life and the renewal of a city in transformation.