{"id":14332,"date":"2025-09-12T15:31:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/lebanon-retreat-by-east-merges-home-and-contemporary-art-gallery-under-sculptural-roof\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T15:31:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:31:06","slug":"lebanon-retreat-by-east-merges-home-and-contemporary-art-gallery-under-sculptural-roof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/lebanon-retreat-by-east-merges-home-and-contemporary-art-gallery-under-sculptural-roof\/","title":{"rendered":"lebanon retreat by EAST merges home and contemporary art gallery under sculptural roof"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">bespoke roof crowns capsule retreat by east in lebanon<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Capsule Retreat by EAST Architecture Studio is a private <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/residential-architecture-interiors\/\"><strong>residence<\/strong><\/a> in the village of Zabbougha, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-lebanon\/\"><strong>Lebanon<\/strong><\/a>, nestled among coniferous forests and sandstone outcrops. The 400-square-meter home doubles as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/museums-galleries\/\"><strong>gallery<\/strong><\/a>, holding an extensive contemporary art collection. Rather than pursuing a singular architectural style, the project acknowledges the patchwork of rural construction in the area, using local building techniques and materials as a basis for its design.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From the outside, the house looks modest and sits naturally within the landscape. A bespoke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/rooftop-architecture-and-design\/\"><strong>roof<\/strong><\/a> designed by Iraqi artist and sculptor Dia Azzawi conceals mechanical equipment while adding a crafted sculptural element to the composition. Azzawi\u2019s hand also appears in other details, including the outdoor pizza oven and the dining table, further anchoring the house in a dialogue between architecture and art.<\/p>\n<p>all images by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ievasaudargaite.com\/\">Ieva Saudargait\u0117<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Monochrome Materiality with a Human Touch<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/eastarchitecture.net\/\"><strong>Lebanon- and UAE-based<\/strong><\/a> architects at EAST approach the site with what they describe as a physiological reading, one that considered its stratified material and historical character. In this context, incompleteness and low-tech rural practices become guiding principles. Capsule Retreat treats these existing gestures as frameworks for continuity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Inside, the design adopts a deliberately monochrome palette. Concrete dominates the walls, ceilings, and floors, its presence softened and made specific through artisanal processes. Local craftspeople prepared the concrete using timber molds sourced from the region, later repurposed as interior fittings. These imprints lend the surfaces a textured identity that reflects the house\u2019s rootedness in place. The capsule-shaped kitchen island and freestanding partition in the bathroom extend this language into sculptural domestic forms.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The open-plan living, dining, and kitchen area composes the heart of the retreat. Four-meter-high ceilings frame expansive windows overlooking the forest, while two elements \u2013 a chimney embedded in a curving concrete alcove and a stove set on the sweeping island \u2013 establish a sense of warmth. Elsewhere, the skylit shower enclosed by the curved bathroom partition continues the interplay between mass and light.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Capsule Retreat by EAST Architecture Studio is a private residence in the village of Zabbougha, Lebanon<\/p>\n<p>nestled among coniferous forests and sandstone outcrops<\/p>\n<p>the 400-square-meter home doubles as a gallery<\/p>\n<p>the project acknowledges the patchwork of rural construction in the area<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>local building techniques and materials form the basis for its design<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>from the outside, the house looks modest and sits naturally within the landscape<\/p>\n<p>inside, the design adopts a deliberately monochrome palette<\/p>\n<p>holding an extensive contemporary art collection<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>local craftspeople prepared the concrete using timber molds sourced from the region<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>concrete dominates the walls, ceilings, and floors<\/p>\n<p>the open-plan living, dining, and kitchen area composes the heart of the retreat<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>EAST approaches the site with what they describe as a physiological reading<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name: <\/strong>Capsule Retreat<\/p>\n<p><strong>architect:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/eastarchitecture.net\/\">EAST Architecture Studio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/east_architecture_studio\/\">@east_architecture_studio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>collaborators:<\/strong> K + 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azzawiart.com\/\">Dia Azzawi<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/diaazzawi\">@diaazzawi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>location:<\/strong> Zabbougha, Lebanon<\/p>\n<p><strong>build-up area:<\/strong> 400 square meters<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>photographer:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ievasaudargaite.com\/\">Ieva Saudargait\u0117<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ieva.saudargaite\/\">@ieva.saudargaite<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/lebanon-retreat-eastarchitecture-home-contemporary-art-gallery-sculptural-roof-09-12-2025\/\">lebanon retreat by EAST merges home and contemporary art gallery under sculptural roof<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>bespoke roof crowns capsule retreat by east in lebanon \u00a0 Capsule Retreat by EAST Architecture Studio is a private residence in the village of Zabbougha, Lebanon, nestled among coniferous forests and sandstone outcrops. 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