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RABIEH KAHY - 001

Kahy-001 is situated on the 25th street of Rabieh on a hilltop surrounded by luxury apartments, and is easily accessible from Beirut.

Kahy-001 elegant in its character, stressed on the concepts of contrast,harmony,and sustainability:contrast between black and white, solid and Void, public and private.

Harmony: between the whole architectural elements that play with each others to form a beautiful symphony, and sustainable: within the Lebanese philosophy of dwelling.

The project spread over six levels to form:

-closed basement that contains car parking,storage, mechanical room (boiler room, watertank for the whole apartments),and electrical room.

-open basement contains two apartments with an area of 260m2 for each, a garden area of 280m2 for the west apt and 180m2 for the east apt.

-Piloti that forms the main entrance to the building contains: a guard room, entrance, car parking, and kids playground.

-First, second and third floor plan contain six apartments with an area of 300m2 each (including car parking storage).

Specifications:
-Anti seismic structural design
-Parking for 2 cars
-60000 liters underground water tank for the hole project connecting to a private one on the roof.
-Landscaped surrounding private garden
-Stone cladding for exterior facades
-Videophone and collective TV antenna
-Double walls
-Aluminum: heavy duty profiles and double glazed for the windows and doors (technal profile or equivalent)
-Glass balustrade (secure)
-Floor furnishing: first grade marble tiles for living area, and first grade ceramic tiles for bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms
-Granite tiles for the stair
-Heating system
-False ceilings: on the entrance and the living area (gypsum)
-Doors: solid oak for residence entrance
High quality wooden doors with top quality finishes and hard ware for the berooms
-Bathrooms: ideal standard or equivalent with grohe fixtures.
-Lift: automatic doors with a cabin made of stainless steel and wood.
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