This mountain-town residence reflects one of the genuinely traditional architectural typologies in Lebanese regional architecture: The Liwan house, utilizing the simple rectangular house platform.

Whereas the Liwan house would form a central space boasting a near perfect symmetry, this residence has avoided such a typological pre-requisite for the sake of functionality.

The house is formed of a basement containing services, a ground floor housing the day functions, and an upper floor housing the night areas. The Liwan opens up as a contemporary, see through, double-volume space, volumetrically separating the master bedroom area from the four other bedrooms on the upper floor. The split-level ground floor relates to the exterior garden levels, thus providing a link to the surrounding landscape. Stone-clad walls suggest massive construction, yet regional details are applied in a subtle, simplistic manner.

Thus, voussoired arches are downplayed, giving away a suggestion rather than an outright statement of rationalist traditionalism. Similarly, qualities such as plasticity are only hinted at, accompanied by more contemporary qualities, such as transparency. This house is a good answer to the proponents of regionalism who copy regional architecture regardless of indirect influencing factors such as modern materials, services, location, time etc. It demonstrates how a contemporary version of regional architecture can co-exist with current lifestyles, while retaining its basic essence.