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Karim Nader Studio
169 Arz Street
Beirut
Lebanon

Badalodge / October 6, 2015 by Karim Nader

Located in Bamako nearby the flooding river Niger, Badalodge is a resort inspired from the vernacular where suspended rooms on wooden stilts occasionally transforms into insular cabins.

Competition. (1st Prize)

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HOSPITALITY #badalodgestory March 13, 2020

Naqoura Public School / October 1, 2015 by Karim Nader

Initiated by the NGO Bahr Loubnan, Naqoura Public School is a three month speedy and economical transformation into a zero energy vibrant learning environment.

Built.

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INSTITUTIONAL #naqourapublicschool, #naqouraschoolstory November 10, 2019

The Persian Complex / September 19, 2015 by Karim Nader

How to experiment with the Persian tradition, architecture and the Iranian art of landscape as programmatic and visual interweaving, by the knot-count.

Unbuilt.

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MIXED-USE September 07, 2024

Clos du Phoenix / August 22, 2015 by Karim Nader

Superimposed on an old peasant's house, the winery makes structure afloat while the tasting terrace extends all the way to the Mediterranean.

Built.

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INDUSTRIAL #closduphoenix, #phoenixstory January 07, 2022

A Sioufi Memoir / July 1, 2015 by Karim Nader

An 1960s apartment in Sioufi gets renovated with a subtle concern for the memory of the period.

Built.

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APARTMENT #asioufimemoir November 10, 2019

Via Mare / May 18, 2015 by Karim Nader

Stratified sand-like slabs ripple once again over the mediterranean to benefit once again from the wonderful exposure. 

Competition. (Shortlisted)

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HOSPITALITY #vmresortstory March 13, 2020

Silver Rock / December 15, 2014 by Karim Nader

Where the famous Zuma rock of Nigeria finds itself interpreted into a mixed-used urban proposal.

Unbuilt.

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MIXED-USE September 07, 2024

Chiah 765 / December 4, 2014 by Karim Nader

An office building with an aluminum double skin opens up radically towards the city and mountain views while contradicting the expectations of the context. 

Built.

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COMMERCIAL #chiah765, #chiahstory September 29, 2023

House in Roumieh / October 18, 2014 by Karim Nader

Two sisters and a brother share the family plot where the old sandstone house remains. As their personalities unfold, the house takes multiple directions around the one garden.

Built.

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HOUSE #roumiehstory June 21, 2022

On the Horizon / September 5, 2014 by Karim Nader

Disguised as a temporary renovation, steel rhythm and wood decking compose the music of a client's dream for a week-end seaside retreat. 

Built.

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HOUSE #amchitresidence, #amchitstory, #seikalybeachhouse January 30, 2024

MY Municipality / July 14, 2014 by Karim Nader

Or how to integrate in a pine forest while still answering the expectations of a governmental institution.

Competition.

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INSTITUTIONAL March 12, 2020

Tahan Villa / June 10, 2014 by Karim Nader

The typical village house with its stone cladding and red pitch tiled roof, is here radically reinterpreted in a suspended volume of sliding panels and terra-cotta pergola.

Built.

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HOUSE #tahanvilla, #kfourstory May 02, 2021

Parkway 280 / August 2, 2013 by Karim Nader

A abandoned highway in ruins in San Francisco renews itself as a public park with multiple stops.

Competition.

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URBAN September 09, 2021

Triade / November 28, 2012 by Karim Nader

On the iconic Tabaris corner site, Triade redefines the Beiruti mixed-used tower typology by representing its multi-layers in three distinct and complementary readings. 

Competition. (1st Prize)

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MIXED-USE #triadestory January 10, 2025

Gemstones / July 9, 2012 by Karim Nader

From prehistory to Roman times Faqra rocks have hidden precious gems; a metaphor for living closer to nature in a spectacular environment.

Competition. (Shortlisted)

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RESIDENTIAL November 18, 2020

Maison Hage / February 23, 2012 by Karim Nader

Gaëlle dreams of a house or the attempt of a ‘Ain el Saadeh à la japonaise.’

Unbuilt.

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HOUSE November 10, 2019

Ahlam Country Club / December 18, 2011 by Karim Nader

Or how to make a dome afloat above a rocky landscape, the central landmark of Ahlam Country Club in Kfardebiane, Lebanon.

Competition. (1st Prize)

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HOSPITALITY November 10, 2019

Office Park / December 15, 2010 by Karim Nader

Fertile agricultural land by the Beirut river seeks to become an office park that redefines the periurban.

Competition. (1st Prize)

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COMMERCIAL March 12, 2020

Gemmayze Lighthouse / October 19, 2010 by Karim Nader

Where a 1940 Beiruti ‘yellow building’ finds a new life as an iconic boutique hotel on the stairs of saint Nicholas in Gemmayze.

Unbuilt.

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HOSPITALITY June 14, 2023

The Glass Pavilion / December 2, 2009 by Karim Nader

Beirut reminisces the French mandate at the rooftop of a 1950s yellow building on Rue du Liban.

Unbuilt.

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DESIGN January 31, 2020
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