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Karim Nader Studio
169 Arz Street
Beirut
Lebanon

34, Quai Louis Blériot / April 25, 2018 by Karim Nader

To make up a Parisian week-end living, a Lebanese couple and their guests dwell around a hybrid collection of objects.

Built.

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APARTMENT #34bleriotstory May 02, 2023

Sugar Lane / March 31, 2018 by Karim Nader

A derelict sugar refinery on the seaside highway seeks a new life as a design hub.

Unbuilt.

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MIXED-USE #sugarlanestory September 02, 2024

The Long House / March 20, 2018 by Karim Nader

A pine forest in Baabdat seeks its natural counterpart: a villa as treehouse. 

Unbuilt.

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HOUSE #longhousestory April 07, 2021

The Playoffice / December 4, 2017 by Karim Nader

A forward looking insurance company wishes to enhance its employees daily routine in fitness, health, entertainment and culture. 

Built.

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COMMERCIAL #playofficestory March 13, 2020

Ciurlionis Concert Center / September 6, 2017 by Karim Nader

A concert center in homage to a polymath vibes at the rhythms of a riverside park, an island nearby and the city Kaunas.

Competition.

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CULTURAL January 10, 2025

Kore / August 19, 2017 by Karim Nader

Teaming up with the Kore team, we redesign their commercial and working spaces in aquatic fluidity of form, circulation and program. 

Built.

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COMMERCIAL #korestory March 12, 2020

Salt Lands / July 1, 2017 by Karim Nader

Beach residences and hotel in salt-like sculptures of white concrete layer in a landscape of cypresses, olive trees and pink grasses.

Competition. (Shortlisted)

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HOSPITALITY #saltlandsstory March 12, 2020

Lana / April 14, 2017 by Karim Nader

As she waits for her third baby, she revisits her parents' apartment in lightness, purity and zen. 

Built.

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APARTMENT #herzenstory November 11, 2020

Drifting Lands / April 4, 2017 by Karim Nader

Six tables in high-performance concrete float on solid brass legs to commemorate a painful event. 

Built.

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DESIGN #driftinglands November 10, 2019

Gazebo House / March 3, 2017 by Karim Nader

Karim Nader Studio teams up with Dalal Steel to reinvent the Lebanese rural house through affordable prefabrication and ecological strategies.

Unbuilt.

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HOUSE #gazebohousestory, #prefab, #house November 10, 2019

TRK Lab / October 26, 2016 by Karim Nader

Right in the heart of Mkalles, the story of the metamorphosis of a 'non-descript' 'neutral' building into a design hub.

Competition. (2nd Prize)

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INSTITUTIONAL #trklabstory, #trklab November 10, 2019

Villa Kali / July 1, 2016 by Karim Nader

The Khalils dream of a new house. They call it Villa Kali. Located by a wonderful rock formation in Mounsef, the house interprets the waves, the pebbles and the sky while it invites the horizon. 

Built.

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HOUSE #elkhalilbeachhouse, #villakalistory January 10, 2025

Archizen / July 1, 2016 by Karim Nader

Japanese calligraphy drips as wallpaper for an archizen space by Bowyadesign.

Built.

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DESIGN #archizen November 10, 2019

GAF & CO. / May 1, 2016 by Karim Nader

Seeking to produce a remarkable environment for natural stones to be exhibited, GAF&CO transform their showroom into a museum-like environment where stone will not tile any floor…

Built.

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INDUSTRIAL #GAFCOstory January 08, 2022

Pharmacie du Quartier / April 9, 2016 by Karim Nader

A pharmacist with a vision seeks to revolutionize the pharmacy experience. Escaping the clinical, he wants to humanize.

Built.

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COMMERCIAL #pdqstory, #pharmacieduquartier March 13, 2020

NAARCH / February 1, 2016 by Karim Nader

Playing with the toy that remains in the unconscious of every Danish architect to be, the project seeks to create a new programmatic interplay.

Competition.

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INSTITUTIONAL #alegostory November 10, 2019

Alwadad / January 24, 2016 by Karim Nader

One of the last old plots of Ashrafieh is destined to breathe a new life while providing dwelling for the family that always owned it and newcomers from the growing context. 

Unbuilt.

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RESIDENTIAL #alwadadstory November 10, 2019

Riachy Residence / January 17, 2016 by Karim Nader

A colorful family overhauls their living space, in openness and fluidity.

Built.

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APARTMENT #riachyresidence, #riachystory March 12, 2020

Varna Public Library / November 23, 2015 by Karim Nader

Varna Public Library is a friendly landmark in evanescence. Behind its translucent facade, it reveals an urban living room with windows towards the black sea.

Competition.

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INSTITUTIONAL #varnalibrarystory September 30, 2022

Beit Salwa / October 26, 2015 by Karim Nader

Two brothers move back to Ghosta for the week-ends. They see it as the opportunity to recompose a fragment of the village. 

Built.

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HOUSE #bassilhousesstory June 21, 2022
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