Project NK by Karen Chekerdjian Studio:

Private residence-Beirut

Completion: 2018

Worktime: 2 years

Between Antiquity and Modernity, there is something in common. This space was conceived to play with this fine line.
The way we divided the space, the choice of the materials and the esthetic languages where all based on something that is the opposite of decorative and ornamental art, closer to brutalism, plain and simple.
That was our starting point rule.
We than decided to separate the private space, from the public space, with rotating, concrete doors that would resemble the entrance of a private temple. A way to emphasize the separation and the connection between those two spaces. The private is the sacred.
We kept everything as raw as we could, avoiding false ceilings and painted walls wherever we could. We wanted to show the skeleton of the construction.
And than we designed the central masterpiece of this space: the bar. It was thought like the heart of the home. This piece is the essence of all our ideas:
Massive yet delicate. All the furniture selection was done with the same approach.