icon tower
achrafieh,beirut, lebanon
2005

Overlooking Beirut, and located on one of the highest points of Achrafieh, Icon prints its peak in the Beirut skyline. A large landscaped entrance piazza leads to a spectacular lobby of 10 meters high with triplex panoramic elevators.

The first 3 floors are loft type apartments of 5.2 meters clear height, followed by 18 typical floor of one unit of around 670 m², topped by a duplex penthouse and crowned by a triplex penthouse, both with landscaped terraces and private pools.

All apartments benefits from a double crossing North / South orientation for the reception areas, family room and master bedroom, and a 3.5 meters clear height.

area:

17,000 m² residential + 4 basements floors including a health club at the first basement.

team:

client: Park Hill s.a.l.
architecture: nabil gholam architects
structural engineer: Bureau d’études Rodolphe Mattar
electro-mechanical consultant: B.E.T. Barbanel – Liban s.a.l.
landscape architect: Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture
technical control: Socotec Liban
international cost consultants: D.G.Jones & Partners (M.E.) LTD
3D images: Ateliers-U