{"id":829856,"date":"2014-12-16T20:40:11","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T01:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/?p=829856"},"modified":"2014-12-16T20:40:11","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T01:40:11","slug":"foundation-work-begins-on-somas-bobo-in-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newwebdev.wordpress-developer.us\/hauteresidence\/foundation-work-begins-on-somas-bobo-in-beirut\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundation Work Begins on SOMA’s ‘BOBO’ in Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Foundation work has begun on New York-based\u00a0SOMA Architects<\/a><\/strong>‘\u00a0<\/strong>“BOBO<\/a>,” an 11-story luxury high-rise residential complex located in\u00a0Beirut’s trendy Mar Mikhael district.<\/p>\n

The sophisticated tower\u00a0will have\u00a013 new luxury residences\u2014which includes an ultra-luxurious penthouse duplex\u2014along with street-level retail space.<\/p>\n

\"BOBO<\/p>\n

The architects at Soma have surely had their work cut out for them. BOBO’s developer, Zardman, was not permitted\u00a0to demolish the fa\u00e7ade of a protected 1920s house adjacent to the development site, so the architects had to literally build over, around, and under the existing structure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe challenges that were presented to our design by the necessity of keeping the fa\u00e7ade of the house in place created an opportunity in the end. Our design for BOBO blends the old with the new in a rapidly changing neighborhood,\u201d said Michel Abboud, SOMA Architects\u2019 founder and principal.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"SOMA-Architects-Bobo-Residences10\"<\/p>\n

The SOMA team devised\u00a0an ingenious plan to cantilever BOBO\u2019s steel exoskeleton and concrete core over the protected home by excavating six floors below the gutted home, leaving the historic fa\u00e7ade\u00a0intact.<\/p>\n

\"BOBO<\/p>\n

Upon completion, BOBO\u2019s steel cantilever and reflective\u00a0glass\u2014which will catch the hip urban surroundings\u2014will\u00a0jut\u00a0out over the home.<\/p>\n

\"BOBO<\/em><\/p>\n

Photos and details courtesy of SOMA Architects<\/a>\u00a0and Archinect\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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