Insula Apartment

Situated atop a residential tower in the district of Achrafieh in Beirut, the Insula apartment features an open-plan design characterized with flowing layouts and crisp lines. Adorned with art, the spaces offer sweeping vistas across the city and the Mediterranean, creating a home impregnated with its context that yet tells stories of the couple’s travels.

The penthouse occupies two floors of a residential high-rise in Beirut, and benefits from a rooftop with a pool. The lower floor hosts the reception areas and the kitchen as well as two bedrooms. A third bedroom, a beach-vibe living area and a terrace are spread across the upper floor.

With an aim to create fluid courses across an apartment meant to showcase the couple’s collection of arts and artifacts, the main design approach focuses on sharp details within timeless and subtle architectural elements. Each space is sculpted into a large open volume that frames a view of the city’s landmarks, and configured into smaller layouts either by using low curated furniture pieces or by changing the wall treatments to create a sense of visual separation or a change of mood.