traditional model house countryside lebanon
the relatioship of architecture to nature is the central force in the design of any lebanese house a moderate climate allowed the lebanese to enjoy the outside for more than six months a year from most locations dramatic landscapes provided exciting and inspiring views thus was born an architecture that was open to the outside embracing the landscape capturing the cool breeze in summer and the warm sun in winter this openness was achieved through a variety of architectural means the house was opened up by a simple window or an elaborate gallery depending on the wealth of the owner in the grand houses of the region courts surrounded by graceful arcades opened to the side of the valley forming a platform for the enjoyment of the dramatic landscape in more modest houses an elegant mandaloon windows framed the view and brought light and colour to the heart of the house
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