Nestlé Waters Beirut Headquarters / Bernard Mallat Architects + Walid Zeidan

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  • Architectural Team: Louis El Khoury, Hammoud Badran, Mahmoud El Charif
  • Mechanical Engineer: Rabih Khairallah
  • Electrical Engineer: Naji Geha
  • Client: Venture Group, Rabih Saba
  • Site Area: 7488m²
  • City: Beirut
  • Country: Lebanon
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Text description provided by the architects. The Nestlé Waters’ offices & warehouse are located on a lot near the Beirut River. It is a project intended to function as a logistical platform for the company; a head office that doubles up as a primary storage and distribution site.

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The scheme yields to the highly functional aspect of the warehouse by letting the vehicle path and turning radii carve its mass and produce a volume that maximizes size without losing efficiency. The office block acknowledges the importance of uninterrupted flow & sits atop the warehouse cantilevering above the access and creating a grand gate for the ubiquitous delivery truck.

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It is composed of three blocks stacked to pay homage to the storage function below. The building implies motion and surveillance.

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The volumes shift indicating a clear direction, the windows edges taper to suggest speed, and the triple height columns propping up the management volume slant in different directions bracing the structure and defining a passageway below that guides and protects pedestrians from the incessant flow of trucks.

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The edges of the three stacked cubes of varying height and length are black to clearly show they are sections of a larger whole truncated to allow light, air, and grey matter to funnel through. All apertures in the pristine white skin of the office block are highlighted with a solid black edge conjuring a new form of Panopticism. The building is designed to unambiguously communicate efficiency, control & manifest destiny.

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Address:Beirut, Lebanon

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Cite: "Nestlé Waters Beirut Headquarters / Bernard Mallat Architects + Walid Zeidan" 16 Feb 2015. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/598956/nestle-waters-beirut-headquarters-bernard-mallat-architects-walid-zeidan> ISSN 0719-8884

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