Paul Kaloustian Architect shared with us his project Q Weekend House, a villa for a Sheikh in Qatar who wants to visit the house for a few days each month to disconnect from everyday life. More images and architect’s description after the break.
Located in an made made forest and zoo in the desert, the weekend house is designed horizontally as a one storey building. While surrounded by all sides with big trees, the typology of the house is based on the islamic court house where the center of the architecture is a void filled with greenery and water, a symbolic paradise. In the Q house, the geometry of the architecture is a ring with a huge water basin as a center, with islands of trees floating on the water. Based on the client’s need of privacy, the house is a result of a contradiction between openess to the outside garden and the inner oasis using total transparency, and the idea of privacy and enclosure reflecting the client’s lifestyle.
