M-HAKIM ART MUSEUM

Project completed while at DAN Architect in Switzerland

KEY CONTRIBUTOR: Concept Author and Plan Development

TEAM MEMBERS:
Arch. Dany Roukoz (Principal-in-Charge)
Arch. Julien Cochard
Arch. Roodi Mallouhi

CLIENT: Mr. Maroun Hakim

TYPE: Cultural

SCOPE OF INTERVENTION: Extension

LOCATION: Mazraat Yachoua, Lebanon

AREA: 300 sqm (3,500 sqft)

STATUS OF THE PROJECT: In Progress

YEAR: 2023

About Maroun Hakim:
Maroun Hakim (whose signature is M. HAKIM) is one of the most renowned figures in Lebanese contemporary art. For more than fifty years now, he has been moving, as a plastic artist, between sculpting and painting with the same level of ease and most importantly, with the same amount of love.
His relationship with colors is vital, and his work is an ongoing elaboration of techniques and capacities of substance mastery.
He never stops experimenting with textures and means of expression: acrylics, watercolors, gouache, pastels and oil, infusing all material with ardent richness and variation s from his heart and mind, always remembering while tracing lines and in the virtual game of volumes that he is also a sculptor. His relationship with stone and wood is that profound relationship of a human being with the earth; however, it reveals itself in sculpting like a delightful encounter between volume and color, shape and background.

The vision was to design an extension that both complements and contrasts the existing traditional parental house. The parental house remains untouched, preserved in its Lebanese character with traditional sandstone walls, while the new addition rises discreetly at the rear, respecting the integrity of the original structure. Conceived as a monolithic volume, the extension embodies Hakim’s sculptural practice, transforming the architecture into a stone-like sculpture in its own right. Certain exterior walls of the new mass are deliberately left as blank canvases, inviting the artist to carve directly into the architecture. In this way, building and artistry merge seamlessly, allowing the house to become both a dwelling and a living sculpture.

The vision of the interior space was to create a journey where one moves from the familiar spaces of the original home into the new architectural mass. Each space within this extension reflects a distinct phase in the life of Maroun Hakim, making the architecture itself a narrative of his personal and artistic evolution.

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