MOAK Villa

MOAK Villa stands on a 1,618 m² corner plot in Al Fuhais, between two 12-metre streets. The land rises about 5 metres from the street corner to the upper boundary, and the house is arranged as a series of levels along that rise.

A stone retaining wall follows the curve of the street corner. Behind it, planted tiers step up toward a terrace that holds the living floor 4.4 metres above the street. Planting covers 564 m², about 35% of the plot, in nine beds along the boundaries and between the retaining walls.

A single gate on the lower street opens to a drive that divides in two. One branch stays level and enters a two-car garage below the house. The other is a ramp at 15% that climbs along the retaining wall to an upper court with two more parking spaces, where a stair leads up to the terrace.

The garage level holds the two parking bays, a laundry, a maid's room, a store and an electrical room, with a stair and a lift rising through the house. A water reservoir sits beneath the terrace.

The ground floor is a single level. The entrance opens to two living rooms, a reception room and a dining room, with the kitchen at the centre of the plan. Three bedrooms, each with its own dressing room and bathroom, occupy one wing. Most of the large glass faces the terrace.

The walls are ajami and tobzeh limestone. Tobzeh covers the taller blocks, including the entrance block and the stair tower. Ajami covers the other walls and the retaining walls.