The brief
- Location
- Damascus, Syria
- Year
- 2020
- Scope
- Compound landscape · 18,000 m²
- Climate
- Mediterranean continental
- Area
- 18,000 m² compound · 14 blocks
The principle
Every block opens onto the same green spine before opening onto its own private courtyard — the social commons is the first thing residents see, the second is privacy.
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