Company Name: Hapsitus Architects
Project desciption: BLC BANK Headquarters

Design Competition for BLC Bank Headquarters, Beirut
Winning scheme by Hapsitus Architects: Project Description - BLC Bank Beirut began a new departure in 2007 with a different administration, an impetus that gave rise to rapid growth and imposed the need for a new headquarters. The competition design brief required a building that would be a landmark in the urban texture of Beirut.

The presence of the existing building at the corner of the site was an enigma. It occupied a key corner position of the site, and was required by the client to be incorporated within a new design. With the ‘landmark’ concept as a driving force, Hapsitus proposed a solution created by the cantilevering of a new structure above the existing structure to make an urban gate addressing the city.

Consultants:
ARUP London for structural studies.
ZEF London for sustainability and low energy studies