Lara Commercial Building
Lara building occupies a 600m2 site at the heart of the Swaida city CBD, close to the
old city. The building features a popular market at the lower four levels, the upper-level
houses restaurants, the flexible offices are on the top five levels, while the basements
contain parking and technical rooms.
Our design approach was targeting to evoke a sense of merging to context, Using
a dark palette of materials including basalt stone for cladding and roof tiling for the
platform of the building while the tower was covered with reflected glazed facades.
The front entrance was designed as an arcade, providing a shaded zone. Other design
elements like pergolas and green roofs are used intentionally, emphasizing the tradi
tional appearance of the building. The offices’ tower is placed at the central portion of
the building, providing private spaces for restaurants that would use them as outdoor
terraces, at both sides of the building.