Michel Abboud

Michel Abboud
Born(1977-12-21)December 21, 1977
Beirut, Lebanon
Alma materColumbia University, GSAPP, New York
OccupationArchitect & Artist
Notable workPark51, 45 Park Place, 50 Lispenard, One at Palm, Langham Hotel, Unilux, Wave, Amchit Bay, Workshop,

Michel Abboud is an architect and artist based in New York. He is the founding principal of SOMA Architects, an architectural firm established in 2004 in New York City. Abboud has won the AIA Gold Medal and the James Beard award in 2015,[1] and is a two-time winner of the Architizer A+ award.[2]

In 2010, he was awarded the Park51 Islamic Cultural Center project, infamously dubbed the “Ground Zero Mosque”, with one journalist calling him ‘the most controversial architect the US has known'.[3] The project was ultimately shelved in favor of 45 Park Place, a 665-foot condominium tower also designed by Abboud.[4][5][6]

Projects

45 Park Place

Located in Tribeca, New York City, the 667-foot-tall (203 m) tower’s design is characterized by an "inside-out" process which changes the neighborhood's traditional loft into a vertical modern glass structure, and re-uses the full-floor units, including lofted 16-foot (4.9 m) ceilings, and an in-unit elevator. It has full-height glass windows which provide unobstructed, 360-degree views of the city.[7]

CALYPSO

CALYPSO is situated entirely in the sea along the coast of Jounieh Bay in North Lebanon. With only a lateral connection to land, the residential structure is able to withstand continuous wave impacts with heights of up to 18 feet (5.5 m) without incurring breakage. The structure's unique glass envelope is the first ever to be designed as wave-proof. The design received a World Architecture Design Award in 2019.[8]

Unilux

Hailed as a “marvel of both contemporary design and ingenious problem solving",[9] the Beirut-based showroom project was commissioned by Unilux Group. Given the challenge of working with a 7,000-square-foot (650 m2) space that was mostly underground. Abboud used the showroom's basement space to showcase lighting fixtures housed in individual niche-like wall displays from floor to ceiling. On the upper floor, Abboud used digital modeling software and a parametric design script to create an array of 1000 cubes, positioning them to create the impression of a rippling dynamic floor, walls and ceiling. The continuous, non-linear surfaces allow the ground floor space to appear larger than its originally shallow confines, while the interaction of light on the reflective cubes metaphorically reinforces the showroom's function as a provider of light.[10][11]

WAVE

Due to its location on the corner of Beirut's Ashrafieh Mar Mitr quarter, the WAVE residential site faced a series of challenges due to sun exposure, solar overheating and privacy concerns. To mitigate these problems, Abboud and his team created a type of “second skin” for the structure, which acts as a screening mechanism by utilizing a horizontal louvered system. The structure's interactive parametric design allows the depth of the louvers to be controlled by an interior program based on the level of shading and privacy required. The louver becomes thinner with the need for less privacy or more sunlight, or deeper when more privacy or shading is desired. The effect of these dynamic, parametrically generated mechanisms gives the building exterior the appearance of having organic waves. The design for WAVE, also nicknamed “The W Residences” won Abboud an Architizer A+ award in 2017.[12]

One at Palm Jumeirah

Abboud broke records in the Middle East for his design of the most expensive structure ever to be built in Dubai.[13]

Other selected projects

Building/Project Location Date
Amchit Bay Resort[14] Lebanon 2013
The Carlton Hotel[15]


Beirut, Lebanon 2008
Wave[16] Beirut, Lebanon 2010
Nikki Beach Resort[17] Dammour, Lebanon 2012
Bobo[18] Beirut, Lebanon 2011
The Gate[19] Beirut, Lebanon 2011
Castor[20] Beirut, Lebanon 2011
Batrun Annex I & II[21] Batroun, Lebanon 2005
Workshop Kitchen + Bar[22] Los Angeles, CA, US 2019
Tartinery[23] New York, NY, US    2009
Yazuzu[24] Washington, DC, US 2006
Naya[25] New York, NY, US    2007
Aura[26] Erbil, Kurdistan 2011
50 Lispenard[27] New York, NY, US 2012
93 Crosby Lofts[28] New York, NY, US 2006
Gemini[29] Dubai, UAE
King Road Mall[30] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2007
One at DIFC[31] Dubai, UAE 2016
Dubai Creek Harbor Dubai, UAE 2018
7 Times Square New York, NY, US   
Shaza Hotel Doha[32] Doha, Qatar 2013
Langham Place Dubai[33] Dubai, UAE 2013
Mayasem[34] Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2018
Marassi Marassi, Egypt 2018
Beverly Hills private residence Beverly Hills, California 2019
Veli Athiri private resort Qatar 2018

Awards and recognition

Organization Award or Recognition Project Date
Architizer A+ Award[35] WAVE 2017
Architizer A+ Award[36] Unilux 2016
James Beard Foundation Restaurant Design Award[37][38] Workshop Kitchen + Bar 2015
Middle East Architect Shortlist - Principal of the Year Award[39] 2015
Dwell Magazine Top 10 Best-Designed Restaurants in America[40] Workshop Kitchen + Bar 2015
Bisnow Top 10 Cutting-Edge Architects[41] 2015
International Property Awards Best Mixed Use Architecture in Arabia[42] Aura 2012
International Property Awards Best Mixed Use Architecture in Iraq[42] Aura 2012
International Property Awards Highly Commended Architecture Multiple Residence[42] Nikki Beach 2012
Restaurant and Bar Design Awards Category Winner[43] Workshop Kitchen + Bar 2014
IAIR Awards Best Company for Leadership, Architectural Design 2014
REAL Estate Awards Finest Specialized Project[44] Amchit Bay 2014
World Interior News Awards Shortlist - Best Design Award[45] Unilux 2015
World Interior News Awards Shortlist - Best Design Award[46] Workshop Kitchen + Bar 2013
APR World Architecture & Design Award[47] CALYPSO 2019

References

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