A mansion in the heart of Gemmayze Rehabilitation of a century old building. Touching a protected architecture, in this case: Lebanese traditional from the 19th century, Turned out to be a mission near impossible. The complexity of the program ( 2 new basements with car access , a wine cave, 2 reception floors, 2 bedrooms floors, a floor sized huge dressing and cherry on top a suspended pool with a retractable roof) combined with strict urban regulations was a total headache. As I m writing Akl is suspended by the neck with a rope.