{"id":119420,"date":"2018-09-12T16:11:31","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T16:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/art-filled-beirut-triplex-by-claude-missir-takes-full-advantage-of-mediterranean-vistas\/"},"modified":"2022-11-14T14:44:06","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T19:44:06","slug":"art-filled-beirut-triplex-by-claude-missir-takes-full-advantage-of-mediterranean-vistas","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/art-filled-beirut-triplex-by-claude-missir-takes-full-advantage-of-mediterranean-vistas\/","title":{"rendered":"Art-Filled Beirut Triplex by Claude Missir Takes Full Advantage of Mediterranean Vistas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some clients are very hands-on; others give their decorators a freer rein. The owners of this Beirut triplex\u2014a couple with three children who split their time between Lebanon and Angola\u2014initially left Claude Missir<\/a> more or less to his own devices. \u201cIt was complicated,\u201d admits the locally based interior designer. \u201cThey gave me their complete trust, but I knew nothing about their private life, their habits and tastes.\u201d After a while, Missir insisted on a little guidance and asked the husband for some images of interiors he liked. In return, the designer received photos of rooms decorated with quintessentially French wall and ceiling moldings. \u201cThat told me two things: that my client didn\u2019t want a zenlike contemporary home, and that he liked Parisian style,\u201d Missir states. Another five months went by before he was introduced to the wife. \u201cFinally, I said that I wouldn\u2019t continue until I had a meeting with her,\u201d he explains. \u201cI don\u2019t like bad surprises and wanted her at least to approve my color and fabric choices.\u201d<\/p>\n

The apartment is located in a newish residential tower in Raouch\u00e9, the westernmost district of Beirut. The building stands on the site of the former Carlton Hotel, which opened in 1960 and was a popular haunt for both politicians and journalists, as well as a haven during Lebanon\u2019s 1975\u20131990 civil war. The prime spot overlooks one of the city\u2019s most famous landmarks: a pair of limestone formations off the coast known as Pigeon Rocks. \u201cIt\u2019s a great place to sit at one of the roadside caf\u00e9s and watch the sunset,\u201d Missir enthuses.<\/p>\n

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