Atelier Hamra

Atelier Hamra is a Beirut-based multidisciplinary studio that experiments in design, architecture and landscape architecture. Maha Issa (architect DPLG) and Gamar Markarian (Landscape Architect) founded the studio in 2008. Convinced of the social role landscape architects have in improving the urban living environments, we divide our practice between private clients and collaborations with Municipalities to increase the open green areas within cities. Deeply inspired by the Mediterranean Landscape, our projects are developed with a constant concern for sustainability, ecology and water management. Every project is the occasion to develop a customized design that is both responsive and sensitive. Our projects are crafted with care using extensive research that covers all aspects of the site: history, cultural identity, topography, climate, and biodiversity. As part of our holistic approach, Atelier Hamra collaborates with a team of consultants, (botanists, ecologists, mechanical engineers, and hydrologists) in order to provide the most responsive and contextualized design.