More than mere fanciful rendering, it's about to begin construction in Lebanon and is expected to be completed in 2018, with an estimated budget of US$2.5 million.

Casa Brutale is the work of Greece and Netherlands-based OPA (Open Platform for Architecture). The project initially started out as an exercise in conceptual architecture not unlike Modscape's Cliff House. However, the firm was contacted by Demco Properties CEO Alex Demirdjia, who wanted to commission it, so engineering firm Arup was duly enlisted to help make it happen.