Virtual Impressions of Beirut

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B E IR U T R ESEA R C HBO O K LE T

20202021FAL LSEMEST ER ARCHI T ECT URALDESI GNI I I T H 1 J U R Y


RESEARCHTEAM

MEL EKBAS AK KORU

S I NAN CAYMAZ

DI L ARA YAZ I CI


Lebanon is an Arab and Middle Eastern country on the Eastern Mediterranean coast. Its capital is Beirut. Lebanon is a country where various cultures and religions live together. Lebanon has a surface area of 10,452 km². National language is Arabic.


Beirut, is the capital city of Lebanon. Beirut, is a port city. Beirut's surface area is 19.8 km². Christians are the majority in the east of the country and Muslims in the west. And this distinction is geographically called "Green Line It is a two-pronged city where we can see the differences together.


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Tabbouleh

Hummus

Kafta

Baklava

Manakish

Fattoush

Kibbeh

Sfeea

Shawarma

Famous Lebanese Foods

Lebanon has a wide range of cuisine. Mixed Mediterranean cuisine Lebanese kitchen is known for its extremely flavorful dishes and for the variety of spices they use..



TRANSPORTATION ARCTIC OCEAN

AIRTRAFFIC

The Port of Beirut is the main port in Lebanon located in northern Beirut, and is one of the largest ports on the Eastern Mediterranean.

There is also yellow taxis in Beirut, but they are extremely expensive.

PACIFIC OCEAN

The main national airport is the Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport and is located south of Beirut, in Khaldeh.


Sinan

Dilara

Basak

STORYBOARD




















ANALYSES OF HAMRA,BEIRUT

BÜKE UYGUR - MUVAFFAK ALİ AKYÜZ - BEYZA ZEYTUN


After the pandemic, explosion and years of economic crisis, Beirut has been a place for migrant workers, unemployed people, refugees, women with no platform to raise their voice and LGBTIQ+ people who live under pressure. Our idea was to gather people from different cultures and try to make them connect with each other. This community shelter will become a place where they can work, contribute, live, educate themselves and feel safe. There are a lot of different non profit organizations in Lebanon that supports these groups. The community shelter that we design will be an open space for everyone who wants to contribute and needs a safe space.

LEBANON

BEIRUT

HAMRA


City Axes and Urban Blocks

Streets and urban blocks are in organic forms in this part of the city. Streets and urban blocks are in grid plan in this part of the city. Roads

Urban Blocks

Dead-End Streets

Main Road

Main Street


Main roads are more global and for public usage.Important buildings are on main street. People from different economic groups can intersect.

These streets connect the roads and create circulation. This is a mixture of a more crowded life and a private life.

Dead end streets are private and they create communities as well as new spaces.


Important Locations Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Embassy

‫ةماعلا تامدخلل قفالا ةكرـش‬ Horizon General Services Company / Visa Services /

Hotel

Beach Marina Cafe/Restaurant Marina

Marina

Medical Center Central Military Club

Embassy of India Central Bank of Lebanon

Cafe/Restaurant

Ministry of Tourism

Beach Stadium Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Beach

Ministry of Interior and Municipalities Ministry of Culture

Public

Private

Mosque

Church


Distance to Spesific Locations

Central Military Club 11 m�n 750m

2 m�n 750 m

Medical Center 12 m�n 900 m

6 m�n 1.2 km

Ministry of Culture 11 m�n 750 m

6 m�n 1.2 km


Public places and coastlines can serve as a social event in some days of the week. Communities in our shelter can socialize and live a normal life when they come here with our daily shuttles or walk to the public sites.


Culture&Art

Library

Art Galleries

Cultural Center

Theater

Hotel

School


Restaurants in Hamra Street


Private Green Areas

AUB

Lebanese American University

Collège Protestant Français


Process of recycling

There are no public green areas. There is one in our area that will be a public green area and a vegetable garden for sustainability. The restaurant will have their food from their own garden. Organic waste will turn into compost and the garbage will be recycled.


Congestion of Hamra


Skyline

We wanted to see how the congestion of the city affects the view of the sky. We realized that gaps in the sky may occur due to the height differences that occur depending on the old and new buildings.


Street Silhoutte


Low bugdet houses Facade: by human influence Curtains make up the facade.

Strand Hotel (now closed) Facade: by design


Education

Employment

Community Collective

Culture Food

Housing

Art


Group Layout Proposal

Restaurant

Tourist Information, Library

Housing

Seminars, Workshops


There will be library days 2 days a week. Nearby libraries will deliver books for people to read and there will be a book club based on the books.

AUB is in walking distance. The proffessors can give seminars and a legal advice office will be available at certain times for people who face legal problems and abuse and also the seminar will help people empower.

The artworks, which will be created during the workshops and art therapies, will exhibit here, but some handmade products to help the communities. There will be a tourist information office because of the number of hotels. this is a touristic area so tourists can know more about where to visit but also interact with communities who are living there.


The collective kitchen will serve both as a soup kitchen and a restaurant and the people who work in the kitchen will be from the communities. Various people will cook their traditional foods.



ANALYSES OF HAMRA, BEIRUT

headlines history of Lebanon urban pattern of Hamra district important area and roads of Hamra district street view of Hamra street the architectural fabric of Beirut sound of Lebanon streets project s ite analyses silhouette and analysis of surrounding buildings concept, scenario and approach of the project as a group CREATED BY

Duru Ilhan

Doga Sadak

Kardelen UlkĂź

Zeynep Topaloglu


2006

1975-1990

1918-1944

1516-1918

History Of Lebanon

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TALENT OF CİVİL WAR 1975-1990

Turkey

Mediterranean sea

Lebanon was under Ottoman occupation from 1516 to 1918.

It was occupied in France in 1918. It officially declared independence on January 1, 1944.

In Lebanon, where Shiites, Sunni Arabs, Druzes and Christians lived together, the conflicts between different elements turned into a civil war that started in 1975 and continued until 1990.The Cold War, the founding of Israel, and the arrival of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian immigrants into Lebanon drove the delicate political balances in the country into conflict. The civil war killed about 200,000 people in Lebanon. About 350,000 people were injured. The civil war between different religions and sects in Lebanon ended with the signing of the Taif Treaty of Saudi Arabia's Taif Command in 1989.

In 2006, when Hezbollah killed 3 Israeli soldiers and captured 2 of them, 34-day war between Israel and Lebanon began. The war ended in Israel's defeat.

On August 4, 2020, the ammonium nitrate stored in the Port of Beirut exploded in a fire. This showed the effect of a bomb and destroyed the center of the city. Thousands of people lost their homes, jobs and relatives. Hundreds of people lost their lives.

Mediterranean sea PORT OF BEİRUT

Beirut

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Cyprus

Lebanon

Beirut

Lebanon Mediterranean sea

Iraq Jordan Israel

Egypt

Saudi Arabia

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Urban Pattern of Hamra District parcels and blocks

buildings

roads

green areas


Important Area And Roads of Hamra District hotels non-governmental organizations marina and beach mosques churches

education areas book stores and libraries museums art galeries theatres cinemas

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hamra street beirut american university


Street Level Inspection


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The Architectural Fabric Of Beirut

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Sound of Lebanon Streets


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Silhouette and Analysis of Surrounding Buildings


Who Will Live Our Community Shelter? Artists whose galleries were damaged in the explosion homeless people

lgbtq individuals

childrens of victims refguee domestic worker women

working poor

immigrants

victims of domestic violance

individuals with mental health condition


How Places Will Be In Our Community Shelter?

workshop for childrens and women

venues to sell their production refugee women's kitchen

public green area

playground for childrens places for people to socialize

workshop and gallery for artists

public library


Which Venues Can Our Project Include?

Average Accommodation Areas by Number of People



Lebanon, Beirut Analysis of the Beirut, Hüseyin Ali Araç Görkem Bilgiçler Oğuz Caner Şahin


Lebanon, Beirut Analysis of the city,

Project area

CONTENT - Education level, educational institutions in the region and money earning sectors in the region. - The climate in the region, the changes in the climate and its relationship with the structures in the region. - Tourism in the region, from which countries tourists usually come to visit and how they spend their time when they arrive.


Education in Beirut,

Lebanese Montessori School

Beirut American University

Project area

Education Centers

Schools

Universities

-Beirut is the most important center of the country and the region in the field of education and culture. The American University of Beirut, founded by American and British missionaries, has higher education institutions such as the French Saint Joseph University founded by the Jesuits, the Lebanese University, and the Lebanese Academy.

HBC Collage by CIS Collage


Universities, Schools, Education Centers

1 RAS Beirut International School

2 Haigazian University

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Art Center of Beirut Project Area

Education Centers

Universities

Schools


Education Centers,

Technical Education Centers

Handcrafting Education Centers

-Apart from schools and universities, there are many education centers in Beirut, Lebanon. These education centers can provide all kinds of education. However, due to the problems experienced in Lebanon today, many education centers were temporarily closed.


Money Earning Sectors,

Project Area

Education Centers

Schools

Universities

Clothes Shops

Markets

Hotels

Bars/Cafes


Views of the Buildings

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-The educational buildings and the sectors that make money to the economy in Beirut have settled in different types. But when it is divided into sections, these differences diminish. Thus, some buildings in the city are similar to each other.

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Project Area

Education Centers

Schools

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Universities

Clothes Shops

Markets

Hotels

Bars/Cafes


Building Types in Beirut,

-The structures of the buildings around our site were researched and information was obtained about the urban texture.

Project Area

Irregular Buildings

Corner Buildings

Regular Buildings


Wind Direction in Beirut,

Wind Direction Between 02.00 - 09.00

Wind Direction Between 09.00 - 14.00

Wind Direction Between 17.00 - 23.00

Wind Effect Graphic Project Area

Low Wind Effect

Normal Wind Effect

High Wind Effect


Sections of the Beirut,

A’A SECTION

A’A SECTION

B’B SECTION

-In the sections we first wanted to show that the building heights in the city have changed a lot, and we see this in section A'A above. The other thing we want to show is that there is not much space between the buildings in the city and the buildings are very close to each other and we see this in the B'B section.

B’B SECTION


Tourism in Beirut,

-In this research, the tourist activities in the city and where they concentrate were investigated. It has been investigated what kind of shops tourists and local people go to around the project area.

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Hotels

Universities

Markets

Religious Buildings

Bars/ Cafes

Clothes Shops

Health Centers


Museums in Hamra,

1 1 AUB Museum

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2 Tourist Landmark of Resistance

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3 National Museum of Beirut

Project Area


Storyboard,

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Tourism in Beirut,

This page analyzes the types of buildings tourists visit. The architectural structures of the visited buildings were researched and drawn. The architectural structures of these buildings were analyzed. It was investigated which places the tourists used and how often.


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