American University of Beirut Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management
[UNDER] BRIDGE SPACES
THE CASE OF YEREVAN [UNDER] BRIDGE Final Year Project | Kristelle Boulos | 06.05.14
Road Network in Beirut
Hamra
Bourj Hammoud
Downtown
Manara
Ain Al Mreisseh
Streets perceived as public spaces
Basta Bridge
Charles Helou Bridge
Cola Bridge
Elias El Hraoui Bridge
Ring Bridge
El Wati Bridge
Voids in the City
PROBLEM ISSUE | INFRASTRUCTURE AS PUBLIC SPACE
Green Public Spaces in Beirut
Mar Mikhael
Road Network in Beirut
Hamra
Bourj Hammoud
Downtown
Manara
Ain Al Mreisseh
Streets perceived as public spaces
Basta Bridge
Charles Helou Bridge
Cola Bridge
Elias El Hraoui Bridge
Ring Bridge
El Wati Bridge
Voids in the City
PROBLEM ISSUE | INFRASTRUCTURE AS PUBLIC SPACE
Green Public Spaces in Beirut
Mar Mikhael
Road Network in Beirut
Hamra
Bourj Hammoud
Downtown
Manara
Ain Al Mreisseh
Streets perceived as public spaces
Basta Bridge
Charles Helou Bridge
Cola Bridge
Elias El Hraoui Bridge
Ring Bridge
El Wati Bridge
Voids in the City
PROBLEM ISSUE | INFRASTRUCTURE AS PUBLIC SPACE
Green Public Spaces in Beirut
Mar Mikhael
Road Network in Beirut
Hamra
Bourj Hammoud
Downtown
Manara
Ain Al Mreisseh
Streets perceived as public spaces
Basta Bridge
Charles Helou Bridge
Cola Bridge
Elias El Hraoui Bridge
Ring Bridge
El Wati Bridge
Voids in the City
PROBLEM ISSUE | INFRASTRUCTURE AS PUBLIC SPACE
Green Public Spaces in Beirut
Mar Mikhael
Bridges in relation to Beirut (Administrative context)
PROBLEM ISSUE | BRIDGES DISTURB COMMUNITIES
Studied Bridges
El Wati Elias el Hraoui Cola
Bridges in relation to Beirut (Community context)
PROBLEM ISSUE | BRIDGES DISTURB COMMUNITIES
Charles Helou Ring Basta Yerevan
Creating a new public place
OBJECTIVES | Related to the Yerevan Bridge
Engaging infrastructure in the design
VISION, STRATEGY AND OBJECTIVES
VISION | Transforming underbridge spaces into public spaces
Creating a new public place
OBJECTIVES | Related to the Yerevan Bridge
Engaging infrastructure in the design
VISION, STRATEGY AND OBJECTIVES
VISION | Transforming underbridge spaces into public spaces
TYPOLOGY #1 • BASTA BRIDGE
200 m 200 m
People Standing
HEAVY NOISE
People Sitting
STEEL BOX
Parked cars Army Tank
INSECURITY DISCRETE
Shops Park
6.0
Green Empty Lots 5.5
Religious
4.5 5.5
Services Snacks/Restaurants Pedestrian circulation
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SHOPS GROUNDFLOOR
BRIDGE
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SHOPS GROUNDFLOOR
ANALYSIS| BRIDGE TYPOLOGY
GROUNDFLOOR USE UNDERBRIDGE USE & PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION [UNDERBRIDGE]
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION [ON BRIDGE]
THE COMMUNITY INTRUDER
TYPOLOGY #2 • EL WATI BRIDGE
0m
People Standing
CLOSTROPHOBIC
People Selling
DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE
Parked cars
STRIP OF LIGHT
Bus stop
EPHEMERAL BAD SMELL
Green Empty Lots
12.0
Industrial
12.0 2.6
16.0
3.0
Entertainment
2.5-6 11.0
Garages/Workshops Snacks/Restaurants Pedestrian circulation
INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
ROAD
BRIDGE
30.0
BRIDGE SOUK AL AHAD RIVER
ANALYSIS| BRIDGE TYPOLOGY
INTERACTION DYNAMIC
40
GROUNDFLOOR USE UNDERBRIDGE USE & PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION [UNDERBRIDGE]
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION [ON BRIDGE]
THE LOCAL ATTRACTOR
TYPOLOGY #3 • CHARLES HELOU BRIDGE
HARASSMENT 650 m
HOSTILITY People Standing People Sitting
DANGER
CLAUSTROPHOBIC
UNFRESH AIR
People Selling Parked cars
43.0
10.0
Green Empty Lots Industrial Residential Shops Snacks/Restaurants Pedestrian circulation
HIGHWAY
CHARLES HELOU STATION
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
ANALYSIS| BRIDGE TYPOLOGY
GROUNDFLOOR USE & PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
UNDERBRIDGE USE
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION [UNDERBRIDGE]
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION [ON BRIDGE]
THE FORMAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
TYPOLOGY #4 • COLA BRIDGE
People Standing People Sitting People Selling
WELCOMING
Parked cars
LANDMARK
Bus stop Army tank
HONKING CHAOS
MEETING POINT
16.0 Green Empty Lots
5.0
6.0
Institutions Residential Shops Snacks/Restaurants Pedestrian circulation
9.0
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
ROAD
BRIDGE
ROAD
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SHOPS GROUNDFLOOR
ANALYSIS| BRIDGE TYPOLOGY
GROUNDFLOOR USE & PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
UNDERBRIDGE USE
45
0m
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION [UNDERBRIDGE]
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION [ON BRIDGE]
THE INFORMAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
TYPOLOGY #5 • RING BRIDGE
300 m
People Standing People Sitting Parked cars Bus stop SEPARATION
Snacks/Restaurants
OPENNESS DESERT
Green Empty Lots
PASSAGE
Construction Sites
NO MAN’S LAND
Religious 28.0
Residential
Pedestrian circulation
5.0
10.0
Services INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
ROAD
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
ANALYSIS| BRIDGE TYPOLOGY
GROUNDFLOOR USE UNDERBRIDGE USE & PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION [UNDERBRIDGE]
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION [ON BRIDGE]
THE EMPTY TRANSIENT SPACE
TYPOLOGY #6 • ELIAS EL HRAOUI BRIDGE
Planted Vegetation
UNAPPRECIATED OPENNESS EMPTINESS
RESTRICTIONS VEHICLE ISLAND
Green Empty Lots 28.0
Shops Civic Buildings Pedestrian circulation
ROAD
BRIDGE
ROAD
ANALYSIS| BRIDGE TYPOLOGY
GROUNDFLOOR USE UNDERBRIDGE USE & PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION [UNDERBRIDGE]
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION [ON BRIDGE]
THE GREEN UNUSED SPACE
Bourj Hammoud
BEIRUT
Ashrafieh
YEREV AN B R
IDG
E
Nabaa
Sin El Fil
VE
R
TYPOLOGY #1 THE COMMUNITY INTRUDER
TYPOLOGY #1 THE COMMUNITY INTRUDER TYPOLOGY #3 THE FORMAL TRANSPORTATION HUB TYPOLOGY #5 THE EMPTY TRANSIENT SPACE
BE
IR
A SHR AFI E H
UT
RI
TYPOLOGY #6 THE GREEN UNUSED SPACE
BO U R J H A MMO U D SCHOOL
S I N E L F IL
CHURCH
N A BA A SCHOOL
TYPOLOGY #1 THE COMMUNITY INTRUDER
BOURJ HAMMOUD MUNICIPAL STADIUM
BLIND PEOPLE’S HOME
TYPOLOGY #4 THE INFORMAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
TYPOLOGY #6 THE GREEN UNUSED SPACE
TYPOLOGY #1 THE COMMUNITY INTRUDER
Yerevan key map & division of sub-typologies
ELDERLY HOME
MILITARY BASE SCHOOL FOOTBALL FIELD
B AUCHRIEH
ANALYSIS| YEREVAN’S SUBTYPOLOGIES
LOCATION MAP | Yerevan Bridge
#4
#1
#6
Road
Informal Bus Stop
Bridge
Road
TYPOLOGY #1 THE COMMUNITY INTRUDER
Residential Building
Street
Residential Building
Ramp
Street
Bridge
Street
Shop
Residential Building
TYPOLOGY #6 THE GREEN UNUSED SPACE
Road
Green Roundabout
Bridge
Road
Residential Building
ANALYSIS| YEREVAN’S SUBTYPOLOGIES
TYPOLOGY #4 THE INFORMAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
#4
#1
#6
Road
Informal Bus Stop
Bridge
Road
TYPOLOGY #1 THE COMMUNITY INTRUDER
Residential Building
Street
Residential Building
Ramp
Street
Bridge
Street
Shop
Residential Building
TYPOLOGY #6 THE GREEN UNUSED SPACE
Road
Green Roundabout
Bridge
Road
Residential Building
ANALYSIS| YEREVAN’S SUBTYPOLOGIES
TYPOLOGY #4 THE INFORMAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
#4
#1
#6
Road
Informal Bus Stop
Bridge
Road
TYPOLOGY #1 THE COMMUNITY INTRUDER
Residential Building
Street
Residential Building
Ramp
Street
Bridge
Street
Shop
Residential Building
TYPOLOGY #6 THE GREEN UNUSED SPACE
Road
Green Roundabout
Bridge
Road
Residential Building
ANALYSIS| YEREVAN’S SUBTYPOLOGIES
TYPOLOGY #4 THE INFORMAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
UNDER BRIDGE
ON BRIDGE
ON BRIDGE
Bridge Pillars
UNDER BRIDGE
Dense Pedestrian Traffic Scattered Pedestrian Traffic
Residential
Green Open Spaces
Commercial
Construction Sites
Institutions
Vacant Lots
UNDER BRIDGE
ON BRIDGE
PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION OBSERVATION & ANALYSIS
TO ASHRAFIEH
TO BOURJ HAMMOUD
TO BAUCHRIEH
Primary Vehicular Roads Secondary Vehicular Roads
BUILDING USE & GROUD FLOOR USE OBSERVATION & ANALYSIS
VERTICALITY
LIGHT ANALYSIS
ANALYSIS
VEHICULAR CIRCULATION OBSERVATION & ANALYSIS
Narrow Surrounding Disconnection from context Walking Experience
Basic physical structures needed for the operation of a society.
Composed of mixed character or parts.
REFERENCE IMAGES
Enclosed Activities Connection to Context Crossings & Walkways
TYPOLOGIES • Different design typologies
STANDARD DIMENSIONS
CONCEPT
HYBRID INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM SITE SCALE CONCEPT • Hybrid Infrastructure System
A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular.
Narrow Surrounding Disconnection from context Walking Experience
Basic physical structures needed for the operation of a society.
Composed of mixed character or parts.
REFERENCE IMAGES
Enclosed Activities Connection to Context Crossings & Walkways
TYPOLOGIES • Different design typologies
STANDARD DIMENSIONS
CONCEPT
HYBRID INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM SITE SCALE CONCEPT • Hybrid Infrastructure System
A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular.
Narrow Surrounding Disconnection from context Walking Experience
Basic physical structures needed for the operation of a society.
Composed of mixed character or parts.
REFERENCE IMAGES
Enclosed Activities Connection to Context Crossings & Walkways
TYPOLOGIES • Different design typologies
STANDARD DIMENSIONS
CONCEPT
HYBRID INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM SITE SCALE CONCEPT • Hybrid Infrastructure System
A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular.
Narrow Surrounding Disconnection from context Walking Experience
Basic physical structures needed for the operation of a society.
Composed of mixed character or parts.
REFERENCE IMAGES
Enclosed Activities Connection to Context Crossings & Walkways
TYPOLOGIES • Different design typologies
STANDARD DIMENSIONS
CONCEPT
HYBRID INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM SITE SCALE CONCEPT • Hybrid Infrastructure System
A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular.
Narrow Surrounding Disconnection from context Walking Experience
Basic physical structures needed for the operation of a society.
Composed of mixed character or parts.
REFERENCE IMAGES
Enclosed Activities Connection to Context Crossings & Walkways
TYPOLOGIES • Different design typologies
STANDARD DIMENSIONS
CONCEPT
HYBRID INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM SITE SCALE CONCEPT • Hybrid Infrastructure System
A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular.
Narrow Surrounding Disconnection from context Walking Experience
Basic physical structures needed for the operation of a society.
Composed of mixed character or parts.
REFERENCE IMAGES
Enclosed Activities Connection to Context Crossings & Walkways
TYPOLOGIES • Different design typologies
STANDARD DIMENSIONS
CONCEPT
HYBRID INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM SITE SCALE CONCEPT • Hybrid Infrastructure System
A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular.
Narrow Surrounding Disconnection from context Walking Experience
Basic physical structures needed for the operation of a society.
Composed of mixed character or parts.
REFERENCE IMAGES
Enclosed Activities Connection to Context Crossings & Walkways
TYPOLOGIES • Different design typologies
STANDARD DIMENSIONS
CONCEPT
HYBRID INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM SITE SCALE CONCEPT • Hybrid Infrastructure System
A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular.
CASE STUDY • RED RIBBON PARK, CHINA Turenscape
MATERIAL • Steel Steel would contrast with the massive concrete structure. It is much lighter, weight wise as well as texture wise.
Steel Wire Rope Steel chain
Grated Steel
Identity & Coherence
Steel Flooring
CASE STUDY • MFO PARK, ZURICH Raderschall Landschaftsarchitekten Ag + Burckhardt & Partner Ag
LIVING SYSTEM • Climbers Climbers would blend in perfectly with the overall “hybrid infrastructure system” by using the verticality of the infrastructure (climbing up, hanging down, wrapping structural elements,etc.)
Character
Shade Intolerant
CONCEPT
Shade Tolerant
CASE STUDY • RED RIBBON PARK, CHINA Turenscape
MATERIAL • Steel Steel would contrast with the massive concrete structure. It is much lighter, weight wise as well as texture wise.
Steel Wire Rope Steel chain
Grated Steel
Identity & Coherence
Steel Flooring
CASE STUDY • MFO PARK, ZURICH Raderschall Landschaftsarchitekten Ag + Burckhardt & Partner Ag
LIVING SYSTEM • Climbers Climbers would blend in perfectly with the overall “hybrid infrastructure system” by using the verticality of the infrastructure (climbing up, hanging down, wrapping structural elements,etc.)
Character
Shade Intolerant
CONCEPT
Shade Tolerant
CASE STUDY • RED RIBBON PARK, CHINA Turenscape
MATERIAL • Steel Steel would contrast with the massive concrete structure. It is much lighter, weight wise as well as texture wise.
Steel Wire Rope Steel chain
Grated Steel
Identity & Coherence
Steel Flooring
CASE STUDY • MFO PARK, ZURICH Raderschall Landschaftsarchitekten Ag + Burckhardt & Partner Ag
LIVING SYSTEM • Climbers Climbers would blend in perfectly with the overall “hybrid infrastructure system” by using the verticality of the infrastructure (climbing up, hanging down, wrapping structural elements,etc.)
Character
Shade Intolerant
CONCEPT
Shade Tolerant
CASE STUDY • RED RIBBON PARK, CHINA Turenscape
MATERIAL • Steel Steel would contrast with the massive concrete structure. It is much lighter, weight wise as well as texture wise.
Steel Wire Rope Steel chain
Grated Steel
Identity & Coherence
Steel Flooring
CASE STUDY • MFO PARK, ZURICH Raderschall Landschaftsarchitekten Ag + Burckhardt & Partner Ag
LIVING SYSTEM • Climbers Climbers would blend in perfectly with the overall “hybrid infrastructure system” by using the verticality of the infrastructure (climbing up, hanging down, wrapping structural elements,etc.)
Character
Shade Intolerant
CONCEPT
Shade Tolerant
UD M MMO J H A S TA D I U R U BO I PA L C I N MU
RCH
SCH
OOL
D BLIN LE’S P PEO E HOM
R LY ELDE E HOM
Y TA R MILI E BAS
Platform
Connectors
Conceptual Model | Top View
Walkway
OOL
L TBA FOO D L E I F
SC & S HOOL PO S RT S
NTI A ZON L E
RES IDE
GREEN SECTIO N INTER
L ZONE
RESIDENTIA
COMMERCIAL ZONE
PUBLIC PLAYGROUND
RESIDENTIAL ZONE
RIVER CROSSING + LARGE INTERSECTION
SCH
L
Color Coding | Dividing the space into zones as landmarks
CONCEPT
CHU
OOL
BA LINK U + H CHR TO IE I CR GHW H OS AY SIN G
LIC PUB ROUND G P L AY
L RMA I N F O TO P S BUS
SCH
GREEN LINK BLOOMING TUNNEL WALK IN BETWEEN
SOUK
PLAY[UNDER]GROUND
Masterplan
SIT “DOWN”
SKATE PARK LIGHT TUNNEL
WALK IN BETWEEN
Conceptual Model | Underbridge Intervention
MASTERPLAN
Overall Section
SIT “DOWN”
CONNECTOR
SECTIONS
SOUK
SKATE PARK
STOP AND STARE
SECTIONS
SOUND MAZE
WALKWAY
SECTIONS
LIGHT TUNNEL
ELEVATED WALKWAY
BLOOMING TUNNEL
MAZE
PERSPECTIVES
SIT “DOWN” AREA
PERSPECTIVES
ELEVATED WALKWAY
EXISTING PLAYGROUND
CLIMB I STRUC NG TURE
NE
T
DE
SLI NGS
SWI
NGS
SWI
ZIP
CLIMB
LIN
E SL
ID
Play[under]Ground Plan
ING N ET
Sketches S2
ZOOM IN
S1
Section 1
ES
EXISTING PLAYGROUND
CLIMB I STRUC NG TURE
NE
T
DE
SLI NGS
SWI
NGS
SWI
ZIP
CLIMB
LIN
E SL
ID
Play[under]Ground Plan
ING N ET
Image References S2
ZOOM IN
S1
Section 2
ES
Section 2
Image References
ZOOM IN
Mood Image
CONCLUSION
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