"e" Homs restoration senior project by Nesreen Safi

“E” Homs Restoration senior Project |Done by : nesreen safi

| Arch 499 |

|Instructor: Dr. Salma Dwidar

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Choosing The Senior Project Case study The project and objectives Research outcome Programming Research and Site analysis Design concept Zones and circulation Design Environmental studies Structure and Details 3D perspective

Choosing the senior project

Choosing The Senior Project Introduction: Al khalediyah neighborhood is located in the center of Homs city in Syria ,it is the most affected area during the war in Syria. It was include a huge number of population before the war and when the war began it was the first region which is affected by destruction that led the people to leave the neighborhood to another place to feel safety. People during the war lost their homes, their works, their related and their memorizes. So when they will be returned back to the city, they want to find places to stay and work.

Choosing The Senior Project Al khalediyah neighborhood in Homs city has historical and social aspects: • khalid ben al waleed mosque has important meaning of the city because homs city called the city of Khaled ben Al-waleed it has historical importance • Also, has the shrine of Khaled ben Al-waleed. • Al khalidyah before the war was the major gathering point of a huge number of people based on the type of life and people they were live in alkhalidyah. They classified as poor people (low class and middleclass)and they had simple life in the neighborhood. • The neighborhood existed in a strategic area of the city

• It is known as the main gathering point of visitors and tourists from everywhere.

Choosing The Senior Project And according to many studies, observations and researches from the websites, statics and news and some people I met after they left the city and some of my relatives who were lived there before the war. I decided to have a trial in restoring and renovating of the functions of the area after the war that led to damage every thing there, to make it in a better way and having combination between traditional and modern way to get benefits for the locals and tourists of the city after war.

Web sites : Some websites have a vision to the same area, to restore the previous function and renovate the craftsmanship of the city to make it more traditional and beneficial in attracting the tourists after the war.

Case study

Rebuilding Old Downtowns: the Case of Doha, Qatar  Type Of project : rebuilding the old down town of

Doha  Architect: Gensler

 Total Area: 760000 m2  Location: Doha, the capital of Qatar It is also the administrative and economic center of the country

 Type of Users: • •

the citizens tourists

 Zones: • • • • •

Commercial & governmental offices Retail Hotel Residential Community, cultural, school, mosque, museum

Rebuilding Old Downtowns: the Case of Doha, Qatar Site Plan Analysis/ Weather Analysis

Primary Secondary

Rebuilding Old Downtowns: the Case of Doha, Qatar

Site Plan Analysis/ Buildings

Rebuilding Old Downtowns: the Case of Doha, Qatar The objectives of developing the“ Heart of Doha“ project and Sustainability studies: • To create a cohesive urban quarter offering a balanced and flexible mix of land use, public realm and social and cultural infrastructure • Providing modern design • To reduce the urban heat effect and thereby increase the proportion of the year when it is comfortable to use the outdoor spaces; designs should be developed • To- reduce car use. • • • • • •

To minimize the demand for water and ensure its efficiency To maximize energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions across the site. To facilitate community interaction and social exchange. To achieve a dynamic local economy focused on business/industries. To provide schooling within the development To promote social inclusion through the provision of housing for different social groups and classes and a mixture of single and family accommodation. • To promote sustainable waste management through the implementation of a waste and resources strategy.

The project and objectives

introduction Name of the project : “ E “ Homs restoration project which means in Arabic «Promise » And it is the first letter in Arabic words of “ restore” “spillover” Which the whole meaning relate to [ promise of restoring Homs city ] - Type of buildings: craftsman and commercial shops , motel, library, museums and landscapes that all related to the traditional meaning and functional restoration . - Type of users: Tourists, local people of workers, students and residents. [citizen] - Construction Area: around 100,000 M2 - Objectives: • Restoring the previous function with combination of cultural and modern aspects of the way of life. • Having new streets and landscape that fit the standard percentage of any neighborhood and urban standard. • Making the mosque reachable from surrounding directions. • Creating the unity between the different functions of the neighborhood.

goals The main goals of this project are: • Trying to return the life to the neighborhood by restoration the previous functions and re-organize them in a better way. • Al khalediya neighborhood had many slums and un organized area and the importance of this neighborhood is the existence of khaled ben al waleed mosque which is archaeological place according to UNICCO. And can affect the tourism in Homs city.so to make it traditional place and return its importance and meaning of it. • Also to have unity between the areas that surround the mosque, and to give the people were live there the enthusiasm of being there again and to grow the community after everything being demolished. • To restore the old craftsmanship and the tradition of the city which Homs city is very well known in hand made product such as: sewing and knitting

Research outcome

Considerations: Weather • • • • •

Courtyard Open paths Double glazing Water elements vegetation

urban functional spaces of the neighborhood 15%

Social Environment • • • •

Comfortable Interaction Learning traditional community

40%

Residential streets

35% 15%

landscape services

It is allowed to build only 70% of the total land area, and the rest is used as a yard”30%”.

It’s allowed to build a two floor buildings with 8.5m height for properties that are located on 6m width streets. It’s allowed to build a three floor buildings with 12m height for properties that are located more than 6m width streets. Retail shops can be opened on buildings ground floor that are located on more than 6m streets.

“E” Homs restoration project

What is the project?