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Solidere and SI: Private sector urban development City development strategies conference, Barcelona, 14-15 March, 2011

Angus Gavin Urban Development Division Head, Solidere Copyright 2010 Š SOLIDERE

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Beirut and its City Center Rafik Hariri International Airport

Urban Highway

Beirut City Center

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SUSTAINABLE MIXED-USE CENTRAL AREA [NOT CBD] COMBINING NEW AND OLD EXTENSIVE PUBLIC REALM PLACEMAKING AT THE HUMAN SCALE

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City Center Statistics

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The City Center covers 191 hectares: 118 of pre-war city center, 73 reclaimed from the sea, enclosing a 25 ha wartime dumpsite.

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Public Domain comprises 93 ha: 55 in road ROW’s, 38 in public open space.

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98 ha allocated for development and retained buildings, including 22 ha of religious and state property.

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Master Plan provides an urban design framework for a residential and mixeduse city center: development target 4.69M sqm.

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City Center planned for 40,000 residents, will create 105,000 jobs.

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Land development costs $2B, development costs $108B.

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80% developed by third party investors; 20% by Solidere, plus revenue from rent and franchise services.

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2010 status: 50% BUA sold or developed, 50% remaining.

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Beirut City Center Master Plan

New Waterfront District Boundary

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Beirut City Center Institutional Framework

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Solidere a form of Public Private Partnership: private development corporation formed by government decree.

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Existing owners took majority shares, new investors provided working capital.

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Solidere required to finance all infrastructure and land development costs in return for 29 Ha for new development land on the reclaimed area.

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All infrastructure and public domain delivered to public authorities on completion.

No public funding required for the project.

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Solidere committed to long term view: protects asset value through sophisticated development control and quality control regimes.

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Exchange Model Basis of PPP: New land in exchange for Infrastructure and Public Domain

New Waterfront District Boundary

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TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE Ring Road Improvements and Community Link Link

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LANDSCAPE FRAMEWORK

New Waterfront District Boundary

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Landscape Framework

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Emir Amine Garden

Khalil Gibran Garden

Samir Kassir Garden

Alliance Garden

Landscape Framework Martyrs’ Square Grand Axis Martyrs’ Square Grand Axis

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New Waterfront Development park West 8

Heritage conservation Garden of forgiveness

HERITAGE CONSERVATION: ROMAN BATHS

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PLACE MAKING

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HERITAGE CONSERVATION

Wadi Abou Jmil

CITY QUARTERS

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Saifi Village

CITY QUARTER: NORTH SAIFI

CONTEMPORARY VERSION OF

VERNACULAR

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Arch: Allies & Morison

Arch: Raphael Moneo – Samir Khairallah

CITY QUARTER: SOUKS

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LANDMARKS

HOTEL DISTRICT OFFICE TOWER Fumihiko Maki & Associates

THE LANDMARK JEAN NOUVEL

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LANDMARKS: HOTEL DISTRICT TOWERS

WAT&G

KPF

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Bofil

Herzog & de Meuron

Arch: Teknoarch by Alberto Catalano

HOUSE OF ARTS & CULTURE

CAISSON SEAWALL: CENTENNIAL STORM CRITERIA

CAISSON PRODUCTION LINE

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IN-SITU RECYCLING AND BIO-DEGRADATION

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EARLY MASSING CONCEPT

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DESTINATION OF CITY-WIDE CORNICHE PROMENADE

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New Waterfront District Searching for a Sustainability Framework  

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Mandated Scoring System Linked with broader performance targets reflecting Solidere brand

COURTESY OF ROGERS STIRK HARBOUR + PARTNERS AND BURO

Solidere International: Comparable urban projects

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AL ZORAH, UAE From Green Community to Parklands Resort

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Eastown, Cairo The Mall

Master Plan

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Jeddah Central District, KSA Mixed Use Area & Pedestrian Corridor Master Plan

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Algiers Bay New Urban Center

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Comparable Solidere models Monaco : sustainable city quarter on the sea

CANALS CAISSONS ‘DIGUE VERTE’

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