Tarik Jdideh to Horsh Beirut 14 December 2015

General scope � Engage youth from Tariq El Jdideh in

constructive activities � Enhance their sense of community

engagement � Rehabilitate the relation with Horsh Beirut

Engage youth from TEJ

Community engagement

Strategy of intervention �  Create a green path that would link the area to Horsh Beirut

�  Recruit 30 youth from unprivileged neighborhoods

�  Fostering their teambuilding and community engagement

�  Increase awareness about the importance of public spaces

�  Train them on how to design, maintain and run public spaces

�  To maximize the usage of existing resources

�  Feeling of responsibility and ownership of these spaces within

the community

Green path to Horsh Beirut

Public spaces in TEJ

Increase awareness

Lot #2324 Rabbat Bldg. Early modern architecture

Detailed Scope �  Planning workshops (work on historical documents, maps, etc.)

�  Urban tours (interacting with the community, gathering

information, identifying needs, etc.)

�  Mapping of the generic landmarks (interesting bldgs., cafes,

alleyways, tree, shop, etc.)

�  Mapping of the monumental landmarks (mosque, university,

stadium, etc.)

�  Green path to Horsh Beirut

Workshops

Workshops were held at the scouts of Al-Jarrah in Tarik El

Jdideh. Participants explored various documents, here is an

example of a comparison between a recent aerial

photograph and a historical map of the Arab University

Campus where the “sand prison” once stood.

Urban tours

Lot #1801 Al Samman Bldg

Mapping the Landmarks

Generic Landmarks

Kahwat Doghan

Generic Landmarks

Generic Landmarks

Lot #3491 Jalloul Bldg.

Monumental Landmarks

Monumental Landmarks

Monumental Landmarks

Path to Horsh Beirut

HORSH BEIRUT

Path to Horsh Beirut

HORSH BEIRUT

item description measure.unit quantity unit.price total.price reference.in.Tarik.El.Jdideh link.to.interesting.examples

1

tree.(Delonix.regia.or.

Jacaranda) number 100 similar.to.existing.trees.along.Tarik.El.Jdideh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacaranda.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delonix_regia

2 bench number 15 bench.opt..1 bench.opt..2

3

plastic.garbage.bin.

(small,.to.be.attached.to.

street.poles) number 33 like.the.Sukleen.ones.already.installed.in.Beirut

4

indication.plate."to.

horsh.Beirut" number 5

5

landmark.plate.to.be.

fixed.on.bldg.. number 1

Lot.#1845:.Interesting.early.modern.bldg.with.

horizontal.slits.on.bottom.of.balconies.and.vertical.

ones.on.stairs.for.ventilation.

6

landmark.plate.to.be.

fixed.on.bldg.. number 1

Lot.#3718:.Rahme.bldg.,.Modernist.architecture.with.

generous.detailing.on.facades.(some.exaggeration.

within.the.horizontal.slits.on.the.balconies).and.

generous.lobby.on.Mekkawi.Street.(beautiful.random.

floor.tiles.and.mosaic.wall.tiles.2x2cm)

http://www.intersignal.fr/en/products/intersi

gnalWheritageWsignage/intersignalWheritageW

signageWenx515aaf110000000000011809.htm

7

landmark.plate.to.be.

fixed.on.bldg.. number 1

Lot.#4097:.Mekkawi.Bldg..by.polish.architect.Karol.

Schayer,.with.clarity.in.volumes.and.treatment.of.

openings.(Split.shutters)..On.main.facades,.glazing.of.

balconies.disrupts.architect's.initial.intentions.of.

mass.and.void.

8

landmark.pole.to.be.

fixed.in.the.ground. number 1

Lot.#1761:.Empty.parcel.still.allowing.views.towards.

the.mountains.visible.behind.Horsh.Beirut

http://www.intersignal.fr/en/products/intersi

gnalWheritageWsignage/intersignalWheritageW

signageWenx515aaf110000000000011809.htm

8a

option.for.incorporated.

photovoltaic.panels.for.

lighting.the.plate.(same.

as.park.meters?) number 1

Lot.#1761:.Empty.parcel.still.allowing.views.towards.

the.mountains.visible.behind.Horsh.Beirut http://www.yelloblue.com/pv1/

9

landmark.pole.to.be.

fixed.in.the.ground. number 1 beginning.of.Jahez.street.

http://www.intersignal.fr/en/products/intersi

gnalWheritageWsignage/intersignalWheritageW

signageWenx515aaf110000000000011809.htm

9a

option.for.incorporated.

photovoltaic.panels.for.

lighting.the.plate.(same.

as.park.meters?) number 1 beginning.of.Jahez.street. http://www.yelloblue.com/pv1/

10

landmark.pole.to.be.

fixed.in.the.ground.with.

detailed.info.about.

opening.hours,.rules,.

etc.. number 1 Horsh.Beirut.TEK.entrance.(west)

http://www.intersignal.fr/en/products/intersi

gnalWnatureWsignage/intersignalWtouristW

informationWsignageW

enx515aaf110000000000011677.htm

10a

option.for.incorporated.

photovoltaic.panels.for.

lighting.the.plate.(same.

as.park.meters?) number 1 Horsh.Beirut.TEK.entrance.(west) http://www.yelloblue.com/pv1/

11

raised.pedestrian.

crossing.on.22.

Novembre.street.with..

related.steel.poles,.

traffic.light,.speed.limit.

signage.etc...One.for..

each.vehicular.lanes. number 2

crossing.from.Mekkawi.street.to.Horsh.Beirut.

western.entrance

Path to Horsh Beirut

Synthesis

Results � Flyer/map for urban guided tours � Booklet about the TEJ workshop � Physical interventions (Signage on

landmarks, Enhancing Mekkawi Street)

Maps

Map 1959

Map 1940

Map 1922

Tour #1

Tour #2

Tour #3

NAHNOO NAJI ASSI ARCHITECTS AL-JARRAH SCOUTS PARTICPANTS FROM TARIK EL JDIDEH: Souheil Saade Hussein Younes Fadia Younes Joumana Hamandi Youssef Agha Mohamad Younes Hanan Hamandi Ibrahim Balhas Rami Hamandi Mohamad Damaj Mohamad Seaifan Ahmad Hachach Nader Najjar Fatima Ghalayini Lamice El Aaraj Tina Najia

Participants