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[UNDER] BRIDGE SPACES THE CASE OF YEREVAN [UNDER] BRIDGE Final Year Project | Kristelle Boulos | 06.05.14 American University of Beirut Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management
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[UNDER] BRIDGE SPACESTHE CASE OF YEREVAN [UNDER] BRIDGE
Final Year Project | Kristelle Boulos | 06.05.14
American University of BeirutFaculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management
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Green Public Spaces in Beirut
Road Network in Beirut
Streets perceived as public spaces
Mar Mikhael
Downtown
Hamra
Manara
Bourj Hammoud
Ain Al Mreisseh
Voids in the City
Basta Bridge
Elias El Hraoui Bridge
Charles Helou Bridge
Ring Bridge
Cola Bridge
El Wati Bridge
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Green Public Spaces in Beirut
Road Network in Beirut Voids in the City
Basta Bridge
Elias El Hraoui Bridge
Charles Helou Bridge
Ring Bridge
Cola Bridge
El Wati Bridge
Streets perceived as public spaces
Mar Mikhael
Downtown
Hamra
Manara
Bourj Hammoud
Ain Al Mreisseh
PR
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LEM
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LIC
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Green Public Spaces in Beirut
Road Network in Beirut Voids in the City
Basta Bridge
Elias El Hraoui Bridge
Charles Helou Bridge
Ring Bridge
Cola Bridge
El Wati Bridge
Streets perceived as public spaces
Mar Mikhael
Downtown
Hamra
Manara
Bourj Hammoud
Ain Al Mreisseh
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LEM
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LIC
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Green Public Spaces in Beirut
Road Network in Beirut Voids in the City
Basta Bridge
Elias El Hraoui Bridge
Charles Helou Bridge
Ring Bridge
Cola Bridge
El Wati Bridge
Streets perceived as public spaces
Mar Mikhael
Downtown
Hamra
Manara
Bourj Hammoud
Ain Al Mreisseh
Bridges in relation to Beirut (Administrative context) PR
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Studied Bridges
Bridges in relation to Beirut (Community context) PR
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Charles HelouRingBastaYerevan
El WatiElias el HraouiCola
VISION | Transforming underbridge spaces into public spaces
OBJECTIVES | Related to the Yerevan Bridge VIS
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Creating a new public place Engaging infrastructure in the design
VISION | Transforming underbridge spaces into public spaces
OBJECTIVES | Related to the Yerevan Bridge VIS
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Creating a new public place Engaging infrastructure in the design
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TYPOLOGY #1 • BASTA BRIDGETHE COMMUNITY INTRUDER
6.0
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DISCRETE
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSHOPS GROUNDFLOOR
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSHOPS GROUNDFLOOR
BRIDGE
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STEEL BOX
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Park
Green Empty Lots
Religious
Shops
Services
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TYPOLOGY #2 • EL WATI BRIDGETHE LOCAL ATTRACTOR
Green Empty Lots
Industrial
Entertainment
Garages/Workshops
Snacks/Restaurants
400
m
People Selling
Parked cars
Bus stop
People Standing
Pedestrian circulationGR
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STRIP OF LIGHT
DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE
DYNAMIC
INTERACTION
EPHEMERAL
BAD SMELL
CLOSTROPHOBIC
INDUSTRIALBUILDING
ROAD BRIDGESOUK AL AHAD
BRIDGE
RIVER
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TYPOLOGY #3 • CHARLES HELOU BRIDGETHE FORMAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
43.0
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DANGER
HARASSMENT
CLAUSTROPHOBICUNFRESH AIR
HOSTILITY
HIGHWAY CHARLES HELOU STATION RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
Green Empty Lots
Industrial
Residential
Shops
Snacks/Restaurants
650 m
Pedestrian circulation
People Sitting
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TYPOLOGY #4 • COLA BRIDGETHE INFORMAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
Green Empty Lots
Institutions
Residential
Shops
Snacks/Restaurants
450
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Pedestrian circulation
People Sitting
Parked cars
People Standing
People Selling
Bus stop
Army tank
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CHAOS
HONKING
MEETING POINT
LANDMARK
WELCOMING
RESIDENTIALBUILDING
ROAD ROADBRIDGE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSHOPS GROUNDFLOOR
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TYPOLOGY #5 • RING BRIDGETHE EMPTY TRANSIENT SPACE
Green Empty Lots
Construction Sites
Religious
Residential
Services
Snacks/Restaurants
300 m
People Sitting
Parked cars
People Standing
Bus stop
Pedestrian circulationGR
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NO MAN’S LAND
DESERT
OPENNESS
SEPARATION
PASSAGE
INDUSTRIALBUILDING
ROAD BRIDGE BRIDGE
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EMPTINESS
OPENNESS
VEHICLE ISLAND
RESTRICTIONS
UNAPPRECIATED
ROAD BRIDGE ROAD AN
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TYPOLOGY #6 • ELIAS EL HRAOUI BRIDGETHE GREEN UNUSED SPACE
Green Empty Lots
Planted Vegetation
Shops
Civic Buildings
Pedestrian circulation
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SIN EL FIL CHURCH
SCHOOL
SCHOOL
ASHRAFIEH
TYPOLOGY #4 THE INFORMAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
TYPOLOGY #1THE COMMUNITY INTRUDER
TYPOLOGY #1THE COMMUNITY INTRUDER
TYPOLOGY #1THE COMMUNITY INTRUDER
TYPOLOGY #1THE COMMUNITY INTRUDER
TYPOLOGY #6THE GREEN UNUSED SPACE
BOURJ HAMMOUDMUNICIPAL STADIUM
MILITARYBASE
FOOTBALLFIELD
ELDERLYHOME
SCHOOL
BAUCHRIEH
TYPOLOGY #3 THE FORMAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
TYPOLOGY #6THE GREEN UNUSED SPACE
TYPOLOGY #5THE EMPTY TRANSIENT SPACE
Yerevan key map & division of sub-typologies
LOCATION MAP | Yerevan Bridge
BLIND PEOPLE’SHOME
AshrafiehBEIRUT
Bourj Hammoud
YEREVAN BRIDGENabaa
Sin El Fil
#4 #1 #6
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RampResidential Building
Residential Building
Residential Building
Residential Building
Street Street StreetBridge Shop
Green RoundaboutRoad Bridge Road
TYPOLOGY #1THE COMMUNITY INTRUDER
Informal Bus StopRoad Bridge Road
TYPOLOGY #4 THE INFORMAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
TYPOLOGY #6THE GREEN UNUSED SPACE
#4 #1 #6
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RampResidential Building
Residential Building
Residential Building
Residential Building
Street Street StreetBridge Shop
Green RoundaboutRoad Bridge Road
TYPOLOGY #1THE COMMUNITY INTRUDER
Informal Bus StopRoad Bridge Road
TYPOLOGY #4 THE INFORMAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
TYPOLOGY #6THE GREEN UNUSED SPACE
#4 #1 #6
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RampResidential Building
Residential Building
Residential Building
Residential Building
Street Street StreetBridge Shop
Green RoundaboutRoad Bridge Road
TYPOLOGY #1THE COMMUNITY INTRUDER
Informal Bus StopRoad Bridge Road
TYPOLOGY #4 THE INFORMAL TRANSPORTATION HUB
TYPOLOGY #6THE GREEN UNUSED SPACE
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LIGHT ANALYSISVERTICALITY
ON
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IDG
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BUILDING USE & GROUD FLOOR USEOBSERVATION & ANALYSIS
Residential
Commercial
Institutions
Green Open Spaces
Construction Sites
Vacant Lots
ON
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IDG
EU
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PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATIONOBSERVATION & ANALYSIS
Dense Pedestrian Traffic
Scattered Pedestrian Traffic
Bridge Pillars
ON
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VEHICULAR CIRCULATIONOBSERVATION & ANALYSIS
Primary Vehicular Roads
Secondary Vehicular Roads
TO ASHRAFIEH
TO BAUCHRIEH
TO BOURJ HAMMOUD
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TYPOLOGIES • Different design typologies STANDARD DIMENSIONS
REFERENCE IMAGESSITE SCALE CONCEPT • Hybrid Infrastructure System
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Composed of mixed character or parts.
Basic physical s t r u c t u r e s needed for the operation of a society.
A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular.
Enclosed ActivitiesDisconnection from contextNarrow Surrounding
Connection to ContextWalking Experience Crossings & Walkways
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TYPOLOGIES • Different design typologies STANDARD DIMENSIONS
REFERENCE IMAGESSITE SCALE CONCEPT • Hybrid Infrastructure System
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Composed of mixed character or parts.
Basic physical s t r u c t u r e s needed for the operation of a society.
A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular.
Enclosed ActivitiesDisconnection from contextNarrow Surrounding
Connection to ContextWalking Experience Crossings & Walkways
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TYPOLOGIES • Different design typologies STANDARD DIMENSIONS
REFERENCE IMAGESSITE SCALE CONCEPT • Hybrid Infrastructure System
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Composed of mixed character or parts.
Basic physical s t r u c t u r e s needed for the operation of a society.
A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular.
Enclosed ActivitiesDisconnection from contextNarrow Surrounding
Connection to ContextWalking Experience Crossings & Walkways
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TYPOLOGIES • Different design typologies STANDARD DIMENSIONS
REFERENCE IMAGESSITE SCALE CONCEPT • Hybrid Infrastructure System
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Composed of mixed character or parts.
Basic physical s t r u c t u r e s needed for the operation of a society.
A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular.
Enclosed ActivitiesDisconnection from contextNarrow Surrounding
Connection to ContextWalking Experience Crossings & Walkways
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TYPOLOGIES • Different design typologies STANDARD DIMENSIONS
REFERENCE IMAGESSITE SCALE CONCEPT • Hybrid Infrastructure System
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Composed of mixed character or parts.
Basic physical s t r u c t u r e s needed for the operation of a society.
A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular.
Enclosed ActivitiesDisconnection from contextNarrow Surrounding
Connection to ContextWalking Experience Crossings & Walkways
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TYPOLOGIES • Different design typologies STANDARD DIMENSIONS
REFERENCE IMAGESSITE SCALE CONCEPT • Hybrid Infrastructure System
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Composed of mixed character or parts.
Basic physical s t r u c t u r e s needed for the operation of a society.
A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular.
Enclosed ActivitiesDisconnection from contextNarrow Surrounding
Connection to ContextWalking Experience Crossings & Walkways
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TYPOLOGIES • Different design typologies STANDARD DIMENSIONS
REFERENCE IMAGESSITE SCALE CONCEPT • Hybrid Infrastructure System
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Composed of mixed character or parts.
Basic physical s t r u c t u r e s needed for the operation of a society.
A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular.
Enclosed ActivitiesDisconnection from contextNarrow Surrounding
Connection to ContextWalking Experience Crossings & Walkways
CASE STUDY • MFO PARK, ZURICH Raderschall Landschaftsarchitekten Ag + Burckhardt & Partner Ag
CASE STUDY • RED RIBBON PARK, CHINA Turenscape
Character
Identity & Coherence
MATERIAL • SteelSteel would contrast with the massive concrete structure. It is much lighter, weight wise as well as texture wise.
Grated Steel
Steel Flooring
Steel Wire Rope Steel chain
LIVING SYSTEM • ClimbersClimbers 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.)
Shade Tolerant
Shade Intolerant
CO
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CASE STUDY • MFO PARK, ZURICH Raderschall Landschaftsarchitekten Ag + Burckhardt & Partner Ag
CASE STUDY • RED RIBBON PARK, CHINA Turenscape
Character
Identity & Coherence
MATERIAL • SteelSteel would contrast with the massive concrete structure. It is much lighter, weight wise as well as texture wise.
Grated Steel
Steel Flooring
Steel Wire Rope Steel chain
LIVING SYSTEM • ClimbersClimbers 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.)
Shade Tolerant
Shade Intolerant
CO
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CASE STUDY • MFO PARK, ZURICH Raderschall Landschaftsarchitekten Ag + Burckhardt & Partner Ag
CASE STUDY • RED RIBBON PARK, CHINA Turenscape
Character
Identity & Coherence
MATERIAL • SteelSteel would contrast with the massive concrete structure. It is much lighter, weight wise as well as texture wise.
Grated Steel
Steel Flooring
Steel Wire Rope Steel chain
LIVING SYSTEM • ClimbersClimbers 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.)
Shade Tolerant
Shade Intolerant
CO
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CASE STUDY • MFO PARK, ZURICH Raderschall Landschaftsarchitekten Ag + Burckhardt & Partner Ag
CASE STUDY • RED RIBBON PARK, CHINA Turenscape
Character
Identity & Coherence
MATERIAL • SteelSteel would contrast with the massive concrete structure. It is much lighter, weight wise as well as texture wise.
Grated Steel
Steel Flooring
Steel Wire Rope Steel chain
LIVING SYSTEM • ClimbersClimbers 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.)
Shade Tolerant
Shade Intolerant
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Color Coding | Dividing the space into zones as landmarks Platform Connectors Walkway
Conceptual Model | Top View CO
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Conceptual Model | Underbridge Intervention
WALK IN BETWEEN
BLOOMING TUNNEL
PLAY[UNDER]GROUND
SOUK
SIT “DOWN”
GREEN LINK
LIGHT TUNNELSKATE PARK
WALK IN BETWEEN
CONNECTOR SE
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SOUK
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SKATE PARK
SOUND MAZE
STOP AND STARE
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ELEVATED WALKWAY MAZE
BLOOMING TUNNEL
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SketchesPlay[under]Ground Plan
Section 1
S1 S2
SLIDE
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NET
CLIMBING NET
SWINGS
SWINGS
CLIMBING STRUCTURE
EXISTINGPLAYGROUND
ZIP LINE
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Image References
Section 2
Play[under]Ground PlanS1 S2
SLIDE
SLIDES
NET
CLIMBING NET
SWINGS
SWINGS
CLIMBING STRUCTURE
EXISTINGPLAYGROUND
ZIP LINE
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Image ReferencesMood Image
Section 2
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