While neighboring the only natural landmark in Beirut, Minet Al Dalieh is one of the very rare public spaces on Beirut's costal line. It is also an extreme site due to its different topography and location on the beach. This project will revive this public space and attract more people and tourist to the site.
Minet Al Dalieh is one of the very rare public spaces on Beirut's costal line, having different types of activities.
It is an extreme site due to its different topography and location on the beach.
Another very important aspect is that It neighbors the only natural landmark in Beirut, the Pigeon Rocks also know as Rauche Rocks
The first problematic of the site is that people walking on the cornish have no view to the site. Another problematic is that the access to it is very minimal. Moreover, the restaurants on the cliff overlooking the Pigeon Rocks privatized the landmark by blocking it from the public cornish, only their costumers are allowed to see the Rocks.
Going back to the history of the site, in 1976 some merchants started to plant temporary structures on the cornish to sell their products, in a gradual process these temporary structures became more permanent and started to form a souk. The souk grew to occupy the whole cornish with negative and positive aspects. This illegal structure was demolished in 1982 due to the blocking of the landmark and the sea view.
Program: Reviving the old souk, with lebanese goods and lebanese vernacular arts. A recreational center housing the activities on site and many more. An observatory to the landmark and an exhibition for the tourists. A public park combining all the functions on site.
Some precedents learning how to construct on natural rock and with natural surroundings.
Massing process:
My intervention starts with public platforms between, above and under the restaurants overlooking the landmark and site. On the entrance of the site an elevated platform inviting people to walk towards it and get a good vision of the site. The natural existing road on site becomes the connection of all functions.
Recreational center built on the hill part of the site underground. Souk built on the flat part of the site following the natural road orientation, with accessible roof in order not to block the view of the Rocks. The observatory built on the rocks underground with a popup entrance indicating its location and not messing the rocks.
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It is an extreme site due to its different topography and location on the beach.
The first problematic of the site is that people walking on the cornish have no view to the site. Another problematic is that the access to it is very minimal. Moreover, the restaurants on the cliff overlooking the Pigeon Rocks privatized the landmark by blocking it from the public cornish, only their costumers are allowed to see the Rocks.
Program: Reviving the old souk, with lebanese goods and lebanese vernacular arts. A recreational center housing the activities on site and many more. An observatory to the landmark and an exhibition for the tourists. A public park combining all the functions on site.
Massing process:
My intervention starts with public platforms between, above and under the restaurants overlooking the landmark and site. On the entrance of the site an elevated platform inviting people to walk towards it and get a good vision of the site. The natural existing road on site becomes the connection of all functions.
Sections
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