Bourj Hammoud Port (Waterfront)

[ramzi al malti]

Hi
I’m a final year student in the American University of Beirut and majoring in Landscape Design and Eco-System Management. My final year project is located in an important city in Lebanon called Bourj Hammoud. Basically the area of study starts of as a residential/commercial area (which is highly dense whether structure wise or population wise) and then is bisected by the highway and then the waterfront begins. This waterfronts is a heavy industrial area ranging from steel industry, to fuel storage tanks, to composting units…. All the wastes are dumped into the sea.

In addition to that, a lot of  pollution is occurring from water pollution to air pollution and to noise pollution. In this waterfront exists a fishermen harbor and is isolated from the society. My design concept is to integrate this harbor in the neighborhood  by making it a community space for the locals and further focusing on the  various fishermen activities (such as net weaving and boat making) without compromising them.

It would be really helpful if anyone can provide me with ideas on how to develop further in this case. Such as helping in ideas regarding the site analysis, site understanding, and further more design ideas.

[Trace One]

Ramzi, I grew up in Beirut in the sixties and seventies, before the serious pollution problems existed. I used to walk through AUB every day, although I understand the Landscape department is out in the Bekaa?

 

 Anyway, how about making your design focus more on  ‘sustainablity’ by building some natural systems on the waters edge that clean pollution before it gets dumped in the ocean? Artificial estuaries with appropriate plants can be designed to clean water, this has been done quite often and effectively. The artificial estuaries can be made attractive enough that walking areas can be located at appropriate spots along the waterfront, with some sort of ‘seafront village’ for crafts making businesses.

Just an idea, perhaps not what you are looking for.

 You can start with a base map that you print off of Google maps, if  you need a place to start.

 

 

[ramzi al malti]

thanks for the feedback ^^ actually the department is in the aub campus now the one in bekaa is for agriculture students. but yeh i already started just need new ideas. but thanks for the feedback ^^

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