Make Ashtarak an exemplary city

Project idea

Currently, historic structures in Armenia are at different degrees of protection, so it has been proposed to carry out the measurement of the technical condition of the above-mentioned structures within a detailed project.
The main points of the conceptual project are:
• Reconstruction and rehabilitation
• Reanimation
• Conservation
• Enhancement

Project description

Ashtarak is one of the most valuable and attractive cities in Armenia. The historical center of this city is in the deplorable condition and keeping on the building in that city center will help to keep not only the main architectural values but also will help to save the cities and country’s history as well.
The main idea of the project is to reconstruct the historical buildings and renovate them, give them the new functions and in that way help them to rehabilitate. During the researches it became clear that historical city can be transformed onto the new active zone for local people and tourists. It is possible to make main street pedestrian and put there some interesting and attractive zones (colorful shops, Armenian furnaces, wine stores, cafes and etc) based on traditional Armenian ceremonies.

Technical information

First of all, lots of research work has been done in the master plan of the historical center of the Ashtarak city. It was proposed to link the present city center with old one. After that it was proposed to solve problems with engineering. Moreover, there were designed some possible plans for existed house.
Some ways of reconstruction for facades were offered:
• Renovation of the valuable doors and windows
• Reconstruction of the existed wooden balconies
• Insertion of the new lighting and water wasting systems