Seeds Of Life

Beirut Arab university, Faculty of Architecture, Tripoli

Project idea

THIS PROJECT IS AN ECO-PERFORMING ARTS PARK IN THE MIDST OF AN ABANDONED QUARRY IN THE NORTH. IT CONTAINS DYNAMIC SPACES AND THEATRICAL SCENES THAT ENHANCE THE USER EXPERIENCE AND PROMOTE OUR LOCAL PERFORMERS. IT'S AN ATTEMPT AT THE REVITALIZATION OF A SITE THAT HOLDS GREAT ARCHITECTURAL AND NATURAL POTENTIAL. THUS, THE CHOSEN • APPROACH BENEFITS FROM ITS STRATEGIC LOCATION AND REVIVES ITS INDUSTRIAL SURROUNDINGS BY IMPLEMENTING A NEW FACADE AND VISION FOR THIS ZONE. THE HOPE IS TO BRING LIFE BY EXPLORING ALL BOUNDARIES AND EXISTING AS WELL AS ADDED FEATURES REVOLVING AROUND THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING A HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN.




ABANDONED QUARRIES REVITALIZATION
SINCE THE DAWN OF CIVILIZATION MINERALS HAVE SHAPED CULTURES, COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIES. THUS, HUMANS HAVE BEEN QUARRYING AND MINING USING HEAVY MACHINERY AND CAUSING NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT. NEVERTHELESS, QUARRIES ARE ABANDONED SPACES WITH LARGE POTENTIAL AND OPPORTUNITIES TO INVEST IN DEVELOPMENTS AND PROJECTS OF VARIOUS NATURES.



ANY
ECO-PARK GUIDELINES
ECO PARK DESIGN SHOULD PROVIDE CERTAIN
FEATURES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS THAT RESPECT THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORTS NATURE CONSERVATION. IT SHOULD ENHANCE WILDLIFE AND HUMAN VALUES BY CONNECTING THE LIVING BEINGS WITH NATURE.

Project description

CONCEPT & FORM DEVELOPMENT
WITHIN THIS ABANDONED LAND. LIFE WAS FOUND AS A SIGN THAT EVENTHIS QUARRY HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH AND LIVELINESS. THUS, THE CONCEPT STEMS FROM THIS PLANT FOUND BETWEEN THE RUBBLE AND SETS >> THAT SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE SITE.A ND AS IT GROWS THE COMPOSITION OF THIS PROJECT STARTS TO FORM AND DIVIDES THE LOT INTO ZONES OCCUPIED BY THE DESIGNATED FUNCTIONS.



GIVEN THE NATURE OF OUR SITE AND ITS TOPOGRAPHY, CERTAIN SAFETY AND ACCESSIBILITY MEASURES NEED TO BE
TAKEN IN ORDER TO ENSURE COMFORT
AND A RISK-FREE EXPERIENCE



INDOOR SAFETY IN ANY PROJECT IS IMPORTANT.WITHIN THE BUILDING SYSTEM, SAFETY SYSTMES AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS ARE FOUND TO ENSURE THE USER'S COMFORT.







A STORY BOARD: THE SEEDS OF LIFE
FROM A THEATRICAL ENTRANCE INTO AN ENGAGING EXPERIENCE A SERIES OF RANDOM SCENERIES
THE SERIES OF PERSPECTIVES SHOWN REVEAL THE ENTRANCE PATH AND THE ADDED AESTHETIC ELEMENTS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE EMPHASIS OF THE PERFORMING ARTS THEME IN THIS PARK. ONCE THE USER ENTERS, THE VISUAL PATHS WILL LEAD HIM TOWARDS THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS FOUND IN THE PROJECT. BETWEEN THE CRACKS, THE VARIOUS FEATURED LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS, THE BALLERINA, THE SCULPTURES, THE RHYTHMIC FOUNTAINS AND THE FLOATING OPEN-AIR THEATER, ENGAGE THE USER IN A FULLY IMMERSED EXPERIENCE. THE VISUALS AND THE SOUND EFFECTS COME TOGETHER TO SET THE PERFECT SCENE. FURTHER ALONG, THE ATMOSPHERE CONTINUES THROUGH THE MIX OF SHADE AND NATURE ALONG WITH THE FEATURES OF THE SITE.



THE SERIES OF SHOWN PERSPECTIVES PRESENT AN ATTEMPT TO HIGHLIGHT THE LIFE WITHIN THIS PROJECT. THEY SHOW VARIOUS SPACES, FROM REHEARSAL ROOMS TO INTERACTIVE COURTYARDS. THE PURPOSE IS TO EMPHASIZE THE DYNAMISM FOUND INSIDE THESE BUILDINGS WHICH WAS ALREADY REFLECTED THROUGH THE EXTERIOR DESIGN AND THE OUTDOOR PARK.

Technical information

COMPOSITE STEEL TRUSS SLAB AND BRACING DETAILS OF THE FIXATION OF THE CANTILEVER BUILDINGS IN
CONCRETE QUESTION TO THE PRE-EXISTANT WALL ON
CANTILEVER SITE FOR DESIGN PURPOSES.

-Universal Beam
STEEL FRAME STRUCTURE WITH CORRUGATED SLAB.