Medawar Sustainable Urban Redevelopment
Medawar Sustainable Urban Redevelopment
Residential and Industrial Compatibility
location: Medawar District, Beirut, Lebanon
date: 2013
project: Joanna Maria Daoud
Medawar district is located at the northern entrance of Beirut delimited by the port to the north, Charles Helou Avenue (the main traffic axis) to the south and Beirut River
to the east. The area is a predominantly mixed- use: semi-industrial, services, low-income residential, and commercial neighbourhood. The spatial distribution of industrial land uses creates an incompatibility between industrial and residential sectors. The proposal addresses the issues of incompatibility of industrial and residential land uses and engages the possibility of coexistence between both and benefit from their close location as opportunities of employment and labour. From sustainable development perspective the project aims to:
• Introduce a suitable model for the coexistence of residential and industrial activities with the vision of providing more environmentally responsible urban form.
• Enhance and protect the mix of function within the neighbourhood.
• Serve as an example for public agencies to consider in addressing other degraded districts in Beirut in an environmentally conscious manner.
Total area: 20 ha