黎巴嫩贝鲁特广场/Gustafson Porter

发布于：2023-05-21 22:18:02

Lebanon Beirut square
位置：黎巴嫩
分类：广场
内容：实景照片
景观设计：Gustafson Porter
图片来源：Gustafson Porter
图片：8张

在黎巴嫩的贝鲁特市中心地区，该项目的设计和建设者按照当地海岸线的走向，规划建设一系列的新的公共广场，并将它们连接在一起，整体上形成一个线性的形状。在十九世纪六十年代，贝鲁特市是一个集繁华的文化和宗教于一体的城市，然而在七十年代，战争也将这座城市几乎毁灭。在九十年代，政府在新的总体规划的指导下，重建了这座城市。

该广场项目建设完工后，将与周边的联系变得更加紧密。该广场建成之后，将作为举办贝鲁特现代文化活动和传统地方文化活动的主要场所。而在周边地区，也会有相应的配套设施来辅助，同时也会举行其他的一些文化活动，比如音乐会、节日庆祝活动和电影放映活动。广场的范围一直延伸到周边的道路。在广场周边的树阴下，都放置了经过特殊设计的长椅，周围游人提供了一个放松和休息的理想场所。在广场地势较低的地方，还有一个平静的水池，池中水缓缓地向北边流去。在水池和一些坡面之间，还架有不少的石桥。池水流经石桥，在那里游客可以利用池水洗手或者静静的坐下来倾听流水的声音。傍晚时分，柔和的日光斜照在树冠上，留下了长长的影子。

The Shoreline Walk project by Gustafson Porter is a proposal for a sequence of new public squares linked together as a linear route within the heart of downtown Beirut, Lebanon. In the 1960s, Beirut was a bustling melting pot of cultures and religions. But in 1975 civil war broke out and continued for 15 years, destroying the city centre and leaving the communities physically and mentally divided. The war ended in 1991 and faced with the huge task of rebuilding the city, the government created Solidere (the Lebanese Company for the Development and Reconstruction of Beirut Central District). Guided by a new master plan, Solider are successfully reconstructing the city. Areas have been preserved, others demolished and the war time landfill is being remediated creating a vast new 61 hectare business district projecting out into the Mediterranean Sea.

Situated to the south of the Old Shoreline Walk, Zeytoune Square is a key link to the surrounding city. The square will become a celebration of modern Beirut and a place for cultural activities. Terraces make utilize the existing slope to provide open space for cultural activities, such as concerts, festivals, films. The surfacing of the square is extended across the surrounding roads, by using bold paving colors the surfacing reads as one, uniting the enclosing buildings as one space. The bold paving patterns are inspired by the black and white patterning of the traditional architecture like Khan A ’sad Pasha in Damascus. The paving stripes change with the height of the ground plane creating a fractal landscape as the contrasting colors interact with the terraces. Throughout the square, specially designed benches placed under the branching shade of the Buhinia trees provides an ideal location to relax and rest in the city.

A grove of Royal Cuban palms will provide a visual link with the Shoreline Gardens. At the base of the trees lies a calm pool gently flowing towards the north edge, the water spills over in a long cascade, signalling the entrance to the square. A wide stone bridge crosses the lower pool and leads towards the black and white terraces which step up the slope, extruding from the ground plane like rock strata. Each terrace provides a platform of open space for activities such as markets, concerts or simply seating. A kiosk is placed on the upper terrace, selling newspapers to visitors at the top entrance. Passing up through the terraces is a subtle ramp, with angled geometry distorting the perspective and increasing the perceived size of the square. The sound and view of the top cascade entices the visitor up the path. From the top cascade a water rill tumbles along the edge of the path, down to the bridge and the lower pool. By the rill, three sets of oversized steps provide seating allowing views back across the terraces, under the spreading shade of Silk trees (Albizia julibrissim). The lower step drops down to the water rill, where visitors can wash their hands in the cool water or sit and listen to the tumbling sound. At sunset these terraces become illuminated by the soft glow of orange uplighters under the tree canopies, the cascades are lit from below by an intense blue hue. The edges of the terraces are emphasized by linear slits of light, reversing the day time shadows. The terraces culminate in a viewing platform at the top of the main path. Timber and stone benches placed under leafy shade allows views back down the space. The top pool appears bottomless reflecting the view as the water slips over the cascade edge. From this vantage point you will be able to watch the activities of the square, the tumbling water rill, the seating steps and the performance terraces. Beyond this, a panoramic view of the Shoreline gardens and the evolving city skyline illustrates the splendor and bustle of the redeveloped city, the bold stripes and acute angles of the square represent a dynamic future.