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Day 18

Chara-ani Public Stairs / EVA Studio 

Hello people
hope you're having a fun weekend.

Today I decided to take the day off, but I couldn't take yesterday's project out of my head, how the wrong understanding of the cultural and social context of a site can ruin the whole project.  
Therefore I started searching for public space projects that managed to reflect the real needs of the residents. 

The project takes place in the Qoubbeh neighborhood in Tripoli, Lebanon. for 3 years the neighborhood was a conflicted land. The war traces could be seen in the bullet-covered facades. The project's main intention is to help the residents reclaim the public space in their neighborhood. 

The public space is defined through the stairs that connect the neighborhood together and to the historic part of the city.  the stair's steps are the playground for the children, the cafe for the mothers, and the workplace for bakers. 

The architects started by holding up meetings with different social groups to understand their needs and the social context of these stairs in their life. they ended up making small changes that helped the stairs to gain their own identity. 

The principles were to adopt locally-manufactured cement tiles with local techniques, paint different walls, add urban furniture, and grow orange and lemon trees. 
 


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Location: Qoubbeh, Tripoli, Lebanon

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