Architecture
DISSOLVING BOUNDARIES
Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Architecture, Izmir
Turkey
Project idea
As seen in many ports around the world, the port of Beirut,
by its very nature, forms a border between the city and the sea.
The main purpose of the project is to create permeable and flexible
spaces by removing this border.
Project description
By creating various squares and
the axes leading to these squares, the borders between the local people,
tourists and port workers were removed and a unifying space has been
created.The city and its people have been infiltrated into the sea.
Technical information
The building has light and permaeble structure.