"Zeytouneh Square" Public Park in BCD

Rabih · August 18th, 2011, 08:02 AM

Solidere has unveiled its latest landscaping development in Beirut City Center by the name of 'Zeytouneh Square'. The latter is a new public space located in Mina Al Hosn behind the famous Starco building, close to the waterfront hotels area.

Hassoun · August 18th, 2011, 11:03 AM

Please SOLIDERE,more of these projects

MARTYR · August 18th, 2011, 07:45 PM

just saw a report about this on MTV, it's complete and open to public...

Hassoun · August 18th, 2011, 07:54 PM

Looking good

i love these little public parks scattered across the downtown area.

MARTYR · August 18th, 2011, 08:26 PM

yeah i'm really psyched about all these public parks but i'm having mixed feelings regarding this one's design... though i think it will look a million times better once all trees are full grown !!

Abbas1 · August 19th, 2011, 12:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MARTYR

just saw a report about this on MTV, it's complete and open to public...

to which public !? can the usual people afford a cup of coffee in that area ? those times when anyone could afford to spend time in those places are over. central beirut is only for rich people.

GAJ1992 · August 19th, 2011, 03:23 PM

location on wikimpia?

Hassoun · August 20th, 2011, 03:59 AM

So this is turned up to be part of a big project called 'The Shoreline Walk' by Solidere,

This is what I've found online.

Inspired by the qualities of the Old City, themes of shade, scale, levels, materials and movement are used to link the spaces, Solidere engaged Gustafson Porter to create The Shoreline Walk, a leisurely pedestrian promenade route that follows the line of the old coastline and straddles the boundary between the old and new cities while capturing and restoring the energy and vigor of the old Corniche promenade.

Along the Shoreline Walk, five squares will provide areas to pause and relax: Harbour Square, All Saints Square, Shoreline Gardens, Zeytoune Square and Santiyeh Garden.

Research into each space revealed remnants of the character of the pre-war city that had been forgotten or destroyed. Each ‘memory’ generates the development of each square’s atmosphere, aligned with the facilities and functions required by a contemporary city to create a network of complimentary spaces. These spaces will be essential elements in the revitalization of downtown Beirut.

MARTYR · August 21st, 2011, 01:32 AM

they said something about this in a previous solidere report, that the company is creating two trails: heritage trail and the shoreline walk!

lebz06 · August 22nd, 2011, 05:20 AM

http://wikimapia.org/#lat=33.8999165...9&z=19&l=0&m=b

lebz06 · August 22nd, 2011, 05:46 AM

Beautiful design!! I love these open spaces, and the plan for the Shoreline Walk looks really great!

And this is the plan for the entire Shoreline Walk:

Source: http://openbuildings.com/buildings/s...profile-40399#

MARTYR · August 22nd, 2011, 03:07 PM

http://nowlebanon.com/Arabic/NewsArt...aspx?ID=302073

AmeriLEB · August 22nd, 2011, 08:54 PM

Really nice..and i agree when the trees grow it will be really beautiful....needs shade

Hassoun · August 23rd, 2011, 01:52 AM

Do we know if works on the other parks, part of the shoreline walk, started already?

lebz06 · August 23rd, 2011, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hassoun

Do we know if works on the other parks, part of the shoreline walk, started already?

On Wikimapia it looks like some preliminary work has begun on Santiyeh Gardens but nothing too serious.

wissarb · June 11th, 2012, 06:28 PM

A few pieces of Rachana at Zeitouneh Square

June 11, 2012 12:04 AM By Chirine Lahoud

The Daily Star

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Culture/...#axzz1xV6NA93V

August 18th, 2011, 08:02 AM	#1
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August 18th, 2011, 07:45 PM	#3
MARTYR جنوبي حر Join Date: May 2008 Location: Saida Posts: 2,223 Likes (Received): 9	just saw a report about this on MTV, it's complete and open to public... __________________ يــــــا بــــــيــــــت صــــــامـــــــد بـــالجـــــــــنــــــــوب

August 18th, 2011, 07:54 PM	#4
Hassoun Son of the cedars Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,048 Likes (Received): 23	Looking good i love these little public parks scattered across the downtown area. __________________ Lebanon, Gateway to the Sun, Doorway to man's Spirit !

August 18th, 2011, 08:26 PM	#5
MARTYR جنوبي حر Join Date: May 2008 Location: Saida Posts: 2,223 Likes (Received): 9	yeah i'm really psyched about all these public parks but i'm having mixed feelings regarding this one's design... though i think it will look a million times better once all trees are full grown !! __________________ يــــــا بــــــيــــــت صــــــامـــــــد بـــالجـــــــــنــــــــوب

August 19th, 2011, 03:23 PM	#7
GAJ1992 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Beirut Posts: 333 Likes (Received): 9	location on wikimpia?

August 20th, 2011, 03:59 AM	#8
Hassoun Son of the cedars Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,048 Likes (Received): 23	So this is turned up to be part of a big project called 'The Shoreline Walk' by Solidere, This is what I've found online. Inspired by the qualities of the Old City, themes of shade, scale, levels, materials and movement are used to link the spaces, Solidere engaged Gustafson Porter to create The Shoreline Walk, a leisurely pedestrian promenade route that follows the line of the old coastline and straddles the boundary between the old and new cities while capturing and restoring the energy and vigor of the old Corniche promenade. Along the Shoreline Walk, five squares will provide areas to pause and relax: Harbour Square, All Saints Square, Shoreline Gardens, Zeytoune Square and Santiyeh Garden. Research into each space revealed remnants of the character of the pre-war city that had been forgotten or destroyed. Each ‘memory’ generates the development of each square’s atmosphere, aligned with the facilities and functions required by a contemporary city to create a network of complimentary spaces. These spaces will be essential elements in the revitalization of downtown Beirut. __________________ Lebanon, Gateway to the Sun, Doorway to man's Spirit !

August 21st, 2011, 01:32 AM	#9
MARTYR جنوبي حر Join Date: May 2008 Location: Saida Posts: 2,223 Likes (Received): 9	they said something about this in a previous solidere report, that the company is creating two trails: heritage trail and the shoreline walk! __________________ يــــــا بــــــيــــــت صــــــامـــــــد بـــالجـــــــــنــــــــوب

August 22nd, 2011, 05:20 AM	#10
lebz06 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New York/Beirut Posts: 68 Likes (Received): 0	http://wikimapia.org/#lat=33.8999165...9&z=19&l=0&m=b

August 22nd, 2011, 05:46 AM	#11
lebz06 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New York/Beirut Posts: 68 Likes (Received): 0	Beautiful design!! I love these open spaces, and the plan for the Shoreline Walk looks really great! And this is the plan for the entire Shoreline Walk: Source: http://openbuildings.com/buildings/s...profile-40399#

August 22nd, 2011, 03:07 PM	#12
MARTYR جنوبي حر Join Date: May 2008 Location: Saida Posts: 2,223 Likes (Received): 9	http://nowlebanon.com/Arabic/NewsArt...aspx?ID=302073 __________________ يــــــا بــــــيــــــت صــــــامـــــــد بـــالجـــــــــنــــــــوب

August 22nd, 2011, 08:54 PM	#13
AmeriLEB Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,060 Likes (Received): 4	Really nice..and i agree when the trees grow it will be really beautiful....needs shade

August 23rd, 2011, 01:52 AM	#14
Hassoun Son of the cedars Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,048 Likes (Received): 23	Do we know if works on the other parks, part of the shoreline walk, started already? __________________ Lebanon, Gateway to the Sun, Doorway to man's Spirit !

June 11th, 2012, 06:28 PM	#16
wissarb Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 264 Likes (Received): 18	A few pieces of Rachana at Zeitouneh Square June 11, 2012 12:04 AM By Chirine Lahoud The Daily Star http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Culture/...#axzz1xV6NA93V

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