#UNDER C-BCD: "Zaitunay Bay (f. 'Town Quay')" | Beirut Marina

[Beiruti]

Zaitunay Bay

Formerly known as Town Quay

Beirut Marina

Beirut Central District (BCD) - Beirut, Lebanon

www.beirutwaterfront.com

Architects: Steven Holl and Nabil Gholam

From IDAL:

The Beirut Waterfront Development (BWD) is a joint venture between Solidere and Stow Waterfront.

The project, designed by Steven Holl in collaboration with Lebanese architect Nabil Gholam, comprises residential, commercial and recreational facilities. Around 12,000m2 of fully-serviced, furnished units will be available for sale. There will also be an 800-member yacht club and a health and fitness center, in addition to 9,000 m2 of commercial areas.

The project, expected to be completed in 2008, will cost an estimated US$72.74 million and provide 210 job opportunities.

International engineering and business consultant High-Point Rendel has been appointed construction manager for a prestige $39 million project in the Lebanon.

The Town Quay Development (TQD) is the second part of a scheme to transform Beirut’s Western Marina into a vibrant modern complex which includes a yacht club, restaurants and luxury apartments. Apartments in the four-storey block will have spectacular views of mountains, the Mediterranean and the marina.

The client is the Beirut Waterfront Development S.A.L. and international property developer Stow Securities. The TQD is linked to another high-profile US $200 million project by Stow Securities called the Marina Towers. The luxury complex, currently under construction, will be connected to
the yacht club by pedestrian underpass.

High-Point Rendel won the contract following completion of its previous major work on the Beirut Marina’s sea defences. In keeping with the company’s philosophy of “bringing certainty to delivery and mitigating risk” the construction management team took office in April and plans to achieve its brief by splitting the overall projects into a series of separate contracts, each designed, procured, built and managed as distinct entities. High-Point Rendel’s main scope of services for the project covers co-ordination of design, interface management, QA/QC providing procurement expertise, supervision of construction works, planning and programming.[/CENTER]

[Beiruti]

Here you can see construction beginning:

Originally Posted by Libano

[Lirtain]

Good news that they're starting this project.

The building has a bit funky design with the roof accessible by public from the street level. It gonna be scenic view from there.

[Nadini]

[john2890]

Originally Posted by Nadini

lol I guess so, the park in the first picture (on the left) looks great

park? i thought that area was gona be some kinda Grand-prix track. or maybe both? hmm...

[Hassoun]

there was a plan for both

[Nadini]

Originally Posted by john2890

park? i thought that area was gona be some kinda Grand-prix track. or maybe both? hmm...

I think reading this will answer your question:

By 1997 there was talk of a race in the war-shattered Lebanese capital Beirut in an effort to restore the international image which the city had enjoyed in the 1950s when it was one of the most glamorous spots in the Mediterranean. In August 1998 Lebanese businessman Georges Boutegy announced that he has signed a draft agreement with F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone to hold a Grand Prix in Beirut in the year 2003 and that F1 Race Director Charlie Whiting had been to the Lebanon to inspect a proposed track. A few weeks later Prince Albert of Monaco, on a state visit to Beirut, announced that Monaco was willing to help in the organization of an event. The plan announced at the time was for a track to run through the downtown area - destroyed in the fighting - but being rebuilt by a company owned by the Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Al-Hariri. This led to a dispute when another businessman called Khaled Altaki announced that he was going to build a new circuit close to the sea outside the city. Al-Hariri was replaced as Prime Minister and the new government announced that it was making major cutbacks. The Beirut GP has not been heard of since.

[AmeriLEB]

[AmeriLEB]

Its by Nabil Gholam...It is kinda weird but allows a pedestrian to "choose there own path" and to interact with others..Thats what they describe it as

[Hassoun]

That's Gonna be a Beirut landmark

[ainmreisiot]

Nadim Karam (remember the "Archaic Procession?"). See the architecture tab on his site:

http://www.hapsitus.com/

[AmeriLEB]

Ain- Your right...Heres another picture...its described as a 5-lane gangway

[14leb]

Renderings:

[Nadini]

courtesy of Terre Entiere

[Nadini]

nice little details on the wall

[LeB-iT]

finally! some work in progress...pics seem quite old right since the platinum tower is still half way up in it

[john2890]

i really hope THAT very tacky wall is temporary. waves/dolphins? Disney land?

[Lebanese Cedar]

Originally Posted by john2890

i really hope THAT very tacky wall is temporary. waves/dolphins? Disney land?

I don't think it's temporary.

It's just some basic decorations. It's better than a plain wall.

[AmeriLEB]

It kinda goes with the Phonecian theme..Dolphins were one of there symbols..like the Minoans in Crete..(who were decendents of the phonecians)...I think the pictures are of the landfill,where the park will be, next to the town quay

[Beiruti]

I didnt know that area was open to pedestrians already... looks good, we cant really complain at this point - at least they are working under the circumstances!