Development of the Armenian Quarter

INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATION PROJECT

GATED COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT: “A CASE STUDY OF ARMENIAN QUARTER”

ARMENIAN QUARTER

THE OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM

BY: Harout Benlian & Rana Hamad

2 SITE ANALYSIS

2.2 MICRO SCALE

ARMENIAN QUARTER

ARMENIAN QUARTER

HISTORICALLY ,THEY ARE 2 DIFFERENT SEPERATED CONVENTS , THE FIRST ONE IS THE ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL , THE SECOND ONE HOLY ARCHANGEL CONVENT WHICH IN TRADITION ITS THE HOUSE O CAIAPHASOS ,THE BROTHER OF JESUS ,ALSO THERE IS AN OLD OLIVE TREE IN TIMES OF JESUS ACCORDING TO TRADITION ,.... ...LATER ARMENIANS BUIES THE REGION BETWEEN THE 2 CONVENTS AND THEY JOINED THEM TOGETHER AND SPREADED THERE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AT THE AREA BETWEEN THE 2 CONVENTS

THE EXPANDED AREA BETWEEN THE 2 MONESTRIES , WHERE THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND MOST OF PUBLIC SPACES ARE LOCATED THE AREA OF THAT PART APPROXIMATLY - 14 DUNMS .

Making space and community through memory

GATE OF PROPHET DAVID ARMENIAN CEMETERY

THE ARMENIAN QURTER IN CURRENT SITUATION , WHICH STARTED IN 4TH CENTURY AS A PILIGRAMGE PLACE FOR ARMENIANS AT ST JAMES CATHEDRAL TO COME TO JERUSALEM .

ST. JAMES CATHEDRAL THE COURTYARD OF ST JAMES CATHEDRAL HOLY ARCHANGLES CONVENT

THE ENTRANCE OF ST JAMES CONVENT THE ENTRANCE OF HOLY ARCHANGLES CONVENT

SECTION A-A

SECTION B-B

SECTION B-B

SECTION C-C

SECTION D-D

The entrance of Armenian club

back door leads

The entrance to main public spaces in front of the parking and opened to serve the school

Armenian St Saviour convent &cemetery The entrance of Armenian club

The back door leads to school

The door which is in front of the prophet david gate

The entrance to main public spaces in front of the parking and opened to serve the school

Armenian St Saviour convent &cemetery

The entrance of Armenian club

The back door leads to school

The door which is in front of the prophet david gate

ST.JAMES STREET

ARMENIAN PATRIARCHTE STREET

2.2.11 ARMENIAN MOTIFS IN JERUSALEM

Ceramic Armenian ceramic is well known in jerusalem , and distinguished the quarter ,Ceramics appeared in jerusalem in the 19th when they asked the Armenians to come from kotahia

Turkey to renovate the ceramics of the Dome of the rock , after that they setteled in jerusalem and oppend their worshops in the city ,and they decorated their quarter , churches , houses , street signs , and also buildings in west jerusalem.

Armenian tilling decorates Al-Nashashibi building and also it spreads in westren jerusalem houses such as Al-Baka

Gated Communities development: A case study of Armenian quarter

Stephan Karakheshian painted the street signs of jerusalem .

Germen colony and also Talbieh

SANDRONI workshop in Armenian Quarter

Excavations in Jerusalem 1961-1967

Excavations in Jerusalem 2021

Excavations in Jerusalem 1961-1967

Plans for the Ayyubid khan

Excavations in Jerusalem 1961-1967

Excavations in Jerusalem 2012- Byzantine mosaic

Gated Communities development: A case study of Armenian quarter

2.2.13 CONSTRUCTION RESTRICTIONS CONSTRUCTION RESTRICTIONS

1.2 Construction restrictions

Mapping the areas and areas in the district for which a special inspection is required at the time of planning,Since they contain special characteristics of the old city or elements for preservation, such as roofs Domes or observation points, or which are in the area in respect of which there is a restriction of construction such as a domain Restriction next to the old city walls. This, in addition to the monuments which are listed in the appendix broke off. These areas will be subject to special guidelines as follows:

1-On the distence of 10m from inside the city wall the construction is forbidden for any purpose .

2-In an area inside the city wall on distance about 50m that will ensure leaving open views (according to building restrection appendex) especially when the building exceeds the sidewalk wall level ,while leaving eyes open to waypoints in according to appendex of building construction .

Gated Communities development: A case study of Armenian quarter

Old city land use plan

Public green space Private green space Institutions space Resedential use

Quarter Plan

City Walls

Public Spaces

Restricted area beside city walls

Domes

Domes

Observation Area

Watchtowers

Land DivisionsAreas that can be built in Areas that needs improvment

Potentillities : Seminar needs /dormitions/workshops

Maintenance the existing Intervention: Improvement and construction in the case of new construction

Open green space - approved

Guest house /Hotel

Museaum /Cultural and heratige center

Information center

Religious strructure

Educational strructure

Potentillities :Heratige center/ information center/guest house

Potentillities : useful Museum /Cultural center gallaries or workshops

Residence/Dormitory

Seminar services

Trade Workshops

Renovation of residential buildings and improvement of housing welfare

The towers should be respected

JEWISH QUARTER

CHRISTIAN QUARTER

3.1 Project Introduction and Definition

After a comprehensive research for the Armenian Quarter in the old city of Jerusalem to study their culture, problems and needs, we believe that by focusing on empowering the population (especially youth) as agents of change involved in the process of rebuilding their neighborhood through culture and education to

3.2 Design Considerations and Drivers

Since the economic situation of the neighborhood residents needs to be developed, the proposed project program should support the economy of the neighborhood and the town as a whole.

3.3 Sustainability

ECONOMICAL Sustainablity

Growth, Development, Productivity, Trickle down

SOCIAL Sustainablity

Creating an intervention that aims at restoring the urban, social and cultural fabric of the Old City and achieving the primary goal of opening the gates of the Armenian quarter.

Built environment & public space using voids in buildings. Space to grow: Community garden ing,community play spaces Workshops for community members about the proj ect to participate in it. Events places for people

The need to create an inclusive environment to promote education as a step towards creating a fair and just society, inspired by the history of the craftsmanship that embodied in this quarter.

ENVIRONMENTAL Sustainablity

Taking into consideration the ruins that exist in the quarter at the program by combining traditional with modern to reflect the culture and the history of this holy place.

Relating the issue to the ecological side and the sustaina ble issues created a new way of thinking. would the project be the “ green lung for Armenian quarter?! it could be the green portion which help in intor ducing the idea of sustainble biuldings.

3.5 Program Component

Our project is focusing on “opening the gates” and transforming the Arminian quarter into an inclusive space to encourage equality and sustainability in our society. This has been achieved after a wide analysis on the site to understand needs, problems, challenges, and main strengths in the Arminian quarter. The design proposal components suggest a regeneration and reuse of some existing buildings, like turning the old buildings into art galleries, some workshops, and museums in order to create a tourist trail that connects the existing with our new complex that covers the needs of the locals. The complex contains a vocational center, galleries, public facilities, and up to 30 different residential units for families, individuals, or tourists, in addition to open spaces and an underground museum that tells the story of the place.

Gated Communities development: A case study of Armenian quarter

Land Boundaries

4. DESIGN

Our project is focusing on “opening the gates” and transforming the Arminian quarter into an inclusive space to encourage equality and sustainability in our society. This has been achieved after a wide analysis on the site to understand needs, problems, challenges, and main strengths in the Arminian quarter. The design proposal components suggest a regeneration and reuse of some existing buildings, like turning the old buildings into art galleries, some workshops, and museums in order to create a tourist trail that connects the existing with our new complex that covers the needs of the locals. The complex contains a vocational center, galleries, public facilities, and up to 30 different residential units for families, individuals, or tourists, in addition to open spaces and an underground museum that tells the story of the place.

Because each Armenian family has a mastery of different handcrafts such as ceramics, carving, photography, and printing, the vocational center functions as a unit for each family, with its own working space for up to 6 students, a resting area, and a gallery to sell the products. The front arcades are also spaces for students to work or exhibit their work.

Gated Communities development: A case study of Armenian quarter

First floor plan

Gated Communities development: A case study of Armenian quarter

Second floor plan

The museum is located on the ruins of an ancient Ayyubid Khan. With the least possible interventions, we tried to plant steel columns to carry the slab and the ramps to create an atmosphere that merges the past and the present to tell the story of this quarter and their people. As the land now serves the people as parking, it was challenging to keep this service for the Armenians and locals there, so after much research and with a few regulations because this UNESCO site is different than any other, we decided to make underground parking to offer the exact lots that exist now. The parking is located on the -3.30 m, which was completely stripped by the Department of Antiquities and only the Ayyubid Khan and the Byzantine floor were found.

Detailed diagram for ruins area and 3d shot

The watching tower is located on a Byzantine mosaic floor that was excavated in 2021, so as a mark on this zone, we suggested a watching tower to have a panoramic view all over Jerusalem.

Section A-A

First elevation

Second elevation

Third elevation

Second elevation

Third elevation

Section B-B

The main axis connects the monastery’s entrance with the main court of the complex; a watching tower, roof tops, and the ramps that lead to the ruins area; an amphitheater; and the city wall together form a public space for daily use or sessional events.

Considering the levels of privacy, another axis is suggested especially for the residential area, this area is designed really carefully, to create a place to live and settle in, all inspired by the existing context and used elements of the city of Jerusalem, like the use of “Mashrebyeh”, vaulted alleys and outdoor stairs.

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