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Redevelopment of Iwanai
by yazanrashed
Compitition and workshop project : Urban Redevelopment
Location : Iwanai , Japan
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Team : Yazan Rashed, Fatimah Al Najjar
The Redevelopment of Iwanai port project was designed in the Winter school that I did with Curtin University in Australia.
Iwanal port has long been a symbol of economic activity in the area, with many ships entering as one of Hokkaido›s leading fishing bases. So it is a potential area for redevelopment sense. it is suffering from many issues like the lack of interaction between residents and the sea due to the lack of urban designed areas and services, the port does not contain any area for tourist attractions, and the port does not represent the Ainu Culture. so we started thinking about how we can reconnect. so as a solution for this, we build along the sea wall in a specific area in the port.
Site Selection :
The Site selected near to the center of the Town to be accesseble and to achive the idea of reconnecting between human and nature features.
Site Selection
Main Functions
relocate Funstiones
and Zones
: We did rezoning for the port and became a port with three zones instead of one zone, one of the three zones is for tourism because it's the nearest one to the city center and Cultural facilities, and for the sea bath location that we suggested for indoor activities in winter like swimming or having a cup of coffee on one of its' balconies with view to the ocean and mountains.
Goals :
-Reconnect the town to the Ocean
-Activating tourism and creating job opportunities
Objectives:
- Create a place to spend time with family, reflect, and be active, a community space.
-Provide the area with facilities that attract investments and tourists.
Actions:
- Build along the sea wall
- vegetate the coastal area
Detailed Zoning : https://youtu.be/cXQ016EG9H0
- Adding sculptures along the sea, incorporating Ainu culture and perspectives.
- Separating functions from each other ( commercial, industrial, Urban and tourism area ),Provide the area with more functions ( Visitor center, parks, shops, restaurants and cafes.
