House of Textiles, Beirut
Flagship Experience Center
B.E.U. Freiin von Hodenberg (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
O Caso – Mentor (TU Delft - History, Form & Aesthetics)
M. Mateljan – Mentor (TU Delft - History, Form & Aesthetics)
H.L. van der Meel – Mentor (TU Delft - Architectural Engineering)
MGF Overschie – Graduation committee member (TU Delft - Environmental Technology and Design)
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Abstract
The project 'House of Textiles' investigates the extent to which an architectural intervention is capable of giving hope, inspiration and encouraging innovation to a challenged place like Beirut. The project explores different ways of representing these assets through its architectural language and expression. Its significance for Lebanon’s textile production, the country’s waste crisis, as well as social and economic prospects is asking for an iconic landmark, which represents the building’s identity.
The formulation of these aspects in an architectural way is explored through spatial concepts that support their requirements. Strong visibility, accessibility, representation and adaptability are being tested in different layers. These aspects form the most important ingredients of the project. The question of how a building can represent the same level of innovation and development, as the proposed change in Lebanon’s textile industry has been guiding the design process.