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The project includes dormitories for 2,500 students, a conference center, library, sports complex, 250,000 m² of landscaped areas, and supporting roads and infrastructure. The Lebanese Government aimed to centralize all Lebanese University faculties in a modern campus with green and extracurricular spaces, ensure proper functioning with key support facilities, and provide adequate road networks, utilities, and infrastructure to serve the main campus.
Feasibility Study
Master Planning
Concept & detailed design for architecture & engineering trades.
Programming Studies (Pre-Concept To Tender Documents)
Architect Of Record
Construction Supervision
Operation & Maintenance
Laceco responded to the above objectives by:
Designing a consistent urban framework that nevertheless provided a diversity in the individual architectural character of buildings.
Curating a seamless pedestrian experience in a site that had a challenging topography and was exposed to dominant winds.
Anchoring the site along three platforms linked to each other by a continuous game of terraces, stairs, suspended bridges and esplanades that gently slope down the length of the development.
Conducting value engineering and cost optimization studies to preserve economic viability of the development.
Laceco responded to the above needs by:
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Integrating of roads network in a high pedestrian occupancy area while respecting the pedestrian safety requirements, and creating 3,500 parking spaces,
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Designing the main Utility tunnel (1.8 km length) connecting all faculties and accessible for maintenance and repair. The technical tunnel comprises the bulk of the utilities: district heating and cooling pipes (18km), pressurized water supply, medium voltage, and low current,
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Designing two drainage networks: one for sewage water of 5 km length and the other for rainwater of 27 km length collecting the surface run-off in the campus and conveying it by gravity partially and by pumping to the public discharge points.
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Designing domestic and fire network, including a 150 m3water tower, 7,000‚Äâm3 main underground reservoir and pumping stations, and around 4km main piping with all corresponding appurtenances in and outside the Utility tunnel.
Designing the Irrigation system that is managed and operated through a centralized system, and that irrigates automatically all landscaped areas and streets.
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Designing of streets and landscaped areas lighting.
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Designing district heating and cooling plant (14,000 TR).
