One of the main concerns of a site
study is the relationship of that site with its surrounding. After having understood the comparison between
the Palmanuova Plan and Da Vinci’s sketch (view of Milan), the question of
where and how to draw boundaries rises. Porous boundaries are preferable since
it helps question and figure the connection of the site to its surroundings. In
addition, a site is characterized by the different scales of activity around
it. Taking the Harbor of Jounieh, it is surrounded by a military area, hotels,
restaurants, public parks across the street and private areas, therefore this
site can be described as a cultural commercial and active public space. Sites
are perceived differently by people; each person looks at what interests him,
therefore the boundaries of the site also change depending on who’s looking. A
designer should keep in mind that sites can change beyond their control and
hence analyze the site continuously.
What determines the behavior of a
site is the internal relationship of its parts. So as much as the form of the
site and the forms of the building around it is important, designers should
give greater attention to the forms connecting the site to the buildings around
it. A designer should classify these forms into basic geometric forms in order
to understand the proportions of not only each form by itself, but the
relationship between individual elements as well. This is important to help
read the history of the buildings. For example, similar parts were added to the
Mosque at Cordoba, forms that were established locally, and therefore kept the
same image and reflected the same history. As for Le Corbusier’s Venice
Hospital, the different parts used do not give it a unified image, and
therefore it doesn’t not reflect the history of the land. Concerning the
Jounieh site, we have to think about what the site tells us about the history
of the land, looking at the forms of the building and what they refer to, and
question whether they give the land a unified image or a mixed composition.
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