AbstractA damage assessment was carried out to be

able to evaluate losses in the conflict of Naher

el Bared Camp. A study of the demands was

performed to set the criteria for the new camp

to be built. Based on the old camp and the

needs of the new one, a master plan was then

created to satisfy the new residents’ needs.

The design of a couple of structural elements

in the camp was done using structural analysis

software.

Project Goals•Reconstruction of home for all

previous residents

•Improvement of previous utilities and

services

•Allocating more space to public usage

and recreation

•Decreasing problems (crowdedness,

traffic congestions)

Project Components•Literature review of similar reconstruction

projects.

•Damage assessment of the destroyed

community.

•Study of the needs and demands of the future

camp.

•Master plan design

•Typical design of some buildings.

Structural Design of Camp ElementsAfter deciding on the various architectural drawings of some residential and

non-residential buildings, typical structural design was made. The design of a

typical residential building as well as a model school was done. The four story

residential building is composed of two 60m2 apartments. The school is an L-

shaped four story building. The two software Etabs and Safe were used for the

structural analysis and design. International design standards were adopted to

ensure safety and long-term durability.

Wind and Seismic loads were taken into account in all the designs, and shear

walls in different directions were added.

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Criteria Statistics

No. of families 5553

Average no. of persons per family 5

No. of students 9742

No. of medical patients per day 210

No. of damaged buildings 748

No. of Rooms

Area of Units

No. of Units

% of Residential Apartments

No. of Buildings Footprint

1 45m2 485 10.5 61 0.0088 km2

2 65m2 1870 40.3 234 0.0443 km2

3 85m2 1550 33.4 194 0.0457 km2

4 115m2 580 12.5 73 0.0222 km2

5 145m2 120 2.6 15 0.0056 km2

6 170m2 30 0.6 4 0.0017 km2

Total 4635 100% 581 0.1283 km2

Areas outside camp Area(m2)

NGO's 4,010

Community based centers 5,595

Education 20,780

Facilities 1,305

Total 31,690

Plots Plot Area Surface Exp Floor area # floors Built Unit Area

Residential 117,500 75% 88,125 4 352,500

Public 5,000 50% 2,500 2 5,000

Facilities 2,000 50% 1,000 2 2,000

Commercial 25% 12,500 1 12,500

Entertainment 15% 2,900 1 2,900

Total 124,500 374,900

Residential Layout

Demands of NBC

Reconstruction of Nahr el Bared CampAyoub Ayoub, Mohammad El Ghotmeh, Mohammad El Hariri,

Moemen Hajjar, Haidar Kheireddine

Master Plan Design

• Residential layout

• Transportation layout

• Pedestrian layout

• Commercial layout

• Social and religious layout

Land Use

Transportation LayoutA major ring road is introduced at the periphery of the camp,

which will reduce congestion. In addition, parallel to the main road

in the camp, two one-way roads of opposite directions are added,

one from each side.