DAMASCUS GATE Formal Informal Architecture | winter semester 2007 ee ( 4 The Old City walls - Building Regulations ‘The regulation as they appear today are the result ofthe British Mandatory times policy, Their aim was to keep the walls intact and to create a'green belt” saroundit, The consequence ofthis action today are completely detachment ofthe old «ty from the ret and difficulties ofthe old city inhabitants to renovate and rebuild their housesAnalyzing the old cty should by according to two criteria ‘Macro - cy structure, gates, main axis, street layout, the wall and open spaces. Micro - building typology, materials and social structure. ‘The textures determined by the proportions between the open space and the built area, Street Hierarchy is a esult of social family structure ~ Privacy ofthe family and modesty of the woman sat Lior GThe Old City Potential LayersStudy case - Rimon’s HouseThe Wall Fractal “The city walls, the facades walls and the house's walls. The dense texture almost forces one to find the solution within the walls themselves, By taking one step back from the walls a whole new space is revealed, potentially for movement, structural frame and the foundation for new functions.Living Against The WallAir Inordertokeep the ole riginal house technologie building solution mast be found