Rehabilitation of old City Tripoli Souks

Tripoli - Lebanon

Client: Council for Development and Reconstruction
 

The works include the following:
-Dismantling of all protruding elements like metallic awning, shop signs, shop curtains, panels floor tiles at shop curtains, floor tiles at shops entrance and steps for removing;
-Dismantling with care for restoration if necessary existing awnings, spandrels, doors and windows, balusters;
-Dismantling with care for further relocation existing AC units;
-Demolishing masonry or illegal elements: parapets, shops walls additions;
-Reparation and consolidation of structural system, and masonry damages before any finishes treatment;
-Restoration and treatment of wood structural elements;
-Restoration or replacement of different types of plaster with special care for historic plasters in general and with design in particular;
-Replacement of tiling to shops entrances in accordance with new sidewalks stone tiles;
-Restoration or replacement of wood and metal doors and windows with insertion of new metal box for shop signs locations;
-Restoration or replacement of wood and metal awnings, including rainwater drainage system and upper floors awnings;
-Restoration or replacement of spandrels "chamssiyat" in accordance with new doors designs;
-Replacement of all drainage buildings pipes at street level with cast iron pipes;
-Treatment of selected roofs with waterproofing membrane and treatment of all buildings parapets;
-Reparation or replacement of clay roofing tiles after wood structure check, zinc gutter and tubular clay units for terraces walls.