Abstract
Long Ago, as a means to running errands and go on carrying normal activities, people started getting involved in commerce. It started in Amman when the Circassions and Chenchens first settled in the valley and later immigrants form Bilad Al Sham. More and more merchant shops appeared, therefore forming the market.
These shops, later on, developed in one direction into sophisticated ‘arcades’ and in others into today’s street markets. i.e: Share' Al Wakalat. Due to weather conditions, arcades were a sensible decision.
This lead to the main problem of static traffic resulted by the increasing of car ownership. The involvement of major marketing and retailing companies increased population and demand; all lead to efforts to find solutions …show more content…
1. Settling in the Valley
The first form of urban space that developed in Amman was determined by the natural morphology of the narrow valley and the presence of water along which cell Amman ran, along which archeological monuments were located on the sides of the old Roman Ampitheatre. The valley and the immediate slopes of surrounding mountains especially the citadel Jabal Amman and Jabal il Jofa provided a natural container for the earliest form of urban space in Amman. As a result, the narrow streets along the alley formed the earliest Amman communities of simple and somewhat scattered houses.
2. Climbing The Mountain
The strategic location of Amman among Bilad Al Sham, being a connection to Ma'an, Salt, Palestine and Hijaz railroad attracted merchants, workers, farmers from Syria, Lebanon and Palestine which helped flourish a commercial Souq; this lead to a steady growth of the City center - Our Downtown. Settlements started to appear on higher ground and a distinct pattern of building up slopes started to develop.
3. Occupying Mountain …show more content…
Not only did the use of escalators and stairs provide more vertical and maximum use of a plot of land, but also encourages shoppers themselves to walk around more, see more and shop more. Suddenly, the 1st floor isn’t anymore special than the 4th floor, they’re all easily accessible (Figure 29,30). “The challenge of this type of mall is to overcome the natural tendency of shoppers to move horizontally and encourage shoppers to move upwards and downwards”
.”
In fact, Escalators are an upgrade of The Long Stairs !
Remember that long flight of stairs; that only by looking at shortens our breath?
Long Stairs were there all along, only people disliked its usage, it’s understandable why!
Escalators and Elevators encouraged vertical growth, making the best use out of a limited piece of land with many gates, making it accessible from many areas; thus reducing vehicular and pedestrian traffic. (Figure
Long Ago, as a means to running errands and go on carrying normal activities, people started getting involved in commerce. It started in Amman when the Circassions and Chenchens first settled in the valley and later immigrants form Bilad Al Sham. More and more merchant shops appeared, therefore forming the market.
These shops, later on, developed in one direction into sophisticated ‘arcades’ and in others into today’s street markets. i.e: Share' Al Wakalat. Due to weather conditions, arcades were a sensible decision.
This lead to the main problem of static traffic resulted by the increasing of car ownership. The involvement of major marketing and retailing companies increased population and demand; all lead to efforts to find solutions …show more content…
1. Settling in the Valley
The first form of urban space that developed in Amman was determined by the natural morphology of the narrow valley and the presence of water along which cell Amman ran, along which archeological monuments were located on the sides of the old Roman Ampitheatre. The valley and the immediate slopes of surrounding mountains especially the citadel Jabal Amman and Jabal il Jofa provided a natural container for the earliest form of urban space in Amman. As a result, the narrow streets along the alley formed the earliest Amman communities of simple and somewhat scattered houses.
2. Climbing The Mountain
The strategic location of Amman among Bilad Al Sham, being a connection to Ma'an, Salt, Palestine and Hijaz railroad attracted merchants, workers, farmers from Syria, Lebanon and Palestine which helped flourish a commercial Souq; this lead to a steady growth of the City center - Our Downtown. Settlements started to appear on higher ground and a distinct pattern of building up slopes started to develop.
3. Occupying Mountain …show more content…
Not only did the use of escalators and stairs provide more vertical and maximum use of a plot of land, but also encourages shoppers themselves to walk around more, see more and shop more. Suddenly, the 1st floor isn’t anymore special than the 4th floor, they’re all easily accessible (Figure 29,30). “The challenge of this type of mall is to overcome the natural tendency of shoppers to move horizontally and encourage shoppers to move upwards and downwards”
.”
In fact, Escalators are an upgrade of The Long Stairs !
Remember that long flight of stairs; that only by looking at shortens our breath?
Long Stairs were there all along, only people disliked its usage, it’s understandable why!
Escalators and Elevators encouraged vertical growth, making the best use out of a limited piece of land with many gates, making it accessible from many areas; thus reducing vehicular and pedestrian traffic. (Figure