Introduction

War is a ruinous phenomenon that has been going on in our country for many years. Its greatest sign is the concrete T walls that surround the government offices, streets and houses of the authorities. These walls, which has been installed in different parts of the city in response to the urgent need for security, has often disrupted the urban process and reduced its beauty. The hope of every one of our compatriots is not to see or use these walls effectively in our cities.

In this regard, a proposal has been prepared for their re-use after the war ends and peace arrives in our homeland. The proposal is divided in five major categories. Each category provides a different use with one or more simple examples for achieving the usage.

Selection of which category to use where should be based on the size of the T wall, the numbers available and where they are located. Therefore every T wall must be re-used in the closest site nearby to ensure transportation costs are at the minimum. By re-using these walls we not only transit from an in war country to a post war urban society but also we can help in reduction of energy consumption and provide a sustainable development for our country in a whole.

Category I: Sitting Spaces

T walls can be turned into sitting spaces quiet easily. Here we present three simple forms of sitting places that can be made by simply rotating the T wall vertically. Other beneficial use of these walls will be to combine sitting places with green spaces; type I.

This category of usage might be useful all around the city; for example: Public spaces, Parks, Urban corridors, Commercial areas and so on. Simply anywhere where public sitting is needed these T walls can come in handy.

Category II: Pedestrian & Vehicle Paths

Other use of T walls will be to build public pedestrian and vehicle paths as these walls are strong enough to carry their weight. This idea comes with a limitation that in order to create equal paths we are going to need ample amount of these walls of the same desired size. Therefore their use might be limited to paths within public facilities, government building yards, parks, and so on that has shorter paths and are flexible enough for different wall sizes to use.

Other than these many short streets can also be paved with these walls but for this idea to be implemented, one must calculate the numbers walls available and the way they will be arranged on the ground before hand to insure projects full implementation and prevent from wall shortage.

Category III: Boundary Walls

The most typical use of T walls may be creating boundary walls as that was their purpose in the first place. Since this proposal is for when there are no immediate threats, these walls can be used to create more open boundaries around public facilities, parks and government buildings. These walls will be able to provide visual access and aesthetic feature not only to the facility they bound but also to the urban form entirely.

Four simple arrangements for creating such boundary walls are illustrated but they can be arranged in many different forms easily and cost effectively. Since these walls already bound government lands and facilities, hence by simply changing their arrangement the before mentioned benefits may be achieved on site.

Category IV: Bus Stops

Another simple use of T walls maybe in building typical bus stops around the city. For this category any method of turning T walls into sitting spaces mentioned in category I can be used along with a shelter that is supported on two other T walls. A special method of creating sitting space for the bus stop, which also has a special space for the handicapped persons, is illustrated for this category.

The shelter can be made of fiber glass panels supported over steel framing. Also the sloped side of this sheltering system can be used for placing PV panels to generate electricity for bus stops lighting, Wi-Fi provision, electricity provision for people waiting in the bus stop and so on.

Category V: Small Buildings

Last but not the least, T walls can be used to build small buildings. Libraries, mosques, public toilets, cafes, kiosks, small shops are a few examples to name. For this category, a small public library is designed and illustrated.

The library is designed as a single study room area. Its walls are all load bearing and are created by putting T walls above each other. The gaps between T walls can be filled with thin brick masonry in order to create bookshelves on the inside and space for placing boards on the outside. The top most gap can be used for daylighting through clerestories. Sitting places are made by applying type III of sitting spaces illustrated in category I, but any other type of sitting space can be used. Finally, roof of the building is made of steel trusses with clerestories on top for top lighting.

This is one many buildings that can be built easily and cost effectively with T walls. These buildings can be built all around the city in all public spaces for public use. These buildings will not only be best in their functionality but also they create a perfect post war image for the entire city.