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Fig.1: (a) on the left-The control center quite intentionally recalls a spaceship. All of the house’s technical functions can be controlled from here. (b) On the right- Spaceship Home a smart home designed by NOEM. (Source: Inhabitat website). Fig.2: Nico van der Meulen Architects, integration of the smart-home technology (archello,2017). (Source: M Square Lifestyle Design). Fig.3: (a) On the left-Furnished bathrooms in the 19th century (b) On the right The Dymaxion Home, (Source: Archdaily website). The 20th century and the 21st century have seen an expanding number of epidemics and pandemics, for example, the Spanish influenza in 1918, Asian influenza in 1957, Hong Kong influenza in 1968, SARS in 2002, winged creature influenza in 2009, MERS in 2013 and Ebola in 2013-2014, didn't influence architecture straightforwardly, yet Cholera, which was water bone infection so it affected the infrastructure, for example, sanitary strategies for houses and residential areas in addition to its influence on the urban design and planning in London, Marseilles and Hamburg (A. Megahed, M. Ghoneimb, 2020) Solar-powered POD-Idladla is a tiny flat-pack home for two that lets you live almost anywhere. Fig. 4 186-square-foot POD-Idladla, a spacious two-person prefab house that can travel virtually anywhere you want.Architect Clara da Cruz Almeida, based in South Africa, partnered with local architecture company Dokter+Misses to build the modular nano-home that is powered by solar energy and can be configured off-site to the needs of the user. Flat-pack and assemble on site in a snap, the minimal and charming handheld pod ships.The POD-Idlala is designed for off-grid capabilities (L. Wang,2015). Fig.5: (a) on the left side, using in kitchen quartz countertop and bamboo closets for less germs. (b) On the right side including a sanitizing room at the entrance (Source: Anonymous) Fig.6: Framlab diagram a proposal of a house in a pandemic ( Source: design boom) usage of interior gardens and the thermal bridging inside a building Social distancing has given another meaning throughout this pandemic where housing is treated differently, the old concept of a house was a shelter now it’s the space in which we have to work, learn, and have quality time in. many techniques are invented during this pandemic. Fig. 6 and 7, in other words it’s the safe haven including all activities. ( Marin, Ciubano, Zamfir, 2020) Fig.7 : Sketches (a) and (b), In the post pandemic world, residential complexes need to incorporate major changes to ensure safety, usage of sensors and applications on the mobile to unlock doors and separate apartments. (Source: Architectural Digest) Fig. 8: (a) on the left side Marsha 3D printed pod section for the 3D printed pods on Mars, self- sufficient pods that are fully isolated from the external environment, works in a pandemic. (b) on the right side a full perspective for the 3D printed pod (Source: Archdaily) Fig.9: Marsha 3D printed pods, plans, using smart interior that is adaptable, power data port, virtual meeting rooms, sanitation pod and other smart features. (Source: Archdaily) 2.4 Parameters of Analysis eH Based on analyzing and understanding the effect of smart architectural elements on pandemic architecture and especially in the housing sector, the followings are the parameters that characterize a successful pandemic residential design. Each Mdawar neighborhood is considered a fractured area with dislocated elements, with its own components, characteristics, and peculiarities of conduct. It is affected by external factors. In addition to being socially responsible, unequal social interactions are missing between the three populations groups increasing the division between local populations. Fig. 10. The case study is located in Mar Mikhael neighborhood to the port side, directly parallel to Charles Helo highway in a parking area in front of the Skyline tower and migh take part a leftover from the port site which is an isolated urban island between Charle: Helou Highway and Beirut Port, the urban situation of Mdawar made it a highly privatizec industrial city. Reviving the region has led to the selection at the entrance of Mdawar of < residual land that is neither used nor by the city nor by Beirut Port: a no man’s land. Fig. 11 nS Foie The importance of the Mdawwar district is that the site chosen is located in the city center next to the sea, in a neighborhood which was affected by the port explosion but with a lot of potentials. In this area services are found everywhere from social services and activities to healthcare projects, educational centers, restaurants, coffee shops and more than that. In this site there is the components of a neighborhood where people can have everything just at a walking distance from the residential compound that is planned for this area. In the figures below are some landmarks in Mdawwar district and the neighborhood close to the site (Mdawwar Municipality) Fig. 12, 13 and 14. Fig.12: St. Michel Maronite Church Fig.8: St. George Hospital, (Source: Official website page) Fig.15: Beirut area and the mdawwar district in year 1923, (Source: Beirut Municipality) In the course of 40 years from 1936, the port area was established with an excess area of around 1,085,000 square meters, which divided the circular area from the sea link, rendering it closed. In the 1960s, the formation of the Mdawar led to its separation into heterogeneous materials. The station at Charles El Helou contributed to a complete separation from its north, dwellings south of the station, by canceling five roads and four roads (Green Lebanon conference, 2016). As shown in Fig. 15, 16 and 17 Fig.16: Beirut area and the mdawwar district in year 1936, (Source: Beirut Municipality) Fig.17: Beirut area and the mdawwar district in year 1978, (Source: Beirut Municipality) Fig.18: The percentage of the survey of questions asked to the people living in Mdawwar district about living in the pandemic era. (Source: Author) Fig.19: (a) On the left, The Charles Helo Highway separating Mdwwar neighborhoods (Source: Google earth), (b) On the right, Crowded neighborhood in Medawwar Fig.20: Hand sketch of the crowded skyline in the area of Mdawwar, (Source: Atelier des Architectes Associés).
