The designs were created in collaboration with young residents and important interest groups. The NGO “Catalytic Action” organised several participatory workshops to gather ideas and suggestions for the design. The architects of the NGO and UNIDO transferred the results to various interventions, particularly to the wooden urban furniture. 

The intervention took place in three areas in Beirut and included a multi-layered design development that involved prototyping with university students, the production of samples, and the manufacture of urban furniture by local carpenters, as well as the joint installation of the seating options.

UNITED NATIONS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION - UNIDO
funded by the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In collaboration with Catalytic Action and UN Habitat

TIME FRAME: 2021-2022
LOCATION: Mar Mikhayel and Gemeizeh Stairs in Beirut, Lebanon

PROJECT LEAD: Philipp Reinsberg
PROJECT MANAGMENT IN BEIRUT: Paul Jatalian 
FURNITURE DESIGN: Philipp Reinsberg with DAMJ Design
PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT IN BEIRUT: DAMJ Design 

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES IN LEBANON: Okajian Architectural Woodwork, Toros Furniture, Mac Wood, Cedric Tahan Furniture

PART OF UNIDO PROJECT: “Building resilience and improving livelihoods in the North of Lebanon through skills training and improved manufacturing capacities in the wood sector”