2_ CONTEXT AND SITE - OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS
W
e note the opportunity, within a wider area, to connect-up a larger
Cultural District.
We should look at the wider area. We have here the elements of a bigger
scenic Cultural District of potentially great value to the city. Nearby are the
Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Monument; the Karen Demirtchian concert hall;
the Central Stadium; the soccer and tennis academy; the Ararat distillery and
museum; the Noy winery, and, soon, we hope, the Dalma Ethnographic Village,
which may become the core of it.
We also are not in the center of Yerevan, we are cut off from it by the amazing
Hrazdan Gorge. It contains many opportunities for enhancement and
connectivity. It is already delightful, with its woodlands, riverside restaurants,
its potential industrial archaeology and canal works, but it is neglected.
6_ DALMA VILLAGE_ A narrative of our study and design work to date