House R / Sharon Neuman Architects
Architects: Sharon Neuman Architects
Location: Hasharon, Israel
Plot: 550 sqm
Built Area: 205 sqm
Year: 2011
Photographs: Amit Gosher
Barud House / Paritzki Liani Architects
Architects: Paritzki Liani Architects
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Site area: 850 sqm
Total floor area: 350 sqm
Completion: 2011
Photographers: Amit Geron, Pavel Wolberg, Omri Amsalem
Mamilla Hotel / Safdie Architects
Architects: Safdie Architects
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Client: Alrov Luxury Hotels
Interior Design: Piero Lissoni
Total Cost: US $60 million
Completion: 2009
Photographs: Timothy Hursley, Ardon Bar Hama, Courtesy of Mamilla Hotel
University Senate Center / Chyutin Architects
Architects: Chyutin Architects
Location: Beer Sheva, Israel
Designer: BrachaChyutin, Michael Chyutin
FloorArea: 6,000 sqm
Client: Ben-Gurion University
Photographs: Ardon Bar Hama
Pathway House / Jacobs-Yaniv Architects
Architects: Jacobs-Yaniv Architects
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Project management: Oren Sadot
Structural engineer: Doron Toeg
Garden design: Itamar Landscape Design Ltd.
Photographs: Uzi Porat
Assuta Medical Center / Zeidler Partnership Architects + Moore Architects + M. Brestovisky Architects
Architects: Zeidler Partnership Architects + Moore Architects + M. Brestovisky Architects & Urban Designers
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel
Area: approx. 500,000 square feet
Completion: May 2009 – Phase 1
Photographs: Tom Arban
Beam House / Uri Cohen Architects
Architects: Uri Cohen Architects
Location: Arbel, Israel
Size: 180 sqm
Completion: 2010
Design Team: Uri Cohen, Shachar Butkin
Structural Engineer: Alex Rosenfeld
Photographs: David Adika
SACH / Herszage & Sternberg Architects
Architects: Herszage & Sternberg Architects
Location: Holon, Israel
Landscapte Architect: David Gat
Photographs: Shai Epstein
Zielony Graduate Student Village / Bar Orian Architects + Schwartz Besnosoff Architects
Architects: Bar Orian Architects - Arch. Gidi Bar Orian + Schwartz Besnosoff Architects - Gaby Schwartz
Location: Haifa, Israel
Project Team: Arch. Nir Ovadia, Arch. Vladimir Melamed, Arch. Ofri Broza, Arch Avi Rotal
Photographs: Courtesy of Bar Orian Architects + Schwartz Besnosoff Architects
House N / Sharon Neuman Architects & Oded Stern-Meiraz
Architects: Sharon Neuman Architects & Oded Stern-Meiraz
Location: Yehuda, Israel
Area: 500 sqm
Photographs: Elad Sarig
Netanya City Hall Proposal / Zarhy Architects
In their design proposal for the Netanya City Hall, Zarhy Architects aimed to create an urban square that functions as a space which creates a direct connection between the public entities, the residents, and the rest of the city. Their approach was to refrain from building one tower which is indifferent to the street and instead, to introduce a “campus” of municipal buildings that provides an integral public space designed to serve the residents of the city of Netanya, as a generous and active urban square. More images and architects’ description after the break.
HP:Mercury 3 / Amir Mann-Ami Shinar Architects and Planners
Architects: Amir Mann-Ami Shinar Architects and Planners
Location: HP campus, Yehud Industrial Area, Israel
Partner in charge: Amir Mann
Design Team: Asaf Mann, Danny Rozen, Sivan Hecht, Amit Haas
Client: Mercury Interactive/HP (The Israeli start-up company Mercury Interactive was bought by Hewlett-Packard mid-construction)
Completed: 2008
Area: 20,000 sqm
Construction: Omer Construction & Engineering
Project Manager: Amnon Regev
Photographs: Amit Goren
‘Garden Ribbons’ – A City Hall and Urban Park / ShaGa Studio
The new municipality building of Netanya, located in the old part of the city introduces a unique public park for the city – a green heart – that like a ribbon gradually transforms from a horizontal landscape to a vertical climatic structure. Designed by the Dutch office ShaGa Studio in collaboration with Shyovitz Architects, they define Netanya’s future identity as a coastal city which truly embraces an urban sustainable lifestyle for its residents, workers and visitors. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Netanya City Hall Building / Yaniv Pardo Architects
Through an innovative redesign by Yaniv Pardo Architects, the Netanya city center will be turned into a vibrant and exciting location, befitting a large metropolis. The municipality building will act as the city’s iconic landmark, an architectural milestone supporting the city’s unique urban landscape. The concept leans heavily on the residents of the city who will be using the space for a wide range of activities and services – cultural, social, leisure, commercial etc. Their movement across the space throughout the day will create a bustling urban center. More images and architects’ description after the break.
District Courthouse Proposal / Chyutin Architects
Chyutin Architects, in collaboration with Shmaya Zarfati, shared with us their first prize winning proposal for the District Courthouse in Jerusalem. Located on a newly designed main public square in the city center, the building houses all the judiciary levels except the Supreme Court, and contains 113 courtrooms and 135 judges’ chambers. The design of the court building connects and bridges among the host of diverse design languages of the buildings around it while creating a distinctive language of its own. More images and architects’ description after the break.
The Polonsky Academy of Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences / Chyutin Architects
The Polonsky Academy building, designed by Chyutin Architects, is situated on the cliff facing south towards the Jerusalem Theater. Its northern side faces the Main Garden Court which will function as the heart of the campus in the new master plan. The low horizontal appearance of the Polonsky Academy building fits in with the dimensions and design characteristics of the existing buildings with their closed stone fronts to the city and glass fronts facing the open inner garden. Other building materials to be used are exposed concrete and wood slats. The design of the building elevation respects the modernistic spirit of the existing buildings. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem / Bracha Chyutin, Michael Chyutin, Jacques Dahan, Ariel Noyman
The Museum of Tolerance, designed by Bracha Chyutin, Michael Chyutin, Jacques Dahan, and Ariel Noyman is located at the heart of modern Jerusalem, in its rejuvenated city center, on the borderline between the spacious Independence Park, and the urban built environment. The location is a meeting site of three main streets which differ in character and function. Hillel street: a bustling commercial zone; Moshe Ben Israel street: a road crossing the park; and Moshe Salomon street- Nachalat Shiva’s pedestrian mall, a tourist hub, full of restaurants and shops. More images and architects’ description after the break.
Sammy Ofer Heart Building / Sharon Architects & Ranni Ziss Architects
Architects: Sharon Architects - Arad Sharon, Sharon Gur-Ze’ev & RZA-Ranni Ziss Architects
Location: Tel-Aviv, Israel
Sharon office team: Architect Erez Tal, Architect Ranit Kosht-Kriger, Architect Daphna Braverman-Gantman, Architect Aviel Tochterman
Ziss office team: Architect Nirit Philosoph, Architect Aviad Fanio, Architect Osnat Golan, Architect Alex Harpaz, Architect Yifat Adraee
Client: Sourasky Tel-Aviv (Ichilov) Medical Center
Photographs: Rona Vatash
Hendel Residence / SaaB architects
Architects: SaaB architects
Location: Kfar Yehoshua, Emek Israel
Site area: 755 sqm
Construction area: 175 sqm
Project completed: 2009
Project team: Ronit Barkol & Luciano Santandreu
Construction eng.: Shabtai Mualem
Construction Supervisor: Yehudit Kadmi
Photographer: Luciano Santandreu
Pedestrian Footbridge / Bar Orian Architects
The winning proposal for a new iconic pedestrian footbridge in the city of Be’er Sheva by Bar Orian Architects is a symbol of the current city’s development. The proposal creates a connection between the university and the future Hi-Tech industrial zone. The perforated steel cladding provides a shaded yet well ventilated space to shield the pedestrians from the harsh desert climate. More images and project description after the break.
Ramat Hanadiv Visiting Center / Ada Karmi-Melamede Architects
Architects: Ada Karmi-Melamede Architects / Guy Teomi, Yuval Amitzi
Location: Zichron Yaakov, Israel
Landscaping: Amir Blum
Project Year: 2008
Photographs: Courtesy of Ada Karmi-Melamede Architects
