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In geographical-historical research, the regional database forms the basis for the study of the individual village and its integration into the area. However, there are also studies that concern the study of the individual settlement and its integration and / or impact in the area. In this work we focus on the remains of one […]

This is our entry for the Stuttgart Competition outlining the revival of the main train station in Stuttgart Germany. Through our re-interpretation of the space, we designed a series of links to promote cross-cultural and social integration throughout the city.  Stuttgart Urban Platforms The former railway area is divided into five different areas, each with […]

In the Public Domain: A tribute to Tel Aviv’s gardener, Avraham Karavan The exhibit focuses on gardens, open spaces, and the public domain in Tel Aviv as a tribute to Avraham Karavan. Telling the stories of sites that survived the construction boom, including the Tel Aviv beach or the Meir Garden, alongside spaces that were […]

Social distancing posed a good opportunity to redefine the role of a new Urban Space. Both in the short term and long. The restrictions instilled during the Corona-virus epidemic left the public sphere almost deserted with minimal interactions in the streets. As a studio who’s primary place of work is Open Space, we decided to […]

*An initiative by Tom Darom and Hila Cohen Schneiderman on creating farewell moments to buildings around the city Pieces of the demolished Dizengoff Square were packed and distributed as a gift to the residents of Tel Aviv Jaffa. The project addressed the moment right before the demolition as a farewell moment, which should be paid […]

The Bat Yam Biennale for Landscape Urbanism was held twice in 2008 and 2010, Architects, landscape architects, planners, designers, artists, students and local groups from Israel and abroad were invited to design and take part in spatial interventions in ​​Bat Yam.The Bat Yam Municipality offered its urban space as a stage for experimentation, a open […]

Back to the Sea is the name of the Israeli Pavilion as part of the 9th Biennale of Architecture in Venice, 2004. Curated by Yael Moria-Klain and Sigal Barnir, it questions the connection between land and sea, and its morphosis. From the exhibition booklet, as written by Moria and Barnir:  Introduction “This is a time […]

The planning methodology of the seafront park is based on three principles: the existing, existence and existentiality. The planning approach is rooted in these three values and aimed at creating a more gentle and sensitive approach to the land.  Existing // the visual language of the landscape and its unique attributes. Ecology, scenery, and the […]

The notion of sanctity as exhibited in the physical space alongside the modern needs of believers and visitors:  The plan offers to newly organize the site according to the already existing infrastructure: the domain of movement, the tree foundations, the site’s symbolism in the shape of aHamsa in order to allow variable spaces for prayer, […]

As part of the redesign of the Beer Sheba Quarry, the studio partnered with students in the Civil Architecture Unit within the Department of Architecture, Bezalel (2014). Under the instruction of the Bezalel teaching them, they offered their own interpretation of the integration of the Quarry to its surrounding urbanscape. Their work focuses on conceptual […]