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PORTFOLIO 2007.2012Lee Davidson Architect

Address Rashi 50 st Tel AvivTel +972 54 6699459Skype lee.davidson1E-mail [email protected]

CONTENT >>1 Public > Save a Childs Heart Residence > Pisga Center > Challenge in the Park > United World College > Bagno Community Center > Bat Yam City Hall > Ashkelon City Hall > Reprogramming a Kibbutz Dining Hall > Airport In Metropolitan Region

>>2 Residential > 157 Ben Yehuda st > 40 Zamenhof st > 45 Mazeh st > 56 Wolfson st > 65 HaGolan st

>>3 Interior design > Apartment Design > Eyewear Store > Fashion Designer Boutique > Fashion Designer Complex > Final exhibition Department of Architecturet

>>4 Competitions > Installation In Jerusalem > Natural History Museum > ECOntainer Bridge

Public

The proposal begins with the creation of a system that focuses on two central values. On the one hand, creating a protected home-like space, and on the other hand, enhancing the feeling of an open space, allowing the sensations of outside world to penetrate and reach those staying inside the building. Because of the childrens and their attendants limited access to the outside of the building, the proposal emphasizes the importance of integrating a green environment into the building, thus promoting the feeling of being outside. The proposal creates a fulfilling and diverse atmosphere in all areas of activity, a kind of microcosm that contains both internal and the external worlds, work and leisure, rehabilitation and rest.The functions are designed in such a way that provides for various encounters and experiences, creating functional, physical and visual opulence that evokes the feeling of a large playground.

Herszage & Sternberg Architects >>> project architect

Area 1.000 m Program Residence for 40 children and their attendants and for 5 personnel. Year 2009 - 2010Project Type ProfessionalStatus Populated

Save a Childs Heart Residence Holon, Isreal.

Ground floor plan, Scale 1:200

Typical floor plan, Scale 1:200

Physicians Residence

Children residence

Service areas

Administration area

Western facade, Scale 1:200

Eastern facade, Scale 1:200

Selected detail Scale 1:10 Selected detail Scale 1:10

Public

The PISGA Center in Herzliah is part of a network of 58 instructional centers scattered around the country that provide advanced education and training for teachers in the school system.A few years ago, the Herzliah municipality decided to build the center a designated building close by the IDC (the Inter-Disciplinary Center) college campus. The new center is an exceptional phenomenon in the architectural landscape of the Israeli educational system, often characterized by scarcity both in terms of budget and of design. First and foremost, no fences or walls separate the building from its surroundings; rather, it faces the street across a pleasant, terraced garden. Unlike the dark, old-style institutions typical of the local educational scenery, this one is flooded with natural daylight.The principal element in the design of the center is its spacious, two-story foyer that performs as the buildings heart of activity. The foyer is paved with interlocking Ackerstein paving tiles similar to the ones forming the external flooring, thus rendering a natural continuation to the front garden.

Messer Architects >>> project architect

Area 1.500 m Program Center of Pedagogy.Year 2007-2011Project Type ProfessionalStatus Populated

Pisga center Hertzelia, Isreal.

Ground floor plan

First floor plan

Section 2-2

Section 1-1

Public

The project aspires to create an accessible and open space, both conceptually and in terms of bodily movement. This concept of freedom guided every aspect of the project, from its inception to its very end. Whether in the first scheme, where three large masses are freely scattered on the landscape, or in the shading details which act independently of the building, freedom is embodied in all scales. Above all, the spirit of freedom is incorporated within the circulation in and around the site.The site was planned as an open space intended for the use of all, and as an integral part of its surrounding environment in terms of landscape, topography, climate, and accessibility. To this end, a single-level surface was opted for instead of a multi-leveled layout, much reducing the daily struggle with going up and down. The use of shutters throughout the project instead of dark and minimal openings guarantees direct and spacious passageways for all, both abled and disabled.


Area 180 m Program Bicycle ClubProject Type ProfessionalStatus Under Construction

Challenge in the Park Tel Aviv, Israel.

ground plan

Modify

Section 2-2

Section 1-1

ModifyModify

Eastern facade

Northen facade

Public

The United World Colleges (UWC) movement was founded 50 years ago. The movement believes in education as a force that unites people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future, and has thus far established some 13 international schools and colleges around the world, designated to attain these goals.The UWC has initiated the establishment of a school in Israel that will join its worldwide networkThe planned campus is designed to accommodate 200 students, of which 20% will be Israeli Jews, 20% Israeli Arabs and Palestinians, and the remaining 60% students from the rest of the world. The UWC is a nonprofit organization sustained by donations and the support of the Ministry of Education.


Area 8.500 m Program International collegeProject Type ProfessionalStatus Planning

United World College Ramat Hasharon, Israel.

UWC village ground plan

Dormitory building Classrooms building

Public

According to the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, Bnei-Brak is considered the poorest city in Israel. For many years, its inhabitants accepted this condition as a fact, but recently, as a result of changes taking place in the Orthodox society and customized solutions developed by the Bnei-Brak municipality, an increase in the demand for employment and vocational training can be witnessed in the ultra-Orthodox society.

The Project envisions the establishment of a center that provides services to the population of the city in domains relating to employment integration, culture, leisure and recreation.

The Projects Target: To provide a spacious building that answers the following requirements: 1. Classrooms and computer labs for vocational and academic training; 2. Community center and library catering to all age groups;3. Lecture and conference halls; 4. Music center comprising an auditorium, classrooms and an audio library; 5. Synagogue; 6. Gym; 7. Yad Lebanim Memorial Center (a local branch for the bereaved families of fallen Israeli soldiers and members of the security forces).


Area 3.900 m Program Mixed use community center.Year 2011Project Type ProfessionalStatus Planning

Bagno community center Bnei brak, Israel.

Ground floor plan

Northen facade

Section A-A Section B-B

Western facade

Public

The Bat-Yam City hall building is one of the most iconic structures in Bat Yam, and one of the most important structures in the Israeli architectural scene. The city hall building was design by the architects Alfred Newman, Zvi Hecker and Eldar Sharon at 1963. 47 years after its completion, the building is still a unique architectural creation. However, its unique design became a problem when the city of Bat Yam grew and needed a bigger city hall building. Recently, the city hall decided to turn the building in to a museum of Bat Yam and to erect a building on a different site. The site that was chosen was in the citys industrial area, an area city officials hope will one day become the citys center. The Committee that had been chosen to handle the project came to a conclusion that a multi-use city hall building combined with the regional traffic court, commerce and professional offices, will attract more urban activity to the area and will act as the cornerstone for the new city center of Bat Yam.The Committees demand was for a building which will be no less iconic than the old one. A building that would combine the city hall with commercial functions that would help sponsor the building costs.

Although civil defense architecture is regulated by laws and regulations it remains outside the architectural discourse in Israel. Security is usually taken for granted as a necessity, while the design of its form and implication remain almost entirely outside the powers of architects. Architects were not active participants in the civil defense related decisions of contemporary Israel, such as the invention of the apartment protected space (MAMAD shelter) in 1992, and the protection of the front line settlements around Gaza in 2008.

This project explores civil defense architecture, its presence and influence in everyday life.

Final project (part 1) >>> complex structures studio

Area 56.000 m Program mixed use: Municipality regional traffic court, commerce and Professional Offices.Year 2008-2009Project Type Academic

Bat Yam City Hall Bat yam, Isreal.

exam 1:

Division of 56.000 m across the three types of structures: Horiznatl Vertical and pavilions.

Entries required by law Stability

Sterile areaAccessibility

TypeSectionAccessibilitySterile areaStabilityEntries required by lawtotal

14101025

8104426

11101022

exam 2:

Adjust the 3 type structures to the purpose ground plane and Improvement by structural changes.

TypeSectionAccessibilitySterile areaStabilityEntries required by lawtotal

768829

8108632

55101030

Adjustments to municipal laws:

Maximum of 16 floors and 68% of the lot Grounding coverage. Minimizing the damage to the facade, By rounding the corners

Creating more laws to improve building safety

Building line according to to municipal laws : Building Close to one another Increasing the range of vision of the facade.

Building line position 20 meters away from nearby buildings to prevent Aricostem.

Adjustments to the programs

Using capsulation (separation) to minimize vulnerability: option 1 - layering capsulation

Option 2 - cell capsulation Distribution of the programs in the building

Entries to the building by program

Capsulation in section, 2 options.

Option A Flax Option B Slab

A Commercial

B Municipality

C Regional traffic court

D Professional Offices

sections of the 2 facades options: Flax and Slab scale 1:1000

Entrance floor Plan scale 1:1000

-1 floor Plan scale 1:2000

Second Plan scale 1:2000

First floor Plan scale 1:2000

Third floor Plan scale 1:2000

Public

With the outbreak of the second intifada in late 2000, the threat of indirect fire weapons in the hands of terrorist organizations increased. Between 2001 and 2006, 4,584 mortars and 1,914 Qassam rockets landed in Israel, all fired from the Gaza Strip. As a result many cities, towns and settlements in the southern Israel are under constant threat. This is not only very dangerous, but more significantly, the rockets and mortars have been regularly disrupting everyday life.As part of its response to the threat of Qassam and other rocket attacks, the Home Front Command formulates policies regarding civil defense that the public should follow in the event of an attack.Despite the governments efforts to respond to the rocket threat, many locals refrain from leaving their home and walk the streets, fearing surprise warning alarms.As this project is a continuation of my project from the previous semester, it also deals with the issue of civil defense and its possible implications in contemporary Israeli architecture. This project handles the southern coastal city of Ashkelon, its deteriorating security situation, and the urban decay that follows. The aim of this project is to provide a solution for the city that will address its security problems and stimulate urban activity.

Final project (part 2) >>> complex structures studio

Area 20.000 m Program mixed use: Municipality, commerce and Professional Offices.Year 2009Project Type Academice

Ashkelon City Hall Ashkelon, Isreal.

Rocket range

The city of Ashkelon is within a 15 km range of the rocket fire. Once a rocket firing is noticed, city residents have 30 seconds to enter a protected shelter.

Civil defense Development

In 1992, due to changes in Israels society and security situation, modifications were made to the 1951 civil defense law. As a result the location of the secure shelter was moved from the public domain (mostly under public gardens and parks) to the private household.

Ashkelon

10 km from the Gaza strip - time to enter protected space within 15 seconds.



Settlements in the rockets range


1992- this days, Building with apartment protected space

1970-1992, Building with shared protected spaces

1953-1970, Building public protected spaces

Until 1953, no protected spaces Construction

The county center - public structures

Fields and open areas

1992-today 1970-1992 1953-1970

Locations of fortifications and shelters for public use

As you can see, in many neighborhoods and in the city center there are no public shelters or fortifications. This situation prevents the residents from walking around freely throughout the city, especially in the city center.

Distribution of rocket landings in Ashkelon

Between the years 2005 to 2009 119 rocket landings were counted in and around Ashkelon.Most of the rockets fell in open areas, in the Afridar neighborhood and in the city center.

Southern Industrial Area

Northern Industrial Area

Afridar neighborhood

Barnea neighborhood

Givat Zion neighborhood

Migdal neighborhood

Neve Ilan neighborhood

Shimshon neighborhood

City center

Mediterranean Sea

Train track

Publice shelter or fortification

Urban solution

The city center of Ashkelon is divided into programmatic strips: educational, sports, public facilities and recreation & leisure. As you can see on the map below (map Num. 1) the programmatic strips are continuous, creating a linear path of activities. Most of the structures in the city center are open to public use and can function as a protected shelter space; the problem is that there is no direct connection between the recreation & leisure strip and the rest of the strips. The void between the recreation & leisure and the other strips is an unsafe urban void in case of rocket attacks. In order to combine a safe place for urban activities and connect the programmatic strips, it was decided to fragmentize the city hall and disperse the various facilities as an urban safety bridge spanning the unsafe urban void.

Land use Scheme

Map Num 1: City center Ashkelon program strips

Map Num 2 : Ashkelon city center Existing zoning

Map Num 3 : Ashkelon city center Suggested zoning

The city hall lot

Residency

Public facility

Commercial

Open public space

Educational strip

Sport strip

Public facilities strip

Recreation & leisure

Open public space

Ashkelon National Park

Maximum distance: influenced by the time required to reach a secure area

Optimal distance: affected by the ricochet dangerous range Obtained after hitting an adjacent structure

Minimum distance: Affected by reducing the distance created a 45-degree angle is estimated impact angle.

Position of the buildings in the distance variables

Urban solution

2 distinct routes had being created by spreading the municipal facilities and adding commercial facilities.

Map Num 4: The municipally structures Map Num 6: The commercial structures

Map Num 5: The municipally route Map Num 7: The commercial route

Building envelope

In order to reduce the damage to the structure, it is Essential to condense the outer walls of the building.

Protection panel

To reduce the amount of concrete used while still protecting visitors, a protection panel made of bent 6mm sheet metal was devised. By using a 30 degree angle ricochet damage to the building envelope is prevented without blocking the penetration of sun light. On the side facing the rocket trajectory, which is most vulnerable, it is essential to use massive protection. This additional protection is achieved by filling the protection panels with earth and planting plants in them.

Map projection Side projection Facial projection

protection panel Installed vertically for planting

rectangular profile Anchored to the concrete

planting

earth filling

25 cm concrete wall

25 cm concrete wall

Rectangular profile frame, concrete anchored

Protective panel installed in fours

Facade, scale 1:100

Damage reduction Ballistic layer

Section, scale 1:100

Protection panel as a ballistic layer

rotated protection panel

rectangular profile Anchored to the concrete

20 cm concrete wall

20 cm concrete wall

Rectangular profile frame, concrete anchored

Protective panel installed in fours

Facade, scale 1:100

Entry direct light and returned Damage Reduction and reducing the impact of fragmentation

Section, scale 1:100

Protection panel as preventing fragmentation

Master plan scale 1:5000

Typical complex ground floor plan - municipal reception and Commerce, scale 1:5000

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A

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Typical complex first floor plan - Municipal Offices, scale 1:5000

Section B-B scale 1:1000

Section A-A scale 1:1000

Public

The Kibbutz way of life has changed drastically in the past two decades. These pioneering communal settlements of the 20th century are being gradually privatized in order to fit in with the market economy. Amidst drastic socio-economic and demographic changes, Kibbutz Shoval asked the City-State Unit of Bezalel to rethink the Kibbutz center and specifically its dining hall, once a proud symbol of the Kibbutz. In addition to the process of privatization, the near future will see a new residential neighborhood added to the kibbutz. This neighborhood, intended primarily for young families, will be independent of the kibbutz commune, and will raise the total population from 500 to 2000. The task was to update the Kibbutz center, already severely under-occupied, to this changing reality. We decided to take inspiration from the typical kibbutz plan of the 20th century, adopting its main characteristics in the updated communal center. We concentrated all public services in the center, and in accordance with the kibbutzs original values of modesty and simplicity, removed excess built space. This process of developing by minimizing, made it possible to connect all public services by a new communal open space, another characteristic of the traditional kibbutz plan. Finally, after considering the enlarged scope of the reprogrammed center, we changed its entrances, exits and circulation patterns.

City-State Unit Studio >>> In collaboration with Yinnon Lehrer

Area 1.630 m Program Dining room for 500 people, Mini-Market and a Community center.Year 2008Project Type Academic

Reprogramming a Kibbutz Dining Hall Kibbutz Shoval, Isreal.

Community services were placed in the middle of the kibbutz, members would typically go in and out of the center several times a day.

All open areas in the kibbutz were public. Movement in the kibbutz was not confined to specific routes, but rather free and open to choice.

Kibbutz Shoval center, Scale 1:1000 Kibbutz Shoval center , model

Public

The City itself is a room full of complex happenings and the airport is one of the doors to this organism. According to current trends and predictions, it is set to become the main door to this room. To attract more users, the airport should grown and develop its own identity as a functional entertainment center combined with the city.The airports current situation, as we analyzed it is dysfunctional. The airport is dependent upon the city to which it is not properly connected. It is not big enough to respond to upcoming needs and its capacity for growth is limited because of the surrounding residential areas. For these reasons we repositioned the airport of Lisbon in front of the old entrance to the city center on the waterfront area, where an old military airport used to be. We strategically placed and planned the new airport as the front door to both the city of Lisbon, and the entire Continent of Europe - as a major connection hub.

Landscape interaction:Lisbon is well known as the city with the seven hills, and as a seaside metropolis. We suggested making use of these attributes in our new airport area, in order to give the new airport an identity. In doing so, we created a visual link between the city of Lisbon on one side of the bay and the new airport on the other side. We covered the buildings and their surrounding areas with a smooth topography. The resulting spaces were also important for the organization of our program. This landscape-like design aids in shielding the surrounding neighborhood from noise, excess pollution and the vast, dull and unsightly expanse of tarmac demanded by the runways. The landscape will not form a closed room, but will be able to create different spatial qualities and functional areas within the proposed airport and entertainment meeting-point. The main buildings were placed by the water, thus allowing the air terminal to double as a boat terminal. This configuration, offered more entertainment opportunities as well as more traffic connection options.

Architectural interaction:The new airport is planned as an international connection hub, in which great amounts of passengers spend varying time periods waiting for outgoing flights and connections. Current hubs of this scale do not make full use of these ever common time-gaps in travelers itineraries. We thus created a time-based entertainment scheme, tailoring our different entertainment offers to the varying lengths of passenger waiting times and layovers. In addition, current airports cater only to passengers, and so create an isolated environment, disconnected from the city. In our proposal, the new airport and its vast array of entertainment offers are open, not only to passengers, but also to the general public. This airport scheme is mutually beneficial, offering the airport an additional customer / user base, while giving the metropolitan area a significant new meeting-point.

Bauhaus-Universitt >>> In collaboration with Shu Changxu and Julia Drr

Area 960.000 m Program mixed use: International airport, commercial center and leisure.Year 2007 - 2008Project Type Academic

Airport in Metropolitan Region Lisbon, Portugal.

I.City Center

II.University District

III.Expo 98 Area

University

Sport

Library

Shopping

Convention center

Green area

Lisbon City Center

Lisbon Suburbs

Commercial 60 %

Administration 25%

Religious 15%

Educational 5%

Bus line

Airport Shuttle line

Airport buildings

Airport services

Residence

Green

Sport

I. City center

The Lisboa airport area

II. University District III.Expo 98 Area

Commercial 10%

Educational 30%

Administration 30%

Convention 30%

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Educational 50%

Administration 10%

Green 40%Analysis of the specific land use types in Lisbon. 0 2km

Lisbon Airport Destinations

EXPO 98

7,6 km8 min

4 km4 min

3 km3 min

11 km10 min

8 km7 min

2 km1 min

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Lisbon areaExpo

Lisbon areaBaixa

BarreiroAlmada

Moita

Alcochete

Montijo

Sao Francisco

Samouco

Seixal

Lisbon

Afons-oelro

Lisbon Uni

Locals Travelers

Airside Landside

Suggest Entertainment Offers

LandsideAirside vs.

Amusement Park

Watersport

Playground

Highrobegarden

Flight School

Airplain Watching

Casino

Cruises

Cinema

Park

Golf

Library

Museum

Spa

Existing Entertainment Offers

LandsideAirside vs.

Flight School

Casino

Cruises

Cinema

Convention

Park

Golf

Library

Museum

Spa Spa

Airplain Watching

Playground

Watersport

City

2000

WANTED

Offers

Offers

City

Offers

Airport

Airport

Offers

City

Airport

1970

Convention

Suggest of the proposed Catchment areas for the new airport side and as meetingpoint, Scale 1: 100.000Suggest of the proposed connection for the new airport side and as meetingpoint, Scale 1:100.000

2 km Proposed Meetingpoint Network, Scale 1:100.000

Subway StationTrain StationBoat Terminal

Subway TunnelTrain RailwayBoat Path

Entertainment Meetingpoint / Airport

Open Catchment Areas

Direct Catchment Spots


EXPO 98

7,6 km8 min

4 km4 min

3 km3 min

11 km10 min

8 km7 min

2 km1 min

3,8 km3 min

3,8 km3 min

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6 km5 min

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Lisbon areaExpo

Lisbon areaBaixa

BarreiroAlmada

Moita

Alcochete

Montijo

Sao Francisco

Samouco

Seixal

Lisbon

Afons-oelro

Lisbon Uni

Locals Travelers

Airside Landside


LandsideAirside vs.

Amusement Park

Watersport

Playground

Highrobegarden

Flight School

Airplain Watching

Casino

Cruises

Cinema

Park

Golf

Library

Museum

Spa


LandsideAirside vs.

Flight School

Casino

Cruises

Cinema

Convention

Park

Golf

Library

Museum

Spa Spa

Airplain Watching

Playground

Watersport

City

2000

WANTED

Offers

Offers

City

Offers

Airport

Airport

Offers

City

Airport

1970

Convention









EXPO 98

7,6 km8 min

4 km4 min

3 km3 min

11 km10 min

8 km7 min

2 km1 min

3,8 km3 min

3,8 km3 min

2,6 km1 min

2,6 km2 min

6 km5 min

4 km2 min

8 km7 min

N

Lisbon areaExpo

Lisbon areaBaixa

BarreiroAlmada

Moita

Alcochete

Montijo

Sao Francisco

Samouco

Seixal

Lisbon

Afons-oelro

Lisbon Uni

Locals Travelers

Airside Landside


LandsideAirside vs.

Amusement Park

Watersport

Playground

Highrobegarden

Flight School

Airplain Watching

Casino

Cruises

Cinema

Park

Golf

Library

Museum

Spa


LandsideAirside vs.

Flight School

Casino

Cruises

Cinema

Convention

Park

Golf

Library

Museum

Spa Spa

Airplain Watching

Playground

Watersport

City

2000

WANTED

Offers

Offers

City

Offers

Airport

Airport

Offers

City

Airport

1970

Convention









EXPO 98

7,6 km8 min

4 km4 min

3 km3 min

11 km10 min

8 km7 min

2 km1 min

3,8 km3 min

3,8 km3 min

2,6 km1 min

2,6 km2 min

6 km5 min

4 km2 min

8 km7 min

N

Lisbon areaExpo

Lisbon areaBaixa

BarreiroAlmada

Moita

Alcochete

Montijo

Sao Francisco

Samouco

Seixal

Lisbon

Afons-oelro

Lisbon Uni

Locals Travelers

Airside Landside


LandsideAirside vs.

Amusement Park

Watersport

Playground

Highrobegarden

Flight School

Airplain Watching

Casino

Cruises

Cinema

Park

Golf

Library

Museum

Spa


LandsideAirside vs.

Flight School

Casino

Cruises

Cinema

Convention

Park

Golf

Library

Museum

Spa Spa

Airplain Watching

Playground

Watersport

City

2000

WANTED

Offers

Offers

City

Offers

Airport

Airport

Offers

City

Airport

1970

Convention









Proposed catchment areas for the new airport. 0 5km

Proposed meetingpoint network. 0 5km

Proposed connection for the new airport and the meetingpoints. 0 5km

Meeting-pointsMeeting-points are places where people of all ages, from different social groups, classes or back-grounds would like to go. Different meeting points have different themes, each of which defines the character of the space. Historical developments, dominant social groups, cultures and customs, local living conditions and economic activities, all impact the character of a meeting-point.

Meeting-points in LisbonIn order to connect the new airport with the city of Lisbon with more than transportation arteries, it was crucial to define the new airport as a new and important meeting-point within the citys exist-ing array of meeting-points. Supplementing existing Lisbon meeting-points, we created a meet-ing- point with a complementary program, used by different groups of people for different reasons. This broad link between airport and city is beneficial to both, contributing in many functional and economic aspects.

Open catchment areas

Direct catchment spots


Subway station

Train station

Boat terminal

Subway tunnel

Train railway

Boat path


Airport typologyBy examining case studies, two different approaches to the airport typology were found: The airports Ber-lin - Tegel (1970) and Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion (2000). Each airport handles the customers flight relation-ship in different ways. By combining the benefits of both existing approaches, and adding new qualities, a new airport typology was created.

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2000Ben Gurion - Tel Aviv

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2010Portela - Lisbon

1970Tegel - Berlin



Shopping

Check - In

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Shopping

Check - In

Security

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Fly

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1970Tegel - Berlin

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1970Tegel - Berlin



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Groundplan Level 3, Scale 1:40.000, cuted in 30 m

Groundplan Level 2 Scale 1:40.000, cuted in 20 m

Section Scale 1:20.000

Groundplan Scale 1:40.000

Residential

While at Messer Architects I worked on several residential projects, as responsible architect or as part of a team. My scope of work included schematic design, design development, building code implementa-tion, and building permit aquuisition, construction document preperation and detailing, 3d modeling and design of visual presentations. In addition I was in close contact with project managers, consutants and clients.


Area 1500 m Program Housing Project Type ProfessionalStatus Planning

157 Ben Yehuda st Tel Aviv, Isreal.

Residential


Area 800 m Program Housing Project Type ProfessionalStatus Registration process

40 Zamenhof st Tel Aviv, Isreal.

Residential


Area 1200 m Program Housing Project Type ProfessionalStatus Registration process

45 Mazeh st Tel Aviv, Isreal.

Residential


Area 1200 m Program Housing Project Type ProfessionalStatus Under Construction

56 Wolfson st Tel Aviv, Isreal.

Residential


Area 300 m Program Housing Project Type ProfessionalStatus Under Construction

65 HaGolan st Tel Aviv, Isreal.

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Ground Floor Plan

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Section 1-1

Interior design

The client was a young couple looking for an apartment with an open feel. The program consists of an open kitchen, a living room, a master bedroom with bathroom and a guest bedroom with full bathroom. As the apartment dimensions were predetermined, it was very important to maximize the feeling of spaciousness and the utility of space. This was achieved by clearly defining spatial hierarchies throughout the apartment. Flexibility was achieved using both furniture and decoration, which can move, rotate, open and close, thus allowing different applications to each room.

Herszage & Sternberg Architects >>> design architect

Area 110 m Program renovation of a 2 bedroom apartment for a young coupleYear 2010Project Type ProfessionalStatus Populated

Apartment Design Tel aviv, Israel.

Design and Electricity plan scale 1:75

Living room furniture, detailed layout scale 1:50 Living room furniture detailed sections scale 1:50

Interior design

The Eyewear store is a two level space. The first level is intended for the main exhibition space and selling area. The second level is for the optometric examination room.The brief was to give the 15 years old eyewear store, a new contemporary image in order for it to recapture its market. The dilemma that was initially faced was that it has long established a great reputation in the retail scene, and so veering too far from its original look could alter the markets perception of it for the worst. We therefore tried to find a balance between maintaining some of its characteristics and infusing them with newer, more contemporary forms.


Area 56 m Program Eyewear Store in a Shopping MallYear 2010Project Type ProfessionalStatus Populated

Eyewear Store Optic Center Tel aviv, Israel.

Stor plan scale 1:50

Section D-D scale 1:75 Section A-A scale 1:75

Section C-C scale 1:75 Section B-B scale 1:75

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Area 370 m Program Fashion Designer Complex (Seven designer boutiques)Year 2010Project Type ProfessionalStatus Populated

Fashion Designer Complex Designer Gallery, Eilat, Israel.

The fashion designer complex on the King Solomon Boardwalk in Eilat, was planned as one stop shop designer clothes experience for the many tourists visiting Eilat year round. The seven designer boutiques were designed as a whole, under the unified identity of the Designer Gallery. As each designer already had a previous architectural identity, it was important to concieve a unified identity flexible enough to allow the designers to maintain the original spirit of their personal brand within complex.

plan scale 1:120

sections A-A scale 1:125Detail A scale 1:10

sections B-B scale 1:125

sections C-C scale 1:125

sections 1-1 scale 1:125




Interior design


Area 45 m Program Fashion Designer Boutique in a Shopping MallYear 2010Project Type ProfessionalStatus Populated

Fashion Designer Boutique Tali Imabar Hod Hasharon, Israel.

plan scale 1:100

section 4-4 scale 1:100 section 2-2 scale 1:100

section 3-3 scale 1:100 section 1-1 scale 1:100

Interior design

The exhibition was conceived as a means of display for a wide variety of different graduation projects. The main task was to create a display format that would fit all the projects into the small and difficult space, and conform to a stringent budget (less than 2,000 NIS), while maintaining the unique and independent spirit of each and every project. The choice of using existing LCD monitors as the cornerstone of the display format, allowed great flexibility and a low budget. The exhibition space mimics a picture gallery, allowing the visitors to circulate between the various digital images projecting from the surrounding walls. Due to the low budget, Gypsum boards were used as the primary material constructing the space. The LCD monitors immersed in the walls came from the Architecture Departments computer lab, and were returned there after the exhibition.

Curator and designer >>> In collaboration with Liran Ben-Ami

Area 77 m Program Display of 22 graduate projectsYear 2009Project Type ProfessionalStatus Populated

Final exhibition Bezalel Department of Architecturet ,Jerusalem, Israel.

General layout and circulation of exhibition.

Visitor circulation

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Project books display

Digital display monitors

Competition

The project brief called for an urban installation in Safra Square. This large, limestone clad square in the middle of the municipal building complex, remains bare and unused throughout almost all of the year. This is due mostly to its large scale and to its lack of rest areas and shade.In order to counter these problems, while offering the rather soul-less square a new, more inviting identity, the Urban Bustan was conceived. A bustan is a traditional garden of fruit-bearing trees, commonly used for rest and relaxation. The installation, a series of eight parabolic wire-mesh shelters, covers 17% of the square. The shelters were developed as sustainable and economic lightweight structures. The shelters use climbing plants as there main building material, thus producing a natural shading effect within only three months. The climbing species were chosen for their adaptation to the local climate as well as for their speed of growth. This living installation offers visitors a different sensual experience every season, and during the different hours of the day. The shelters have been strategically placed within the squares existing modulation, in order to divide the square into a more intimate, every day scale, while maintaining the squares capability to hold large-scale events.

Installation in Jerusalem >>> In collaboration with architects Yinnon Lehrer and Dvir Daitch.

Area Safra Square Jerusalem Program urban installation.Year 2010Project Type Public competition

Urban Bustan Jerusalem, Israel.

Design Principal 1:

creating rest areas and points of interaction within the barren square.

Design Principal 2:

creating rest areas and points of interaction within the barren square.

1. trees provide ideal outdoor shade and shelter. however, it takes 10 years fora tree to reach its full hight, while it takes only 3 months for the climbing plantsto cover a shelter of comprable dimensions.

2. traditional local architecture uses the mashrabiya as a shading device forfacades, allowing free passage of air. the urban bustan shelters impliment thistraditionallly two dimensional technique in three dimensional space.

Typical Section, Scale 1:75

Design Principal 3:

preserving the squares exsisting qualities while broadening possible uses of public space. allowing for both traditional events and new events to take place.

Design Principal 4:

offering safra square a unique, inviting identity throughout both day and night.

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Plan of Safra Square with installation, Scale 1:700Single shelter, exploded scheme

Competition

As the competition brief states, Jerusalems future Natural History Museum will be a rich and enriching portal to the diversity of flora, fauna, and landscapes with which Israel is blessed. At the same time, the museum will portray how these phenomena demonstrate the universal laws that the human mind reveals and describes through science, technology, and art. Our proposal for the design of the Museum started out from utter respect to the open spaces, the natural scenery and the urban setting of the site. In light of this, we strived to attain a plan that relates to the intricate interaction between the natural environment, the surrounding open space, the exhibition spaces, the streets bordering the museums site and the local architectural heritage.Among the principles that served us as guidelines in the conception of this plan were:

Modesty: we are but passing guests in this place. The relationships between the natural and the constructed elements should give priority to the natural. The construction typology should not attempt to compete, emulate or cite the natural environment, but rather emphasize it, guiding and enabling museum visitors and city residents to experience it on various levels;

Typology: decomposing the constructed mass where display areas and the natural Jerusalem scenery overlap allows the natural scenery to sprawl undisturbed all over the site. Such a layout leaves both the near and the distant landscape open to the eye, via constructed filters, all the while providing glimpses into exhibition spaces;

The Outdoor Open Space: open space is not the negative of construction; rather, it is the positive out of which one should carve as little as possible to attain the required result. This approach becomes even more crucial in the context of planning a Museum of Nature.

Messer Architects >>>architect as part of team.

Area 5.000 mProgram MuseumYear 2012Project Type Public competition

Natural History Museum Jerusalem, Israel.

Open spaces in the project can be divided into three types: A. Jerusalems wild nature which covers most of the area and dynamically anchors it in a local context B. The museum gardens a system of typical local terraces were planned based on the local topography, so as to distinguish them from the natural landscape and allow for comfortable and accessible conditions. The gardens can be viewed from surrounding streets, rooftops and city-tour routes.C. Multi-functional roofs which include display areas, catering and recreational facilities. The roofs interact with the nearby Ruppin Street and provide a unique urban experience.It should be added that most of the outdoor spaces in the project the natural, the gardened and the roofed ones are planned to be open to the general public and accessible free of charge.

The Circulation System: A rich and intriguing circulation layout within diversified natural and constructed spaces is planned. The circulation in the museum relies on a clear and accessible layout planned to simplify orientation and allow each visitor to plan his visit personally. Four circulation types are planned:1. A Horizontal Circulation System two pathways, one overhead and the other underground, that pass across the exhibition halls, exposing visitors to the outdoors and providing them a glimpse on other exhibition halls.2. A Vertical Circulation System shared between multiple structures, visible from within the exhibition spaces. 3. A Rooftop Urban Circulation System creates a symbiosis between museum functions and street circulation. 4. A Free Urban Circulation System Bridging different street elevations and lined with public functions such as an open-air theater, the museum shop and a unique panoramic terrace.

Competition

The Ariel Sharon Park, on the site of the former Hiriya metropolitan waste dump, is planned as a unique, ecology-focused center for urban nature. Therefore, we chose to base our proposal on the idea of REUSE.Just as the site is being rehabilitated from a mountain of rubbish into a flourishing park, so are we transforming discarded steel containers into useful architecture. Each year, some 800,000 containers are rejected from maritime transport, and by shaping them into a bridge we have the chance to throw a lifeline to a dilapidated conglomeration of waste, offering circulation and views for future visitors.

The advantages of building with containers are numerous:

1. Re-using existing shelf products provide for sustainable construction.2. Over 70% of the construction work is done off-site, in the factory, thus reducing significantly ecological damage to the local environment.3. Rapid construction and work process. 4. Easy assembly.5. Availability.6. Efficient transportation.7. Numerous assembly options, resulting in countless possible volumetric variations.8. Basic components, which are highly adaptable for the creation of tailor-made structures on the human scale.

Functionality:Movement: the bridge, planned in cooperation with structural and traffic consultants, allows for free flow of lightweight vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians on all areas and lanes of the bridge.

A Bridge >>> In collaboration with Messer Architects team.

Area 160 m Program Bridge for pedestrians and small vehiclesYear 2012Project Type Public competition

ECOntainer Bridge Ariel Sharon Park, Israel.

Views: All along the bridge numerous views open up in all directions, including upwards to the sky (through the louvers) and downwards to the ground (through the treading mesh). Furthermore, two balconies with seating areas for individuals or groups on the bridge level and an additional panoramic promenade on the roof transform the bridge into a destination in its own right.

Observability: The graphic design of all elevations delivers an ecological message to near and distant audiences, such as commuters on highway 4 or airline passengers flying to and from the nearby Ben Gurion airport.

Display: along the bridge, various display panels showcase temporary exhibitions on environmental issues.

Adaptability: The repetitive use of containers varying in dimensions as a modular unit allows for total flexibility. Technical and structural solutions can be adapted as required.

Key Concepts: reuse, framed views, assimilation into the surroundings, minimal footprint.

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