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The space shifts and plays with the tones in accordance to the tones of the ambience.

“It suggests a new agenda of hospitality for collective open spaces.” inhabitants of Tel Aviv’s metropolitan area.” Catching every colour of the ever-changing natural light, the muted sensibility paints a picturesque hue over its tones of whites, beiges and browns. The space slides and revives scales on a humanistic level, opening up new avenues for and embracing the contingency that characterises the everyday lives of Tel Aviv inhabitants. The fragment reflects a cultural confidence in a modernist agenda of growth for the city—a gateway to marking a point in time for the people to know their place.

The design converses through a restricted material palette.

FACT FILE:

People flock to the space to enjoy the ambience, the scenery and the action.

Project Name

:

Tel Aviv Port Public Space Regeneration

Location

:

Tel Aviv, Israel

Programme

:

Design and Strategy for Tel Aviv Port’s Public Spaces

Architects

:

Mayslits Kassif Architects

Design Team

:

Ganit Mayslits Kassif, Udi Kassif, Oren Ben Avraham,

Galila Yavin, Michal Ilan and Maor Roytman

Client

:

Marine Trust Ltd.

Port Architects

:

Eliakim Architects

Project Management

:

Avinoam Horowitz

Graphic Designer

:

Hila Ben Navat

Construction Company :

Green Sky Ltd.

Initiation of Project

:

2003

Completion of Project

:

2008

Project Budget

:

`24 Crore (Approx.)


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