Eyelight

The NB Haifa School of Design

Project idea

The idea of the project came from the concept of dialectics. The dialectic between change and permanence produces a scale of situations that forms the basis for a union between the two. This scale contains the daily and festive encounters of the city and the academy- STU, which is nourished by the local environment - the city and the global environment - the world. The absorption that takes place in the study space is processed and emits its actions into the world, thus seeking to reflect the dynamism, innovation and changes that take place where there is a minimal contact with the ground and a new interpretation is formed to the existing.
The project offers alternative space and passage, that invites ‘entry’ to stay for a short or long time, for leisure and learning.

Project description

Through 3 prisms with variable transparency that grips 3 vertical bodies and horizontal leisure plains, an interior landscape - an urban campus is created. The panoramic view allows a sight of the different parts of the city, the mountain and the river. It also provides new perspectives on what is happening in the ground layer and the layers above it.

At all hours of the day and night, the student, researcher and guest will find an accessible and available space where they can enjoy diverse meeting places to acquire knowledge, exchange ideas and have fun. The physical space gives passers-by an opportunity to experience the changes that takes place in the permanent space from the perception that ” there is nothing permanent other than change” (Hercalitus).

Technical information

3 vertical bodies made of concrete and steel shell. The bodies circulation systems passes through external public spaces, existing roofs and horizontal prisms.

3 prisms offers variable Situations defined by different levels of transparency. The prisms elevation are of smart glass shell that adapts itself to the penetration of sunlight, according to seasons and time of day.
The prisms structure uses a exposed trusses system that allows open plan design.

Documentation

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