After
10 years of operating from a loft in the Tel-Aviv Port, Auerbach Halevy picked
up an offer it couldn’t refuse, and relocated to a self-designed building in
the Airport City business zone, near Ben-Gurion Airport. There is something
distinctly reassuring about being so close to Terminal 3 and the Duty Free.
The new
office is designed as a single tall, open space, containing workstations, senior
partner rooms, conference rooms, an entrance space, and a small kitchen. The
partner rooms are open glass cages which allow direct communication (hollering)
with the central workspace.
Underlying
the office’s design is the open, hierarchy-free studio space, which invites
direct personal contact and chewing-gum exchange. The design elements were
designed uniquely by the architects, and are tailored to the office’s specific
creative needs (meaning a plethora of paper). The result is a stimulating mix of
functionality and air-conditionality; also colors and shapes, and original
solutions for storage and work, all contributing to a pleasant and efficient
work environment (everyone writes this – but it’s actually true).
The
office is a white ocean with bright islands of color (especially the female
architects’ attire). It is a place which invites quiet. A huge graphic
reproduction, partly doodled by the architect, offsets the quiet, and repeats
in variations around the office.