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Carmel Academic Campus  

Carmel Academic Campus

Ha-Namal Street, Haifa, Israel

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Carmel Academic Campus

Ha-Namal Street, Haifa, Israel

Type
YEAR
2009
SIZE
300,000 sqft - 500,000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
Haifa's downtown and port area was conceived and built under the British mandate in Israel in the 1930's. The modernization of the port and Haifa downtown development left a large part of the area neglected for some decades. The recent renewal initiative, lead by the local municipality, calls for the revision of this old area by introducing academic uses, inspiring the idea  of refurbishing existing deserted buildings. Following the introduction of this urban concept the Carmel Academy found its new address within an old neglected warehouse slated to be converted
into an academic institution. The very simple existing geometrical box was kept
and houses classrooms, a library and seminar rooms and administration in a
building of 3 stories with an area of approximately 3,000 sq. m.
A central atrium that allows social activities and gatherings in a calm
atmosphere was designed to create a sense of orientation in the building and to
let natural light penetrate into its inner spaces.
The façade of the building is clad with digitally printed glass panels
that display a gallery of iconic figures such as writers, poets, architects and
actors who have contributed to Israeli culture. This architectural gesture
enhances the purpose of the building as an academic institution and carries its
concept and vision onto its exterior envelope. The glass panels were clad to
the structure through a simple system of aluminium spider elements with open
joints. At night the façade is illuminated by a LED system hidden behind the
glass panels, creating a unique impression of the building, like an urban
lighthouse in Haifa's downtown, restoring the memory of its historical role.
The new technology developed by DPS allows the printing of images on
regular glass which is resistant to UV rays and fading, and can be applied with
a number of color layers to create depth while allowing almost full
transparency of the glass. The Carmel Academy is the first building worldwide
to implement this new technology, with no limitation in number of colors.
The illuminating envelope provides the structure, which had been
neglected and decaying, an element of rejuvenation incorporated into a gesture
to local culture. The project, thanks to its unusual design, has become an
iconic building in the renewing port campus area.

photography: Amit Geron

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