A new Smart neighborhood
The future neighborhood at Tzifrim ex-IDF base is a unique opportunity to address the issue of the transformation of dismissed Military bases into new, sustainable neighborhoods (when attached to a city) or into new small towns (if away from urban centers).
Our idea is to create a Cultural Campus where schools, cultural center, youth center, library, auditoriums, swimming pool, gyms and commercial activities co-exist in a sustainable, coordinated, and interacting way.
The archetype we used to design the campus is the Soccer Stadium. A place where each person has a complete view of the inner space, where each level has the same amount of services.
In our case then each classroom of the school has green outer space, has a view on the campus life; all buildings have an outer face to the bursting life of the city and an inner face to the quite and green space of the campus.
Sustainability is an abused word if used in a generic way, but it can be extremely powerful if clearly defined and specified through active actions and solutions. The rapid growth in population in Israel poses new challenges for city services and infrastructure, but at the same time, it creates new economic opportunities and social benefits for people. As more people migrate to urban areas, it will strain cities’ already limited resources and services like energy, cultural activities, schooling, food and water. Better management of these resources is a key component to making cities smarter and new sustainable neighborhoods.
The vision is to create a completely new type of neighborhood district, based on environmental, economic and social sustainability.
The Three Critical Components Of A Smart neighborhood In Action
1. TRANSPORTATION
2. RESOURCES: (energy, food, water, waste)
3. SOCIAL ASPECTS (work, living, leisure, healthcare, education and community)