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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. The National Library in Jerusalem, Israel by Baer, Shifman-Nathan ArchitectsMay 12th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Baer, Shifman-Nathan Architects The new Master Plan for the Ben-Gurion Campus 101-0661176, clearly marks a conceptual shift which is intended to gradually transform Rupin Road into the main axis of the Government Compound of Giv’at Ram. This new vision radically transforms the approach of scattering architectural landmark buildings within a large urban “park”, so as to create a vibrant urban fabric.  Image courtesy Baer, Shifman-Nathan Architects
 Image courtesy Baer, Shifman-Nathan Architects This urban vision led us naturally to interpret the proposed site as a classic “flatiron” typology, which divides the traffic into two dominant routes, the Rupin Road and Kaplan Boulevard. In this urban “fork”, we decided to insert a monolithic building mass, which by smooth formal gestures, allows the expression of a unique design language, negotiating the topographical differences between Rupin Road and Kaplan Boulevard and the creation of entrances and public plazas around a significant urban building.  Image courtesy Baer, Shifman-Nathan Architects The internal arrangement of the building is based on a symbiosis of somewhat opposing public activities. The “heart” of the building appears in our proposal as a quiet contemplative patio space. This feature is wrapped by the research facilities and reading rooms allowing for a tranquil atmosphere detached from everyday life. Adjacent to it but separate, is a public, popular flow composed of a variety of activities.  Image courtesy Baer, Shifman-Nathan Architects This dynamic volumetric space is characterized by experiential transitions woven into a linear process, which connects the main entrance onRupin Road to the upper minor entrance onKaplan Boulevard. In this way, the main lobby, the visitors’ center, the auditorium, the display areas on the ramp, the stores and the restaurants, all form a continuous thread tying together the interior functions into the exterior urban fabric.  Image courtesy Baer, Shifman-Nathan Architects The local tradition and the municipal requirement to use natural stone, along with the desire to create an open and airy structure, led us to develop an envelope solution in which the stone does not function as a structural element. Instead, the entire façade of the building is composed as a curtain of vertical stone mullions, which allowed us to negotiate with great ease the rigid stone bars geometry with the curvilinear forms while keeping the interior space both open and protected. Also, the homogeneity of the stone detail wrapped around a curvilinear perimeter creates a quiet, open, soft and even modest appearance which nevertheless retains a clear tectonic presence.  Image courtesy Baer, Shifman-Nathan Architects  Image courtesy Baer, Shifman-Nathan Architects
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