Kimmel Eshkolot Architects has won the competition to design the Kaplan North Masterplan, covering an area of 32,000 square meters in central Tel Aviv. Once a secretive and secluded area, the space has been opened to new development due to the decision to relocate the headquarters of the IDF.

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Kimmel Eshkolot Architects has won the competition to design the Kaplan North Masterplan, covering an area of 32,000 square meters in central Tel Aviv. Once a secretive and secluded area, the space has been opened to new development due to the decision to relocate the headquarters of the IDF.?Located between one of the city?s busiest intersections and its cultural center, the design creates a new gateway to Tel Aviv, which will be an innovative series of structures that will connect this fragmented area,? with the goal of creating a ?sustainable coexistence between a busy urban space and an intimate residential neighborhood.?
Courtesy of Kimmel Eshkolot Architects

Courtesy of Kimmel Eshkolot Architects

The masterplan is separated into two sections?the west side and the east side. The western portion features the Sarona garden, an open urban space that encourages spontaneous leisure activities, gatherings, and events like small concerts. It will also serve as a site for art exhibitions, with the ambition of hosting temporary pavilions, in a similar manner as London?s Serpentine Gallery. Furthermore, severa...