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Mapu 5 Apartments in Tel Aviv
25 Jan 2022
Interior Architecture: Bar Orion Architects
Location: Tel Aviv, Israel

Photos: Amit Geron
Mapu 5 Apartments
Bar Orion Architects, a leading international architecture firm based in Israel and established by Tal and Gidi Bar Orian in 1990, today officially unveils its latest project Mapu 5 a square-shaped, new-build residential property located on the corner of Mapu and Yehoash Streets in the heart of Tel Aviv?s White City, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its extensive collection of Bauhaus and Eclectic Architecture-style buildings.

Unusual both in size and shape (1.3 dumans) three times larger than a typical lot in this area and some 200 meters (600 feet) from Tel Aviv?s Mediterranean seaside promenade ? Bar Orion was commissioned to ideate and plan a new building in a neglected space in one of Tel Aviv?s most desirable areas. The disuse of the plot presented a fascinating opportunity to manifest a building that pays homage to the unique character of Tel Aviv?s Middle Eastern-Mediterranean fabric, all-the-while creating a new and contemporary visual statement.
Mapu 5 is built over five stories over a ground floor garden apartment, highlighted with an upper floor that is recessed from the front. The building?s unique version of ?H typology? and angular shape is segmented with a ?breakage? of the wings. This structural positi...