*이스라엘 커뮤니티센터-[ Kimmel Eshkolot Architects ] Rehovot Community Center

댄스 스튜디오, 무술 스튜디오, 음악실, 예술 및 공예 워크샵 및 다목적 홀을 갖춘 커뮤니티 센터의 본관 옆에는 멀티 미디어 센터로 운영되는 도서관이 있다. 다양한 연령층의 방문객을 고루 끌어 들이고 다양한 활동을 펼칠 수 있도록 구성된 두 건물은 함께 운영될 수 있도록 설계되었다.

지속가능성이 이번 프로젝트에서 매우 중요한 부분이었다. 그래서 건물의 정면은 대나무를 이용하여 쉐이딩할 수 있게 표현되었고, 안뜰은 일부가 일년 내내 그늘을 제공하면서도 거리 소음으로부터 온전히 차단된다. 또한 장애를 가진 사람들에게도 이용이 용이하다.

Creating a new urban plaza, the project includes studios for dance, music, sports and a library. Completed in 2016. The community center includes a variety of spaces, such as an arts and crafts workshop, music rooms, dance studios, martial-arts studios, a multi-purpose hall and a ‘youth wing’. Next to the main building is a library, which operates as a multi-media center, attracting visitors of all ages for a variety of activities. The two buildings are designed to operate together and separately.

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Architects: Kimmel Eshkolot Architects

Location: Rehovot, Israel

Architect in Charge: Kimmel Eshkolot Architects

Proyect Team: Etan Kimmel, Michal Kimmel Eshkolot, Ilan Carmi, Vered Konigsberg Bengio, More Gelfand 

Area: 2500.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Amit Geron 

Manufacturers: Softline

The project is built in a new neighborhood in the city of Rehovot, called New Rehovot, which is an area in development stages. The site is located in the center of the neighborhood which is designated for public buildings; some of which have already been built, such as an elementary school and a sports-center. Tall residential buildings are yet to be built in the area.

Since the scale of the urban scale in this area is quite big, we wanted the buildings to introduce an urban-friendly scale, meaning that not only the users will enjoy the inner piazza within the project, but also pedestrians would take the short-cut and stroll through the project while going somewhere else. This idea was one of the generators of the design, and led to planning of the two buildings around a protected courtyard, which also connects between the school on its east side and the sports-center to its north.

The main building has two floors, where the upper floor is hovering over the ground floor providing shading from the hot summer sun. It is also designed in a way that exposes the activities, such as the dance studios, in order to attract people to come and participate. The library is designed around a wall of books, which also projects to the facades. Its roof serves as a terrace which provides a separate access to the youth wing through a small bridge. The stairs climbing to the roof include seating areas, creating an intimate amphitheater space for small outdoor performances.

Sustainability is of major importance in the project. The facades are treated with shading elements of bamboo profiles, and the courtyard is partly shaded throughout the year, while also being protected from street noise. The building is fully accessible to people with disabilities.

The community center was funded by Keren Hayesod Switzerland, under Chairman Sami Bollag. The library was funded by Mifal Hapeis.

from arhcdaily