Kimmel Eshkolot Architects

Beit-Halochem Rehabilitation Center

Beit-Halochem Rehabilitation Center
© Amit Geron
Beit-Halochem Rehabilitation Center
© Amit Geron

BEIT-HALOCHEM REHABILITATION CENTER

Kimmel Eshkolot Architects

ARCHITECT
Kimmel Eshkolot Architects: Kimmel-Eshkolot Architects

AREA
6000.0 m2

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Beersheba, Israel

CATEGORY
Rehabilitation Center

Text description provided by architect.

On the outskirts of Beer Sheva, where the city ends and the desert begins, the new "Beit-Halochem" rehabilitation center is built‫.‬

Beit-Halochem Rehabilitation Center
© Amit Geron
Beit-Halochem Rehabilitation Center
© Amit Geron

Desert sun and arid scenery served us as a source of inspiration to design a composition of rock-like volumes that are grouped together.

The "rocks" accommodate intimate and quiet functions, whereas the negative space between them creates gathering areas, and defines the circulation in the building.

The alignment of these rocks, combined with the thin horizontal roof which hovers between them, creates an inviting and protected courtyard‫.

Beit-Halochem Rehabilitation Center
© Amit Geron
Beit-Halochem Rehabilitation Center
© Amit Geron

The "rocks" accommodate intimate and quiet functions, whereas the negative space between them creates gathering areas, and defines the circulation in the building.

The alignment of these rocks, combined with the thin horizontal roof which hovers between them, creates an inviting and protected courtyard‫.‬

The fierce desert sun-light, which bounces off minor dents on the surface of the rock, creates an ever-changing appearance for the new IDF veterans' home.

Beit-Halochem Rehabilitation Center
© Amit Geron
Beit-Halochem Rehabilitation Center
© Amit Geron
Beit-Halochem Rehabilitation Center
© Amit Geron
Beit-Halochem Rehabilitation Center
© Amit Geron


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