מעבר לחומה - המרחב השלישי

Socioeconomic disparities are not expressed only through statistics and indicators, but also take physical form within the built environment, where boundaries, infrastructure, and urban planning can reinforce separation between different populations and create situations in which communities living in close geographical proximity effectively exist in entirely different realities. This issue is clearly manifested in the space between Jisr al-Zarqa and Caesarea, two neighboring communities that represent sharply contrasting social and economic conditions. Despite the short physical distance between them, a distinct spatial disconnection exists, expressed in part through the earth embankment separating the two urban fabrics and transforming social inequality into a tangible physical boundary. In response to this condition, the project examines how architecture can operate within a space of inequality and transform an area of separation and division into a shared public space for encounter, movement, and activity. The architectural intervention develops directly from the ground through a central line that is carved, fragmented, and expanded into a system of ramps, built spaces, roofs, and plazas, along which a market, public spaces, and communal and cultural functions are integrated. In this way, the project seeks to redefine the seam between Jisr al-Zarqa and Caesarea, transforming a boundary that represents social and class-based separation into an infrastructure for connection, interaction, and shared experience.