קוו התווך

The project begins within the urban seam between Nazareth and Nof HaGalil — an area characterized by transient movement, underused spaces, and a lack of continuous human presence. By examining the relationship between these conditions and feelings of alienation, insecurity, and violence, the project proposes transforming the area into an active space for encounter, creation, learning, and opportunity, and above all, returning the street to the people. At the heart of the project stands a public-community building that brings together local crafts, culture, and tradition with contemporary technology, learning, and employment. It includes production and creative workshops, learning spaces, exhibition and retail areas, co-working spaces, and community activities, creating a continuous sequence of learning, making, presenting, and professional integration. The building does not function as an isolated object, but as an anchor within an urban route that begins at the Nazareth spring, continues along Paul VI Street and Tal'at al-Masmar, and gathers underused public spaces along the way into a clear and active sequence. At the point where the route meets the project site, it confronts Road 75 — a major physical barrier within the urban fabric — and continues through the site toward the future Nofit station. In this way, the site becomes a key transition point within a new urban sequence, linking the existing urban environment with the future transportation system. The architectural language of the project emerges from a reading of the two adjacent urban fabrics: the dense, stepped, and traditional fabric of Nazareth, alongside the open and planned development of Nof HaGalil. These characteristics are translated into a system of terraces, courtyards, alleys, patios, and open circulation routes, creating a sequence of expansion and compression while blurring the boundaries between building, street, and public space. Ultimately, the goal is not simply to add a new building, but to return the street to the people: to activate empty spaces, encourage walking and lingering, strengthen human presence throughout the day, and create conditions for everyday encounters. The project seeks to transform an area of passage and disconnection into an active public realm — a place where movement becomes staying, passage becomes encounter, and spaces that once remained at the margins gain a new role within the city.