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Bat Galim was founded as an open coastal neighborhood, shaped by a direct and continuous relationship with the sea. Over time, urban development including Rambam Medical Center, the Naval Base, the railway, and the abandoned Casino buildingintroduced physical and functional barriers that gradually disconnected the neighborhood from the sea, the city, and its surroundings. The project proposes a vision for reconnecting Bat Galim with the city, the sea, and surrounding activity hubs. The planning strategy is based on the principle of Permeability, creating an open and continuous spatial network that enables movement, interaction, and the exchange of knowledge between the neighborhood, Rambam Medical Center, and the Israel Oceanographic & Limnological Research institute (IOLR). A new Maritime Culture and Knowledge Campus introduces housing for students and researchers, faculties dedicated to marine sciences, coastal environments, planning, and maritime technology, alongside research laboratories, a maritime library, auditorium, aquarium, sea club, and public spaces. The integration of students and researchers acts as a catalyst for the neighborhood’s urban, social, and economic regeneration, strengthening connections between academia, research, and the local community. At the urban scale, Bat Galim Boulevard is extended toward the sea, while the historic Casino is transformed into the public and academic heart of the campus. A new marine complex combines public, educational, and research functions, encouraging interaction between students, researchers, residents, and visitors. The extension into the sea is based on a floating construction system, minimizing intervention in the seabed and responding to the marine environment. Through this approach, the project proposes a new model of coastal urban regeneration, restoring Bat Galim as an open and connected waterfront neighborhood centered on knowledge, research, and maritime culture.