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The project explores the renewal of the historical relationship between Haifa, its port, and the waterfront. Over time, industrial development and infrastructure transformed the port into an enclosed territory, disconnecting the sea from the urban fabric and from everyday public life. The proposal introduces an urban regeneration strategy based on extending Haifa’s existing network of squares toward and into the port, creating a continuous sequence of public spaces that reconnects the city with the sea. A mixed-use public building extends this system into the water, functioning both as a maritime passenger terminal and as an active civic space. In parallel, Hangars 8 and 9 are preserved and adaptively reused, maintaining their existing structural systems while accommodating local markets and public programs. By combining preservation, adaptive reuse, and new architectural intervention, the project transforms the port from an urban barrier into a natural extension of the urban fabric and an accessible, active public waterfront.