דרך החומה

Old Jaffa and the Jaffa port area have undergone significant transformations in recent decades. Alongside the economic and political decline of Jaffa, the built environment in the city has undergone a process of privatization. Historical complexes, which once served various groups in society, have been acquired by private investors, who turned them into closed complexes disconnected from their immediate surroundings. The result: an archipelago of private complexes characterized by disconnection, alienation from their environment and context, and separation. This project offers an alternative for the area by preserving historical buildings and maintaining the continuity of the built fabric, ensuring views to important landmarks in the space, creating new pedestrian pathways, and introducing additional uses to the port area. The project blurs the boundaries between private and public, generating a continuum of urban spaces that flow into one another. These spaces encourage interactions and encounters between different communities, age groups, people of various religions, or communities with different disabilities. From this dialogue between the communities, a new and diverse urban space is created. The project proposes a mixed-use community-cultural center that includes the "Na Laga'at" activity and a center for complementary educational activities for children and youth, public housing for diverse populations, and commercial spaces.