pisga center | herzelia | yoav messer architects

architect in charge - iftah hayner

2011 | herzliya area 1600 sq.m

the pasjah center (faculty development) herzliya is a building with an area of 1600 sq.m, containing functions on two floors around an indoor, multi-purpose, indoor square. the building includes a multi-purpose hall, meeting rooms, secretaries and management rooms, workshops, classrooms, computer rooms and "private" balconies. the building was designed out of a long and fruitful dialogue with the management of the place. and by virtue of being a public building in an urban environment, it was designed as a flexible system - a platform that will know how to receive changing content from different users over different periods (in fact, in practice, it is used around the clock). the project was designed so that its beating heart is a covered inner courtyard which is a direct continuation of the development (view, flooring, vegetation, natural light...) this typology creates on the one hand a feeling of space and openness and on the other hand an intimate feeling of a protected and controlled place. the same courtyard is a flexible space for diverse activities throughout the day - a foyer, spacious for events, a changing display, a dynamic, informal work environment in groups and individuals. the inner courtyard is a climatic barometer utilizing upper windows for ventilation (venturi effect), heat release and of course natural lighting.