Of - Ar, Ofakim
2009

Collaboration : ARTIST Joseph Dadoune, Yitzhak Krispel, ARCHITECT Dan Hasson

A communal Space and Cultural Hothouse
The character of the project for rehabilitation of Of-Ar factory (opened in 1961 and closed 1986) derives from the combination of visions: the artist, the community, and the architect. The partnership led to a social, economic, and cultural project. multifunctinal modular space designated for providing both services and cultural activities such as shops, a business incubator, and an employment agency together with artist studios, exhibition spaces, and library .
The architecture approach appears as a hybrid space between the building as it is and a tamed nature. The idea of maintaining partially open ceilings and creating a botanical garden with various species .