Amit kapuza Portfolio by Amit Kapuza

Amit kapuza

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B. Arch Architecture degree - Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem Exchange Student Program - Parsons, The New School for Design, NYC Urban Research Workshop - Tokyo Design research Workshop - Rome

Professional 2009-Present Kolker Kolker Epstein Architects - Team leader and member of various design projects, both public and residential. 2006-Peresent A variety of Independent projects

Contests and Appreciation Certificates 2009 First place, student competition, planning a center for special needs population. 2006-2007 Certificate of excellence from Bezalel, on academic achievements. 2008 Dean's list at Parsons, on academic achievements.

Amit Kapuza Mobile: +972-5 4-3171776 Amit_Kapuza@hotmail.com

Generic government office building, Jerusalem Office project | Created in: Kolker Kolker Epstein Architects (Project team member)

The Generic government office building, is at it's 57,500 sqm, one of the largest government building in Israel. The building is home to a variety of government offices, and includes a sophisticated situation room.

Typical Floor Plan Cross section

Museum and Heritage Center, Military Base in the Negev Office project | Created in: Kolker Kolker Epstein Architects (Project team leader)

This museum and heritage center gives the platform for 8 different army units, to present their exhibition on one hand, and remember the fallen on the other hand. The building area is 3,230 sqm.

+1 Floor Plan

Longitudinal section West Elevation

Motel, Military Base in the Negev Office project | Created in: Kolker Kolker Epstein Architects (Project team member)

This motel, at the area of 1,170 sqm, has 20 rooms that serves the families of the of the high rank officers that serves in the army base.

Ground Floor Plan

Longitudinal section

South Elevation

The Academic College of Engineering, Jerusalem Office project | Created in: Kolker Kolker Epstein Architects (Project team member)

Master Plan Building 3

The Master plan to the new campus, includes classrooms, computer farms, labs, auditoriums, administration and faculty buildings, at a (built) total of 43,200 sqm. The planning takes into account the current college functions, and is divided into 4 construction stages; during which some of the existing buildings will be demolished, as the new buildings will be built.

Ground Floor Plan - Master Plan

+1 Floor Plan - Building 3

East Elevation

Building 3 is the first new building. At an area of 7,900 sqm, the building will house classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices and the academic administration.

Shalva Association Center, Jerusalem Office project | Created in: Kolker Kolker Epstein Architects (Project team member)

The Shalva Association cares for children of many ages, who require special education, The building at an area of 18,700 sqm, will contain the organization's offices, treatment centers for children of different ages and their families, a nursery, day care, elementary school, assembly hall, gymnasium and swimming pool. In addition the building will include temporary residences.

Residential Buildings over the Begin Freeway, Jerusalem Office project | Created in: Kolker Kolker Epstein Architects (Project team member)

The project is consists from a group of buildings, on a roofed section of the Begin Freeway in Jerusalem. There are 380 residential units, in six buildings of between 13 and 15 storey's.

Bat Yam - City edge, Way of living Thesis project | Created in: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

The project offers a new urban reading, to the Bat Yam industrial area. The references: Massive changes that the Industrial area will undergo throw, including Metropolitan traffic network of light rail and change in uses, from low tech to high tech and entertainment. In addition, the project relies on the future tenants, that offer new ways of living to Bat Yam. The planning supports the idea, by creating a structure that combines mixed uses, in a building and the building block. This system creates horizontal and vertical relationships, which combine public and private passages and areas. These combinations are the ones that allow the tenants, to have that wanted way of living. In fact, the social network and lifestyle, are the one that outline the structural system. This design, with its city center character, creates a reaction at the surrounding living environment, in the existing neighborhoods at the edge of town. That reaction leads to thickening of the main street, and offers a new neighboring unit to Bat Yam. Living on Both sides of the street. Folding the street event to the depth of the block, creates the horizontal connections, thus allowing the network to be consist, multidimensional multi-systemic.

Bat Yam - City edge, Way of living Thesis project | Created in: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

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Bat Yam - City edge, Way of living Thesis project | Created in: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

The project site is located at a lot, at the southern end of the industrial area. Nowadays the site is being occupied, by a large scale commercial use. The project proposes to leave the existing use, and to add the use of housing, plus small scale commercial and public uses. Bat Yam industrial area extends from the city south end, to the physical center. The method that the project offers, residential planning in the industrial area, can be applied to the entire zone. Thus, city center characteristics, that the project offers to the edge of town, stretch to the physical center. Distribution lots

Lot

Industry

Building

Residential | Commercial | Public

Traffic infrastructure - activity in public and private areas Supermarket car park

Parking route

Ground floor

Structure - Horizontally and Vertically relationships Single Use Large Commercial / Industrial

Mixed Use Residential Public Shops Large Commercial Parking

Indusrtial area Surrounding Plan

Movement

Residential floor

Joint movement

Bat Yam - City edge, Way of living Thesis project | Created in: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

Roof Plan

Bat Yam - City edge, Way of living Thesis project | Created in: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

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Ground Floor Plan

South West Elevation

Bat Yam - City edge, Way of living Thesis project | Created in: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design A

C C

B B

-1 Floor Plan

Section BB

Bat Yam - City edge, Way of living Thesis project | Created in: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design A

C C

B B

+1 Floor Plan

Section CC

Bat Yam - City edge, Way of living Thesis project | Created in: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

South East Elevation

Bat Yam - City edge, Way of living Thesis project | Created in: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

The Tenants

Population aged 30-40. People that are active primarily in the greater Tel Aviv, Bat Yam, for them, is an affordable housing opportunity in relation to Tel Aviv. These tenants are refreshing addition to the adult population of the city. They will require from Bat Yam and challenge her.

Dana and Elad Katz

Elad Domain responsible for philanthropic fund. Works in Jerusalem. Dana Mechanical Engineering Student. Studying in Tel Aviv. Two-bedroom apartment, 49 m²

Yael Amit and Liby Sahar Amit Medical care Works in Holon

Yael Statistician Works in Tel Aviv 3 room apartment, 92 m²

Eran Ashkenazy Electrical Engineer. Working in Netanya. Studio, 45 m²

NYC PS 34, Dry Dock Playground Extension and Rearrangement Studio project | Created in: Parsons The New School for Design

Ground Floor Plan

Section AA

West Elevation

NYC PS 34, Dry Dock Playground Extension and Rearrangement Studio project | Created in: Parsons The New School for Design B

+1 Floor Plan

Section BB

South Elevation

Dwelling in Ponto Cho, Kyoto Studio project | Created in: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

Section AA

South Elevation

Ground Floor Plan

+1 Floor Plan

Dwelling in Ponto Cho, Kyoto Studio project | Created in: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

Mixed uses in central Jerusalem Studio project | Created in: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

Ground Floor Plan

Mixed uses in central Jerusalem Studio project | Created in: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

The exercise: Planning a proper building. Referring to issues such as positioning, movement, relations between volumes and facade. Planning in a given ground allocation and dealing with a given program. Achieving a high-quality set of drawings as part of the planning process.

My interpretation: My reading of the given exercise, was a mixed uses building for various social and communal activities. Planning at the heart of Jerusalem, by nature defined the plan of the building. Linkage to a sealed facade of an existing building on one hand, and making room for the street floor on the other. This spirit had led me to choose the rectangle and the ellipse, as the generic morphology of the building. The most interesting part of the building, which host the movement element, emphasize the existing tension between the two shapes and act as the building generator.

Mixed uses in central Jerusalem Studio project | Created in: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

North West Elevation

Section AA

Mixed uses in central Jerusalem Studio project | Created in: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design