Kiryat Gat 2025 Preliminary Strategies

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Kiryat Gat 2025

Refigured Urbanism for the New Century


Kiryat Gat 2025 Departure Point


Kiryat Gat 2025 // Departure Points 1. Analyzing changes

and trends for 1960-1990 and 1990-present


Kiryat Gat 2025 // Departure Points 2. Using age

groups as a visioning tool

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Kiryat Gat 2025 // Departure Points 3. Using the four

Alternative type of urban life bridging the advantages of rural quality of life and big cities’ variety of choices, focusing on connectivity and a sense of belonging.

themes on different scales

The theme of technology is integrated in all aspects of life and structure the physical urban layout along with social life.

Nature is integrated into the urban fabric, connecting the different areas, uses and nodes. The green ring surrounding the city is as an integral part of city life.

Capitalizing on mobility experiences by connecting people and linking destinations.


Kiryat Gat 2025 Strategic Plan


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Strategic Plan: Components Urban cells - new urban scale Circulation - stitching the city Nature - integration in/out Technology - overall theme


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Strategic Plan: Components Urban Cells The city is a net composed of urban cells, a new scale that act as a tool for spatial reorganizition. By presenting a new scale, smaller then a neighborhood, the urban cell allows flexibility and is a feasible scale for urban regeneration.


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Strategic Plan: Components Circulation The inner circulation is divided into two: Cross-city public transportation that stitches the industrial zone, the existing city and the new northern neighborhood. Pedestrian and bicycling paths are organized as net, juxtaposing the transportation circulation.


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Strategic Plan: Components Technology The theme of technology is integrated in all aspects of life, such as the Net School, Smart Public Spaces, Science and Tech Park and residency programs.


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Strategic Plan: Components Nature The green ring surrounding the city is viewed as an integral part of city life and conneted to the pedestrian grid. The gardens and parks inside the city offer specific internet contents and each present a unique technological theme.


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Strategic Plan: Components Stitching the existing residential area, the industrial area and the northern development, by: 1. The Band Embraces the city and composed of diverse experiences and landscapes. Furthermore, it penetrates the city and industrial area, stitching the two together. 2. Main axis Sderot Lachish as a connector that runs through the northern development, city entrance, municipal core, the train station and industrial area.


Kiryat Gat 2025 Urban Cells


Kiryat Gat 2012 /// Fragmented Urban Fabric

Neighborhoods

Land uses

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Vacant lots

Future development


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells Neighborhoods’ weaknesses: 1. Rigid borders 2. Poor Connectivity 3. Large scale 4. Unutilized spaces

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Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells Using urban cells can: 1. Dissolve borders 2. Improve Connectivity 3. Utilize spaces 4. Enhance human comfort 5. Promote walkability and greater use of public spaces. 6. Feasible scale for urban regeneration

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Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells: Characteristics The urban cell’s characteristics are: • Scale and connectivity

• Themes and age groups The themes and age groups influence the unit’s spatial organization, the character and distribution of its public spaces, building typologies and patterns, density and intensity.


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells: Methodology Each urban cell is characterized by the four themes and age groups in different intensities, analyzed by a multi-layered gradient, and determined by the cell’s position in the city, its proximity to urban and natural elements, and its social-demographic structure -- both according to its current condition and the strategic plan. compact

nature

residential

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industrial

compact

nature

residential

industrial

mobility >>

mobility >> paths into natural landscape

technology >>

technology >> residency, incubators

age groups

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age groups

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compact Kiryat Gat 2025 ///nature Urban Cells: Methodology residential

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industrial

nature

residential

industrial

mobility >>

mobility >> paths into natural landscape

technology >>

technology >> residency, incubators

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age groups

compact

nature

residential

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compact

industrial

0

100

age groups

compact

nature

residential

industrial

mobility = public transportation, main stop

mobility = connections between factories

technology = net school, tech garden

technology = industrial clusters

age groups

100

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age groups

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Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells: Methodology

compact

nature

residential

industrial

mobility >> paths into natural landscape technology >> residency, incubators

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100

age groups

compact

nature

residential

industrial

mobility = connections between factories technology = industrial clusters

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age groups

100


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells: Methodology compact

nature

residential

industrial

mobility >> paths into natural landscape technology >> residency, incubators

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100

age groups

compact

nature

residential

industrial

mobility = connections between factories technology = industrial clusters

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age groups

100


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells: Guiding Principles 1. Age groups

2. Governance and management

Housing

Distribution

Public spaces

Scale

Connectivity

Character

Amenities

Program

3. Human Comfort Water catchment

Materials

Maintenance

Hardscape

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4. Connectivity

Local climate Shading

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Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells: Example

Bnei Israel neighborhood


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells: Example Starting point >> current condition + strategic plan City’s main entrance

Park and stream Rapid public transportation

City center


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells: Example Interventions in the cellular scale Distribution of age groups


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells: Example Interventions in the cellular scale Connectivity and amenities


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells: Example Interventions in the cellular scale // superposition Governance and management models

Ideogram


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells: Example, Zoom In Current condition

Interventions

Existing housing Additions 0-10

10-18

18-30

30-45

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Shared / public amenities


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells: Example, Zoom In Private management of open spaces

Existing housing Additions 0-10

10-18

18-30

30-45

45-65

65 >

Shared / public amenities


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells: Example


Kiryat Gat 2025 /// Urban Cells: Example


Kiryat Gat 2025

Refigured Urbanism for the New Century


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