Initial Proposals: The Compact City

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Roni Bar Alexis Wheeler Noah Koretz


Kiryat Gat in the Future By 2025 we could see: - a larger population - a thriving local economy - greater socio-economic diversity - a stronger community-oriented city - a unified, livable industrial city


Kiryat Gat Today


Kiryat Gat Today Currently, the city is fractured into zones.


One Cohesive Kiryat Gat A city made strong by interconnecting spatial and social structures


Infill Development The benefits of filling in rather than spreading out - community building - vacancy reduction - urban image - real estate value - infrastructure maximization - neighborhood diversification - resource conservation


Comprehensive Strategy Concepts for Development

recovering space connecting reducing/adapting stitching


Slate of Options for Kiryat Gat Suggested combinations of amenities


Implementation Plan for Kiryat Gat Lexicon

Process

Guidelines slate of options

site examination

city-wide strategy

intervention plan

process


Sample Strategies residential: community building

new development: pocket neighborhood


Sample Strategies industrial: microcommunities

city center seam: connected and mixed use


The Compact City Kiryat Gat’s future

A compact, cohesive city made strong by interconnecting spatial and social structures


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