Field of Activity
Negev Innovation Center
At its core, the innovation complex is founded on the principle of hospitality – the idea that innovation requires an open, flexible spatial infrastructure where diverse activities can coexist. Like an agricultural field that supports changing crops, the complex provides a framework for constant transformation, from individual offices to entire buildings.
Divided into six buildings, the complex allows both independent and interconnected use. Each building centers around a permanent service core with meeting rooms, labs, and flexible multi-use spaces. Surrounding these are transitional areas that foster interaction, informal work, and social exchange, while the perimeter hosts private workspaces that can be reconfigured as needed.
Outdoor areas extend the interior environment, offering shaded, open spaces for work and gathering. The roofs act as active fields – public terraces for meetings, events, and agricultural research – furthering the principle of hospitality in the urban context.
Sustainability is integral to the design. Genetic algorithms optimized the building forms for self-shading, reducing summer heat gain. Green roofs provide insulation, absorb carbon, and improve air quality. CLT (cross-laminated timber) construction reduces emissions and building time while enhancing environmental performance.
More than an employment incubator for start-up companies, the complex is a living ecosystem that produces a holistic synthesis between the workplace and its environment. The hosting principle, both conceptually and design-wise, allows for a versatility of uses and produces a unique and contemporary structure which, on the one hand, is a home for innovation in the research fields hosted in it and at the same time creates a natural connection to its surroundings, with the aim of being a healthy and sustainable living and employment space.
Lot Area: 4,000 m2
Building Area: 15,000 m2
Phase: Proposal
