Shikun & Binuy Headquarters Building

Architect: Amir Mann - Ami Shinar

Location: Airport-City Business Park, Israel

Client:     Shikun & Binuy Real Estate

Area:     145,000 sq ft

Status:   Completed 2010

Job captain through DD, CD and CA - to completion. Including construction drawings and details, all consultant coordination, City and agencies submittals and approval process, contractor coordination and site walks throughout the construction process.

 

Shikun & Binuiy Headquarters building comprises of two wings, with a public "street" between them, running through the atrium. The 4 stories building is designed to have maximum surface area, so as to provide natural light for all of the offices. 

The cladding materials - natural stone and aluminum - meet in immidiate junctions without separating gaps, creating a sharp contarst, and a look of cutting through one material to reveal another. The outside materials continue within the atrium, strengthening the feeling of an outside alleyway.

The integral, jutting steel frames semi-random fenetration breaks up the symetry and creates a dynamic facade.