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Keren HaKirya
קרן הקריה
General information
StatusDevelopment
TypeOffice, residential
LocationTel Aviv, Israel
Construction startedprojected for 2014
Completedprojected for late 2017
Cost$850 million
Height
Roof350 meters, 280 meters, 230 meters, 230 meters
Technical details
Floor countTriangular: 80; Square: 50, Octagonal: 45
Floor areaPublic: 5,000 m2 (54,000 sq ft)
Residential: 60,000 m2 (650,000 sq ft)
Office: 170,000 m2 (1,800,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)AI Architecture and Urban Design

The Keren HaKirya building complex comprises 80-story and 50-story office towers and two 45-story residential towers that stand above a two-story retail mall. It is sited at the main northern approach to Tel Aviv, Israel, at the intersection of Menachem Begin and Shaul Hamelech Boulevards in the city's central business district on an area of 38 dunam (9.5 acres).

The project was initiated by the Israel Land Authority, together with Israel's Defense Ministry and the Tel Aviv Municipality, with the master planning and design developed by A.I. Architecture and Urban Design (Isaac Halfon and Alan Aranoff architects), with project coordination by Ehud Tayar Management and Engineering Ltd.

The design of the office towers, whose 350-meter height is unprecedented in Israel, consists of clusters of extruded triangles of different heights that create a singular prismatic effect on the skyline. A central focus of the project is the landscaped pedestrian plaza that will be flanked by retail and dining arcades, with a pedestrian bridge that links the two commercial buildings.

The project will be served by Tel Aviv's light rail system green line, with bus, bicycle and pedestrian access, as well as multiple underground parking and service levels.

When completed, the project will add some 770 housing units to Tel Aviv's increasingly limited housing stock.

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