{"id":30034,"date":"2016-07-18T16:21:01","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T14:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/imj-tree-house\/"},"modified":"2016-07-18T16:38:10","modified_gmt":"2016-07-18T14:38:10","slug":"imj-tree-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.area-arch.it\/en\/imj-tree-house\/","title":{"rendered":"IMJ Tree House"},"content":{"rendered":"

The entrance courtyard of the Youth Wing for Art Education at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem is a main gathering place for visitors- adults, children and groups- within its modern concrete-and-stone architectural surroundings.\u00a0The project \u2013 a renewal\u00a0of the courtyard \u2013 combines\u00a0a program open to interpretation by its users with a clearly defined context.<\/p>\n

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photo by Amit Geron<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The existing pine tree\u00a0is the focus of the project, the physical anchor of the design concept. As a tribute to the childhood collective memory\u00a0of a tree house, a small roofed structure where children can hide and over look at, is positioned high up the tilted trunk, raised above the meticulous surroundings of the museum. Along with its strong iconic appearance, it also functions as the peak of one continuous structural folded element allows various situations occur along.\u00a0The structural technique \u2013\u00a02 cm Ipea boards fixed to a light steel skeleton \u2013 creates a range of transparencies from top to bottom. While gradually transforms towards the ground, the element\u2019s surface becomes a playground; sitting elements framing a topography covered with a soft EPDM rubber surface. All this carefully hides the underground infrastructure configuration as well as a widespread root system.\u00a0At night the house is the only element illuminated, and emerges floating above the courtyard’s entrance.<\/p>\n