Client: Abu Ghosh Municipality, Ministry of Construction and Housing
Project Initiation: 2015
Location: Abu Ghosh
Project Area: 300 dunam
Status: Approved
Program: A residential neighborhood combining a hotel compound- about 600 residential units
Planning Team: Ari Cohen, Michael Wind, Einav Yagel, Shirit Fink-Glassner
The plan aims to increase the amount of housing units in the village in order to be able to supply demand generated by the village’s natural growth, while emphasizing the following planning principles:
- Densifying the village (minimum 7 units net per dunam) while maintaining the unique local housing and construction characteristics which have formed over time.
- Creating quality connectivity between different parts of the community living in the district by planning a continuous and accessible network of roads and paths.
- Creating an accessible open space system for the neighborhood residents, while addressing existing open space deficiencies in the wider area.
Contiguous expansion of the current built area of the village, avoiding unnecessary expansion onto sensitive natural areas
The plan aims to increase the amount of housing units in the village in order to be able to supply demand generated by the village’s natural growth, while emphasizing the following planning principles:
- Densifying the village (minimum 7 units net per dunam) while maintaining the unique local housing and construction characteristics which have formed over time.
- Creating quality connectivity between different parts of the community living in the district by planning a continuous and accessible network of roads and paths.
- Creating an accessible open space system for the neighborhood residents, while addressing existing open space deficiencies in the wider area.
Contiguous expansion of the current built area of the village, avoiding unnecessary expansion onto sensitive natural areas
