pleasant intimacy close

to the center by simple

elements: paved alley

that leads to a gar-

dened square. this is

one of bat-yam's unique

qualities that should

be promoted as an al

be promoted as an al-

ternative to bustling

tel-aviv.

bat-yam (=mermaid) is a middle class town which

lies on the beach south of tel-aviv. though it

has a good potential to become a desirable well

handled place with its coastline and central

location, it suffers from a quite a rundown

image.

it is surrounded on all sides by three differ

it is surrounded on all sides by three differ-

ent cities and and is fully built to capacity.

maybe due to the fact that it has no more room

for further extensions, the open spaces within

the town are remarkably maintained.

view southwards the

desolated lots

city entrance from

the highway

dead end- acustic wall