The cities in the world are undergoing a continuous progress of change and significant urban growth. More than half of the world’s population lives in cities. The urban tissue in the modernistic cities is mostly composed of simple and repetitive dwelling, and most of them are lacking inspiration. During history, as well as nowadays, the architectural richness is found in buildings that represent power and money, such as public or institutional buildings. In the past few decades, architecture has dealt with showcase buildings in an exaggerated manner, and the issue of dwelling was neglected.

The statue is monumentally representing the public housing, the real living space of the people. The vertical dimension of the statue, like a town square obelisk, is bringing it to the front. The house with no walls is externalizing daily life and shares the absent happening with the observer. The glimpse to the intimate life exposed in the town square shows the residence as a part of the urban show.

The statue is located in the centre of Hadar, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Haifa, and it stands in a wide square in front of the municipal engineering bureau. The statue corresponds with the modernistic architecture that is typical to Hadar, the white city of Haifa, and with the simple and abstract geometry which is characterizing it. The vertical statue is present in the square with the simple designed screen wall in the background and as a contrast and a completion to the horizontal pedestrian bridge.

Materials: Steel
Dimensions : 205x205x1300 cm