The proposal for the ‘Yad Lebanim’ (Fallen Sons’ Commemoration) memorial homes are designed as programmatic hybrids, teaming a military memorial hall with a civic community center. Designed by architects Moshe Fluhr, Lee Davidson Lehrer, and Yinnon Lehrer, the project reflects a constant dualism in Israeli Society, struggling to exist between the extremes of past and present, war and peace, sacred and profane. The 2.5 hectare site, which is situated in the entrance to Ramat Yishay, gives the opportunity to answer the needs of the community, while creating a building that emblemizes local values. More images and architects’ description after the break.
The ‘Yad Lebanim’ (Fallen Sons’ Commemoration) memorial homes are a building typology unique to modern Israeli architecture. Ramat Yishay, a community in the north of Israel is characterized by a warm Mediterranean climate, a topography of green rolling hills and small detached housing of no more than two floors in height. With a steadily growing population, Ramat Yishay is experiencing a shortage of parks, gardens and open public space.
