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The Mivtachim sanitarium in Zichron Ya’akov is a brutalist masterpiece set on the forested slopes of Mount Carmel, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. The simple yet complex design of the serpentine-shaped modular structure makes it appear to be “crowning” the mountain. 

The building was designed by the Israeli architect Jacob Rechter in 1968 and immediately gained world-wide recognition, appearing in numerous international magazines and earning Rechter the prestigious Israel Award for architecture in 1973. Along with other brutalist icons, the Mivtachim Sanitarium was an idealistic, utopian structure, encapsulating the socialist ideas prevalent in 1960's Israel.

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• Architects

  Ricardo Carvalho + Joana Vilhena Arquitectos

• Location

  Douro, 3260 Figueiró dos Vinhos, Portugal

• Design Team

  Joana Vilhena, Ricardo Carvalho, José Roque, José Maria Rhodes Sérgio and Nuno Gaspar

• Structural Consultants

  Multilayer

• Mechanical, Hydraulic and Electricity Consultants

  Multilayer and Sunductil

• Building Contractor

  Figueiredo & Figueiredo Lda.

• Area

  1600.0 sqm

• Project Year

  2012

• Photographs

  Nuno Gaspar

• Location

  Douro, 3260 Figueiró dos Vinhos, Portugal

• Project Year

  2012

• Photographs

  Nuno Gaspar

• Area

  1600.0 m2

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