The Main Piazza
Total built area: 1,500 SQM
Project Brief
In a joint venture with the Municipality of Tel Aviv – Yafo, the internationally acclaimed Batsheva Dance Company is establishing an Arts Campus at the historic Old Central Bus Station in southern Tel Aviv.
The Campus will transform the compound into a green and shaded public square interspaced with state-of-the-art facilities, offering the public a variety of communal spaces to relax, engage and interact. It is conceived as an open model for a public cultural institution of our times, in recognition of the deep and essential role of arts and culture for the individual and for society at large.
Design: Adjaye Associates, London
The Main Piazza Program
- A vibrant central piazza designed for relaxation, connection, and community life.
- Positioned at the central axis of the campus, linking north and south with a protected pedestrian promenade.
- Flexible open-air space for performances, events, markets, and public gatherings.
- Features include an interactive fountain, a 160-seat amphitheater pavilion, and a shaded outdoor café.
Ohad Naharin
“This is a combination of content and form in its pure and sublime expression. For 30 years, I have been exploring what an ideal space for performing arts would look like. Having traveled and worked across five continents and with hundreds of performing arts centers, I have been given this one-time opportunity to contribute to the creation of a new center that will facilitate an optimal encounter between artists and their audience, and establish new codes that will advance the arts.”