Haifa’s port is an essential hub for global trade, but its industrial infrastructure dominates the landscape—massive, inaccessible, and ever-present. The silos stand as monumental structures, visible from nearly every part of the city, yet disconnected from its urban and ecological fabric. Instead of concealing them, our project reinterprets them as the foundation for a new type of structure—one that hosts life rather than just cargo.

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At the core of our design is a spaceframe structure, inspired by the organic, shifting form of a cloud. This lightweight framework wraps around and above the silos, softening their rigid geometry while introducing nature into the industrial port. The spaceframe becomes a vertical habitat, filled with diverse plant species selected to attract birds, butterflies, and pollinators. Rather than a static intervention, this structure evolves over time—growing, changing, and blending with the landscape.Beyond its ecological function, this project transforms the city’s visual experience. Where residents once saw only concrete and steel, they now see a living structure that shifts with the seasons, the light, and the life it sustains. The silos no longer serve as an industrial eyesore; they become an urban landmark—one that speaks to the coexistence of trade, transit, and nature.By merging industry with ecology, this project challenges the way we think about infrastructure. It is not just an architectural solution but a statement about resilience, adaptation, and the potential to rethink the urban environment as a shared space for both humans and nature.