Inaugurated in Tel Aviv in November 2010, the Heart Building has set new standards in the planning of public medical institutes. The 12-storey iconic building functionally connects with the historical Ichilov Hospital. A five-storey parking area in the basement may be converted into an advanced 700-bed emergency hospital.

The anti-institutional planning is evident in the great effort made to be patient-oriented, while serving as a comfortable and pleasant working space for the staff. 

With the appearance of a prestigious hotel, the building conceals, behind its ceramic printed glass facades, well-lit hospitalization rooms, out-patient clinics, a cardiac intensive care unit, and a catheterization ward - one of the most advanced in the world. 

Accomplished thanks to the donation of Mr. Sammy Ofer, the project is grasped as a 'resusitation act' for the old building planned by Arieh Sharon in 1960. This building will hold most of the supporting functions after its renovation. 

A public atrium connecting the two buildings is crossed by undulating pedestrian bridges intended to mediate between the differing levels of the two buildings. Reminiscent of blood vessels, the bridges conceptually echo the red 'heart rooms' on the building's façade. 

An urban gallery containing cafes, shops, auditorium, and public plaza connect the medical structure with the bustling Weitzman Street. 

Healing gardens will envelop the building, with spice flora assimilating into interiors evidently lacking all the tell-tale signs of a conventional hospital.

Architects: Arad Sharon, Sharon Gur Ze'ev - Sharon Architects; Rani Zis Architects.