Speculative design 

The city of Be'er Sheba lies at the south of Israel. The area’s climate is generally defined as semi-arid and characterized by strong winds during most of the year. A green residential unit was designed to take advantage of these local conditions and minimize energy consumption. The design was inspired by windcatchers - ancient architectural elements dating back to Egypt of 1300 BC, and most prominently used in Persian architecture.  These tower-like elements were originally designed to help naturally regulate the temperature of indoor spaces in the local hot-arid climate which characterize middle-eastern countries. The traditional typology was reinterpreted as to blur the boundary between the windcatcher and the building.