Canaan Shenhav Architects Ltd.

Canaan Shenhav Architects was established in 1992 by the architects Adina and Nissan Canaan, Danit and Gil Shenhav. Each partner has his area of expertise. Architect Gil Shenhav leads the field of planning residential projects, high-rise construction, residential neighborhoods, mixed uses for commerce, offices and urban renewal, as well as the planning of rental housing. Architect Danit Shenhav is an expert and leader in planning for the elderly, including retirement villages and assisted living facilities.
After Adina and Nissan retired, three partners joined the firm: Architect Zamir Tirosh and Architect Moshik Ben Dor handle the firm’s planning matters, and economist Irit Becker is the firm’s CEO. Canaan Shenhav Architects maintains vast experience and a great reputation for planning thousands of residential units in various projects and neighborhoods nationwide, including boutique buildings, as well as towers and residential neighborhoods.
The firm works with the leading developers in the real estate market in fields including residential, commercial and office, senior citizens housing, urban renewal and more. The firm is located in Kiryat Atidim in Tel Aviv, and employs about 65 architects and practical engineers.

Our Values

The firm has been expanding since its establishment, while embracing, implementing and leading new planning trends, both in Israel and in the world. The firm sees people as the center of its work – in all its areas of operation. “We at the firm believe that planning is an essential part of the totality of aspects that influence the lives of the residents in the projects we plan, and it holds a crucial effect concerning the quality of life of the tenants of the project.”

Areas of Activity

Assisted Living
The firm specializes in planning for the elderly - senior citizens housing and villages and inpatient departments. Prominent projects include: “Protea Mountain”, Shoresh; “Bait BaLev”, Petah Tikva; “Palace Senior Housing”, Lehavim; “Protea Village”, Bnei Dror; “Achuzat Tzahala”, Tel Aviv; “Achuzat Poleg”, Tel Itzhak; “Ad 120”, Rishon LeZion; “Protea Elkana”; “Protea at Sea”, Rishon LeZion; and “Palace Rishon LeZion”.
Residential Neighborhoods
Canaan Shenhav plans thousands of apartments in residential projects outlined as large-scale complexes and towers. The firm maintains extensive experience nationwide with regard to planning residential neighborhoods such as Halomot Zukey HaShmura in Netanya, Savionei Hasharon in Kfar Yona, Green Park neighborhood in Neve Sharet in Tel Aviv, Ramot Yoram and Neve Sharon neighborhoods in Netivot, Sderot HaSavionim in Modi’in, the Noble Prize Winners Campus in Rishon LeZion, Lev HaSavyonim in Petah Tikva, Azorei Hen and Ne’eman Towers in Tel Aviv, and recently housing for rent in Tel Hashomer Ramat Gan and Ben Shemen Lod.
Pinui Binui and Urban Renewal
The firm is particularly active in the field of urban renewal due to the belief that therein lies the potential to renew city centers as well as the future of the apartment market in Israel. The firm plans many large-scale Pinui Binui projects, both for leading real estate developers as well as pertaining to the Urban Renewal Company (HPHI), which specializes in supporting urban renewal projects outlined as a representation of Pinui Binui residents. Selected urban renewal projects include Green Park in Neve Sharet in Tel Aviv, Rimonei Tidhar in Ramat HaSharon, High Line in Ramat Gan, HaTzanhanim in Neve Sharet in Tel Aviv, Aura in Ramat HaSharon, Recanati in Tel Aviv, Rambam in Herzliya, La Guardia in Tel Aviv, Arber in Tel Aviv, Derech HaShalom in Tel Aviv, Haparsa in Hod Hasharon, Kaplan in Azur, Sderot HaZiyonut in Lod, Mivza Sinai in Bat Yam, HaZabar Harakefet in Kiryat Ono, the city center in Yehud and more.
Commerce and Offices
The firm is involved with the planning of hundreds of thousands of square meters of employment and commercial areas in various cities in the center of the country. Most of them mix uses alongside residential uses and/or public buildings. Many of the projects are located near planned stations of the light rail and the metro, which creates an engine for the empowerment of rights and the mixing of uses. The leading projects are Shaar Ha’ir in Ra’anana, Atir Yeda in Kfar Saba, Agam 3 in Netanya, Ramataim in Hod Hasharon, Rothschild Mall in Rishon Lezion, and more.
High-Rise Construction and Urban Habitat
The global council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat CTBUH, located in the US, is the leading professional institute regarding planning, management, construction and development of high rise buildings. The council has 800,000 members worldwide. In 2012, the Architects Association and the Construction and Infrastructure Engineers Union founded the Israeli branch of the council: “The Israeli Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Forum – CTBUH – ISRAEL”, which includes hundreds of professionals from different and diverse areas of expertise who are interested in this field.

Architect Gil Shenhav is the chairperson of the Israeli Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Forum since its establishment.