The Japanese pagoda, Jerusalem Botanical Gardens (Hebrew University)

The Japanese pagoda is a timber display pavilion inside the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. The site works included micropiles, reinforced concrete retaining walls and gravity walls, with CLSM fill poured behind the walls. The work also covered electrical and lighting works, natural stone cladding and paving, and paths. The project was managed by Ehud Tayar Management & Engineering and ran from October 2021 to January 2024.

• Excavation and rock cutting for the retaining wall foundation and across the site754 m³; imported selected fill — 950 m³
• Small-diameter piles (micropiles)288 m
• B30 reinforced concrete retaining walls104 m³, and strip foundation — 95 m³
• Gravity walls, including a stone-backed wall85 m³; CLSM fill behind the walls — 300 m³
• Natural stone wall cladding194 m²; natural stone paving — 143 m²
• Asphalt concrete for paths1,530 m²; asphalt milling and removal of a concrete carriageway — 1,446 m²
• Electrical and lighting works, carriageway overlay and construction of the Japanese timber display pavilion

In a 2024 reference form, the project manager, Avner Campanino, gave a score of 10 out of 10 and noted that the final account had been approved in full.