Yachin House

Yachin House
בית יכין
Alternative names
Kaplan 2
EtymologyYakhin Group
General information
Architectural style
Brutalism, Bauhaus
LocationKaplan Street 2, Tel Aviv, Israel
Coordinates32°04′24″N 34°46′55″E / 32.0733°N 34.7820°E / 32.0733; 34.7820
Current tenantsGuesty, AutoDS, Embassies of Brazil and Panama, Chief Military Censor
Design and construction
ArchitectsBenjamin Idelson, Arieh Sharon

Yachin House (Hebrew: בית יכין), also called Yachin Tower or Kaplan 2, is a modernist office building in central Tel Aviv, Israel. It is a significant example of brutalist architecture in Israel and is included on a preservation plan of brutalist structures. It was designed by Israeli architects Arieh Sharon and Benjamin Idelson, part of Sharon's shift in architectural practice from early modernism to brutalism. The building is at 2 Kaplan Street, at the corner of Ibn Gabirol Street. Built in 1962, it has 16 floors and was renovated in 2002–2003.

In November 2025, the Tel Aviv local planning and construction committee approved the expropriation of a land strip along the building's Kaplan Street facade, comprising approximately 533 m2 (5,740 sq ft) of the building's 2,600 m2 (28,000 sq ft) property. The purpose of this expropriation was to widen Kaplan Street and construct infrastructure for public transportation, primarily the Light Rail Green Line's Kaplan Station.

References

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  2. 1 2 Noam Dvir (2010-07-21). "איום על חזותו של בית יכין" [A threat to the appearance of Yachin House]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2026-02-04.
  3. ↑ Michael Jacobson (2016-03-26). "העיר האפורה: תל אביב מכניסה מאות מבנים ברוטליסטיים לשימור" [The Gray City: Tel Aviv Lists Hundreds of Brutalist Buildings for preservation]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2026-02-08.
  4. ↑ "Beit Yakhin Office Building - 1962". Arieh Sharon Digital Archive. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
  5. ↑ "Yakhin House, Tel Aviv - Yaffo | 104845". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2026-09-09.
  6. ↑ "בית יכין ההיסטורי: אושרה הפקעה" [Historic Beit Yachin: Expropriation approved]. Tel Aviv Online (in Hebrew). 2025-12-02. Retrieved 2026-02-04.