The Spiral House, located in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, exemplifies Zvi Hecker’s lifelong exploration of the spiral as an architectural form. Realized in the 1980s, the structure comprises eight apartments arranged in a stepped spiral. It is constructed with a reinforced concrete frame and a diverse material palette that includes white plaster, slate, local stone, mirrors, and corrugated tin. For Hecker, the essence of the design lay in its conceptual rigor rather than in materiality or construction technique.

Hecker’s engagement with the Spiral House extended far beyond its completion, as it continued to serve as an object of artistic reflection. His dynamic approach to design, resisting rigid formalism, sought not a fixed architectural statement, but an evolving structure that could remain in dialogue with its environment.

This series of seven drawings represents Hecker’s renewed artistic meditation on the form. Decades after the building’s realization, the conceptual vitality of the Spiral House continues to inspire him, leading to a re-engagement with the project from an artistic perspective. The resulting works transcend architectural documentation, approaching the realm of architectural painting.