Most of the projects of Pitsou Kedem Architects re characterized by a contrast between simple and clean masses, with the main reference to light and movement.
This is a project of a duplex apartment renovation that was, for the architects, an especially challenging project. How would it be possible to install meaning and architectural values to a roof top apartment in a standard uninspired design multi-story building located amongst a row of similar structures in one of Tel Aviv’s bourgeois neighborhoods
The apartment was designed to integrate with the architectural language and characteristics of other projects by the architectural firm and thus, using modern architectural values, it combines modern elements by using materials in their raw form: exposed concrete wall, iron stairs and furniture, a terrazzo floor, poured on-site and unpainted wood.
The space created by the new stairwell, divides the movement and the axis of the existing space in a way that creates a dramatic architectural cross section through the apartment, links the different levels and allows natural light to penetrate the building through glass skylights inserted into the roof of the upper floor. The restraint and scale of the apartment design avoiding the use of gimmicks make it into a timeless architecture.
- Interiors: Pitsou Kedem Architects
- Photos: Amit Geron
- Words: Qianqian
