A Family Home in Israel
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In the center of the open space, a wood-clad iron cube rises 13.12 feet high. The wood was purchased from a crane company that unloads wood containers at the port. The cube contains the main systems and functions of the house. On the lower level is a bathroom, pantry, laundry room, and coat closet. -
One wall of the living room houses a library. -
The view of the main living space from the upper part of the central cube (the gallery level). -
A closer look at the reclaimed wood cladding the central cube and staircase. -
The master bath is a clean and spare space, a mixture of white and concrete. -
A closer look at the cast-in-place concrete counter in the master bathroom. -
There's a study on the gallery level, secreted atop the cube. A bridge connects the study to an additional bedroom. -
A spacious deck extends off the back of the house. -
One of the challenges of the project was to create the impression that the house (which is semi-detached) is fully detached. This was achieved through a system of two roofs, one of which is lower, separating the central unit of the house. Additionally, the mandatory anti-bomb shelter was lined with wood and located as a "spacer" between this house and its semi-detached neighbor. The black door in the top left image is the front door of the house. -
Detail of the sliding door (in the central cube) between the passage and the laundry area and food storage. -
The concrete wall in the master bedroom serves as a raw, textural headboard. -
Here's the plan of the Ramat-Hasharon House, designed by Studio ID253. -
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