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108 | Emek-Hefer house

This single-story house is designed according to principles of Passive Sustainability: Hot air is vented through clerestory-windows, precisely positioned openings trap the westerly breeze, and overhangs shade the south-facing windows. The house’s geometry, the swimming pool and the greenery create a cool micro-climate. The L-shape house encloses an inner...
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086 | Givatayim house

An existing single-story, semi-detached house from the 1950’s was remodeled and added a second story to accommodate a family of five. The house, which follows the shape of the plot, is long and narrow, and apart from the entrance door  the street façade is almost windowless. Toilettes on the...
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053 | Herzeliya house

The house was designed for a family with two grown children at the end of a wooded Cul-de-Sac. The neighborhood is dominated by large, introverted houses, but thanks to the unique location of the lot we were able to design a house that can “raise its head” over the...
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044 | Bnei-Dror house

The house was designed for a family with 3 children, in a high-density neighbourhood. The street facade is modest and lower than the adjacent houses, and the lofty, one-and-a-half storey high interior is unexpectedly revealed only when entering the house. The exposed concrete ceiling floats 60 centineters above the peripheral...
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040 | Herzeliya house

The house’s form fully exploits the local building codes. The east facade, overlooking the adjacent building, is windowless. All the public areas and bedrooms open either to the west – towards the sea view, or to the north – towards the garden and swimming pool  
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036 | Bnei-Dror house

The house is located in a new, high-density neighbourhood. The L-shape design enables orientating all bedrooms and public areas away from the street, towards a large secluded garden at the back of the house. There are very few windows on the street façade, while the garden facades are glazed...
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267 | Ramat-Hen row house

The existing house is located within a one-story terraced residential block from the 1950’s, at the top of  a slope, overlooking a garden that descends downhill in 3 terraces. The house was completely demolished from within, and the roof was temporarily supported throughout the construction. The street façade remained intact,...
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034 | Ramat-Hen house

a collaboration with Yahal Architects

The semi-detached house was designed for a family with three children. Its L-shape encloses an existing pecan-tree. The visual contact between ground and first floors is achieved through a double-height space situated at the convergence point of the two L wings. This double-height space gives the impression of a...
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interiors

045 | Tel-Aviv rooftop

The apartment is situated on an old Tel-Aviv neighbourhood rooftop, and was re-designed for a family with three children. The apartment is dominated by contrasting views: a typical urban landscape to the south, against a vast panorama of a huge urban park to the east. The most significant interventions in...
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041 | Tel-Aviv apartment

The apartment is located in a 1930’s Tel-Aviv housing block. It was re-designed while preserving the charachter of the original space. An entrance hall leads to a west facing living-room. The living-room opens to a balcony with views to a small urban park. The kitchen and dining room are...
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017 | Herzeliya apartment

An existing five-room apartment was re-designed to accommodate the needs of an elderly couple by means of reduced number of rooms, additional storage, wider corridors and the creation of a spacious living area for entertaining guests. Storage cupboards serve as partitions between different zones of the apartment. A free-standing...
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public

IDC business school, Herzeliya

Ada Karmi-Melamede Architects. Architect in Charge: Yuval Amitzi

The building houses two faculties: A school of business and a school of government and diplomacy. By carving into the site and “submerging” the building into a large excavated garden below grade, the programme was accommodated within three stories, only two of which project above ground, thus maintaining the...
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Ramat-Hanadiv visitor’s center

Ada Karmi-Melamede Architects. Architect in Charge: Yuval Amitzi

The gardens were laid out around the tombs of Baron Edmond de Rothschild and his wife Ada in 1954. The programme called for a new visitor’s center that will accommodate the growing needs of the place, which holds research and education activities, and draws thousands of visitors each year....
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work spaces

competitions

National Library competition, Jerusalem

Honorary Mention. Collaboration with Keinan Architects, Dori Sadan and Ruti Orev

The proposal aims at creating a dialogue between the structure and its urban surroundings. A public plaza opening to the south functions as a “breathing” urban space, and opens towards the urban and natural landscape to the south. A bridge across Rupin blvd. leads to the library’s plaza and...
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