A Land by the Sea

Tzvia Kazayoff - Interior Design

Short description

This unique house extends over an area of 240 square meters, and has become a home to a father and son who live side by side. The two decided to move from the city of Jerusalem to build a home in the vibrant city of Tel Aviv.
In Israel, there are two major cities which are radically different in their nature. Jerusalem as a traditional city, is full of conservative materials, while Tel Aviv, which in contrast to Jerusalem is a modern and up to date sea city. The move from Jerusalem to Tel Aviv is reflected in the choice of innovative materials and modern planning.
Designing this special house while perceiving the complexity of the occupants in it - father and son who live side by side and at the same time need complete separation in the daily routine.
The apartment was designed with careful planning and proper and practical division of the space. On one side, the father's main house is 135 square meters, on the other side, another unit where the son lives, 55 square meters.
With a direct view of the beach, the planning of the house constantly communicates with the natural landscape of the blue sea, reflected from every angle inside the house.
The planning challenge of this project is the rounded shape of the structure. Such a design challenge is not a simple one, might even say a difficulty. The round shape has created many design opportunities. The design of the living room in its curved shape, is planned in harmony with the library with the round mentions. Also, the personally-designed dining table combines a rectangular and a circular shape inspired by the encounter between the geometric shape of the apartment.
Thus the difficulty became a challenge and an important guideline for the design in order to respect the architecture of the original building. The project represents how the basic architecture of the house can simultaneously limit and integrate accurately with the design of the interior of the house and even makes it a special and a personal tailored creation.