Dual House / Pitsou Kedem Architects + Axelrod Architects

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Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  8000 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Amit Geron
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  APEX, APEX Windows, Aqualift, Bulthaup, Habitat
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Dual House  / Pitsou Kedem Architects + Axelrod Architects - Exterior Photography, Facade, Windows
© Amit Geron

Text description provided by the architects. A duplex house located in a small neighborhood north of Tel-Aviv, Israel, resides two families of close friends. Both are well attuned to modern architecture as owners of construction technology solutions businesses.

Dual House  / Pitsou Kedem Architects + Axelrod Architects - Interior Photography, Living Room, Sofa
© Amit Geron

The goal was to design two different single family houses, each with its own unique plan, and still maintain a unified and coherent architectural element.

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Ground Floor Plan

The architectural design sets a dialogue between the modernist basic principles of the early 20th century of basic, simple and decoration free geometry, and the latest technological solutions that can be used in today’s homes.

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© Amit Geron

The first House is composed of two basic shapes that create a minimalistic and balanced composition. It contains two concrete masse, with one floating on top of the other and creates a feathery feeling despite the massive materials. These two shapes extend over a horizontal axis. some parts are overlapping while in other areas they detach and break out opposite directions. The meeting point of these two masses is a vertical axis that cuts the horizontal position with a use of a staircase that goes through all levels of the house. These opposites across the horizontal and vertical lines create the architectural conflict and strain.

Dual House  / Pitsou Kedem Architects + Axelrod Architects - Exterior Photography, Windows
© Amit Geron

The two masses also enable clear functional separation with the lower mass containing the public spaces and the upper one hosting the private section.

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1st Floor Plan

The upper unit is a box that opens up to the view. The interior functions are separated by partitions while ensuring all facing the open view.

Dual House  / Pitsou Kedem Architects + Axelrod Architects - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade
© Amit Geron

The lower structure delivers an open space that is connected to the outside. Without a formal entry point, these openings merge the interior and the exterior and allow a daily and unformal passage between the inside and the outside.

Dual House  / Pitsou Kedem Architects + Axelrod Architects - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Sofa, Table, Windows
© Amit Geron

The floating mass at the top provides shading to the parts below and thus creates an outdoor space that feels like an integral part of the interior. The yard and swimming pool are part of the structural composition as well, and made of clear and minimalistic lines.

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Section

To enhance the minimalistic design, the materials used provide a sense of rawness, sincerity and coherency. The exposed and clean concrete gets a lighter and more open interpretation thanks to the constructive technology that allows the usage of big openings, a wide open floor plan and the hovering of the upper mass into the open view.

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© Amit Geron

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Cite: "Dual House / Pitsou Kedem Architects + Axelrod Architects" 21 Sep 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/795689/dual-house-axelrod-architects-plus-pitsou-kedem-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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