Open to Natural Light

The Hidden House
Dan and Hila Israelevitz Architects, Tel Aviv, Israel

Open to Natural Light

A house of contradictions, between sealed and closed, to open to natural light and to the outside area. Contradictions between colors and drama of volumes. All of these create interest in a house built on a relatively small plot.

A ground floor with maximal openness and lightness, an accentuated interior-exterior connection, which enables enjoying the pool and the exterior seating areas which are connected to the structure. A well-lit and open ground floor.

The required privacy was achieved through a mysterious facade, with only clues of cracks of light breaking through it, and this is the front facade. The facade is built of concrete beams and wood trellis.

The opaque looking was achieved through strip windows all along the structure and rooms, but not to prevent the rooms from being filled with light.

The drama effect is prominent and creates interesting light games during day and night.

Another element that creates separation and drama between the floors, is building an all glass wall without any divisions throughout the entire ground floor, along the long edge parallel to the pool.

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