to install meaning
A small yet complex duplex apartment renovation designed by Pitsou Kedem Architects was challenging. How would it be possible to install meaning and architectural values to a roof top apartment in a “standard” uninspired design multi-story building located amongst a row of similar structures in one of Tel Aviv’s bourgeois neighbourhoods?
Using modern architectural values, PKA combine modern elements by using materials in their raw form: exposed concrete walls, iron stairs and furniture, a terrazzo floor, poured on-site and unpainted wood.
The space created by the new stairwell divides the existing space in a way that creates a dramatic architectural cross section through the apartment. The restraint and scale of the apartments design avoids the use of gimmicks which makes for timeless design complemented by books and pieces of art hung throughout the apartment. Personally I love the lack of safety rails on the balcony!