Three ways to enhance the sense of space we learned from this apartment

When we look at this Tel Aviv apartment and hear its story from designer Maya Sheinberger, we get a sense of expansion – a couple who became a family, a new apartment added to the building as part of the TAMA 38 project, and a sense of space that is achieved through clean, long lines.

The couple contacted Maya before purchasing the apartment, located on a small, quiet street in central Tel Aviv, to ensure that it would meet all their needs, current and future.

The penthouse apartment spans the entire floor (150 square meters) and includes two elongated balconies on both sides. The public space was designed to the left of the entrance and faces the eastern balcony, and the private space was designed on the other side of the apartment and faces the western balcony. Thanks to the location of the balconies and the structure of the space, along with careful planning of the apartment’s infrastructure and precise dressing, the sense of space was intensified and the result is a clean, continuous and inviting appearance. Want it too?

Here are some significant elements in the apartment that contribute to a continuous and open look:

Floor-to-ceiling elements

In all spaces of the apartment and in the public space in particular, elements designed across the entire wall, from end to end and from bottom to top, stand out.

Let’s start with the impressive library, which stands out from the entrance to the apartment, and is composed of hexagonal iron columns.

The tops are made of iron sheets combined with blackened oak.

It was installed on the entire wall, with a television in the center and books and decorative objects placed on it.

We will continue with the large windows that take advantage of the entire front area and face the luxurious balcony and the urban landscape. We will stop in the kitchen, which was designed as two parallel lines, one of which is a back side, which includes much more than just storage surfaces and appliances.

The facade, painted in a black-brown shade, follows the wall along its length and actually continues from the entrance to the end of the apartment, covering the front door and the passage to the emergency room and concealing the air conditioning infrastructure.

Emphasizing the structural lines

The existing geometry of the structure and elegant elements that were designed and crafted specifically for it were emphasized by accessories such as lighting fixtures, furniture, and textiles.

See, for example, how the island and dining area are placed parallel to the high front in the kitchen; how one large sofa is placed parallel to the library and defines the living room area; how the lighting strips emphasize the display case and thus the balcony creation; and how the laying of the Ipea plank as the balcony covering emphasizes the width of the apartment.

Defined material palette

The design style included the use of natural materials such as wood, iron and stone, as well as neutral shades such as black, white, brown and beige.

The color palette is repeated in different ways throughout the house, creating a continuous and harmonious look. The accessories, lighting fixtures, and artwork were also chosen accordingly, such as a stone-toned rug in the living room, an asymmetrical vintage light fixture in black, white, and brass above the dining area, and a black-and-white photograph by Ron Kedmi, printed on curved plexiglass and hung at the end of the kitchen.