The basics: Orly founded the studio about 14 years ago after retraining in physical chemistry. As part of the studio, she designs residential projects as well as commercial projects such as offices, restaurants and hotels. She incorporates her rich experience, the experiences she has gained living in different places around the world and the diverse design styles she has been exposed to abroad into her projects, thus creating a unique fingerprint. “At the studio, we strive to create elegant and impressive environments for an optimal living experience, centered on comfort and everyday practicality.”

Welcome to: A private home in the center of the country designed in a rustic style with an industrial twist. “The inspiration for the style came from country houses in France and horse stables around the world.

“We gave this our personal interpretation in the studio,” says Orly. The exterior architecture was designed by Krupp Architects, led by architect Hosha Krupp, and includes a division into two buildings – a main building for the family of about 250 square meters and a separate housing unit of about 70 square meters. Both buildings face the pool and the landscape of the area beyond the lot. The house gets its special character thanks to a combination of natural iron and aged, split wood with a rough finish, which is reflected in all the carpentry work in the house – the doors, the kitchen, the cabinets and the wooden beams.

Two wide entrance doors open into a wide hallway, leading to the public space and facing the display windows that reveal the courtyard and the view. A natural stone wall, which covers part of the exterior walls of the house, enters and accompanies the living room, dining area and kitchen. The kitchen incorporates drawers with metal fronts and tall cabinets with old wooden beams and handmade ironwork. Next to it are a pair of wine cabinets that face the living room and feature wooden mashrabiya fronts. The mashrabiya appears as a recurring motif in the project and is used to partially reveal and conceal spaces and elements throughout the house. Take a look, for example, at the partition that conceals the entrance to the guest bathroom, and the magnificent bedroom, which was separated from the adjacent bathroom by a geometric mashrabiya.

On the drawing table: A contemporary, minimalist private home with a spacious public space and a sculptural staircase.

Photography: Oded Smadar | Exterior architecture: Hoshua Krupp | Interior planning and design: Orly Zilber