Neumann-Heiner Architects, led by architects Sharon Neuman and Yiftach Hainer, is among the most diverse we have encountered on the Israeli landscape. They design buildings and spaces of all sizes and types – public buildings, hotels, visitor centers and museums, residential buildings, office buildings, commercial spaces, urban renewal, building preservation, offices, restaurants, private homes and apartments.
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They bring years of experience and a holistic approach to each project: “The firm operates from the belief that it is possible and necessary to combine private and public interests, and operates from a desire to create contextual, original and clear architecture, with a high level of environmental and social awareness,” explain the architects. This approach can be clearly understood through the pair of houses they designed in Yokneam Moshava, which demonstrate a harmonious combination of co-operation and privacy.
Two brothers and their families sought to build a house on a 5-dunam estate in Yokneam Moshava. Each house was designed on a 300-square-meter plot, and they share a spectacular courtyard and ecological swimming pool. “The extensive area, the open landscape, the agricultural context and the people inspired an initial concept of organic bodies ‘herding’ the area,” say the architects, adding that a herd of sheep that unexpectedly passed through the estate on the day of the filming “closed the corner for us and told the whole story.”
The houses are set back from the street and are located at a lower level. Both are spread over only one floor, with sloping ceilings – higher in the public areas and lower in the private spaces. Preparation for a gallery floor will allow families flexibility in the future.
The houses are modernist and organic at the same time, and nature is reflected in every corner. “We folded the envelope of the houses and softened their corners, so that they move through the space with peace and tranquility,” explain the planners.
The planning process for two nuclear families sharing one space required in-depth thought about intimacy and family, creating on the one hand extensive areas for shared recreation and on the other hand private outdoor and indoor spaces for each family separately: “The two sibling families share a pool and other functions, but in each of the houses a hidden private outdoor-indoor patio was designed.”
The interior design also required special adaptation, with each house designed differently to suit the nuclear family that lived there and their personal tastes. On the outside, the architects used a uniform design language that connects the two houses.
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The project began with a simple request from a couple: to transform a long, narrow contractor’s apartment into a space that serves their daily lives but also allows for a sense of hospitality, freedom, and comfort of a boutique hotel. They requested clear division, precise storage, a kitchen that functions as the center of the […]
100 SQM
In the village of Shmaryahu, on a plot of about 700 square meters and inside a three-story house, a comprehensive renovation plan was formed that changed the house from the ground up — literally. All the walls of the building were demolished, the openings were widened, the rooms were enlarged, and the spaces were reorganized […]
700 SQM
בקומה השמינית של בניין עירוני במרכז הארץ, תכננה המעצבת נירית גבסו שיפוץ מקיף לפנטהאוז בשטח של כ-200 מ”ר ומרפסת של כמעט 100 מ”ר. הדיירים , זוג ושלושה ילדים ביקשו בית מאורגן, אלגנטי ונקי, המשקף קווים עכשוויים לצד נוחות שימושית ותפקוד יומיומי יעיל. גבסו הובילה תהליך תכנון שנע בין עיצוב מדויק לפרקטיקה מוקפדת, והצליחה לגבש שפה […]
200 SQM
Itamar Levy came to the world of design out of a passion for art.: Painting, sculpture and even fashion design were an integral part of his life since high school. But he found his true stage when his parents built a house, and he was exposed to the process and even actively participated in it. […]
A special and intriguing renovation of a penthouse apartment in a preserved Tel Aviv building, which was converted from a vacation apartment into a spacious living and hospitality space inspired by Jaffa and the White City, alongside a gorgeous roof that was planned and designed as an urban garden in every sense. “The client is […]
A couple and their three teenage sons purchased a house on a quiet street in north Tel Aviv and turned to interior designer Dafna Lia Grabinsky to renovate the house. In its original state, the house was stiff and rough, and they wanted to adapt it to their lifestyle and the values they brought with […]
A house in Herzliya Pituach, built for a family of six on a dunam-sized plot of land.The existing house was demolished and a 600-square-meter house was built in its place, spanning three levels. “For the family, which was expanding in advanced planning stages, it was important to create a large and spacious living space that […]
600 SQM
The Kimmel Eshkolot architectural firm, founded by Eitan Kimmel and Michal Kimmel-Eshkolot, is celebrating 40 years of extensive activity in the fields of architecture and design in Israel and abroad this year. A pop-up exhibition that opened last week somewhat summed up their journey, but according to them, they are always looking ahead, towards the […]
From every angle and every view, this house is impressive and meticulous.And so it is perhaps even more surprising to discover that its opening details were far from exciting – “A rectangular plot of half a dunam, in a quiet and monotonous neighborhood; a semi-detached house, without a special view and without much sun,” says […]
450 SQM
Renovating a house in a moshav in central IsraelFor a senior couple whose four children have grown up and started families. “This house is the dream of every extended Israeli family. It is the center of life for all the children and grandchildren and serves as a place for everyone to spend time together. It […]
360 SQM
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