At its core, this house is uniquely designed in the Israeli landscape, with the living room and bedrooms located on the ground floor and the kitchen upstairs. “This house is special and unusual because its public space is divided. It took me a while to understand how I live in peace with this separation between the kitchen and dining area and the living room, but the values and concepts of the art of cooking, hospitality, and relaxation, which the family members brought with them from their lives in Eastern culture, clarified the picture for me,” says Dafna. On a practical level, to overcome the division, she created a complementary function on each floor – on the living floor she added a water point, a small refrigerator and a coffee machine, and upstairs she planned an alternative entertainment area. “We actually created corners that each stand on their own, without mixing functions. This was born from the given structure, but also from their background and the education the children received abroad. Everything has its place and serves its purpose,” she adds.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stannelmarketplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NPK_18-1024x684.jpg\")
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The couple comes from the culinary world and their hosting style is also unconventional – “They really like to host, but it’s not a formal style around a table but more of a party, chef, DJ and drinks. That’s why upstairs the emphasis was on “cocktail” hosting,” explains Dafna. Up the stairs are the kitchen on the left, and the dining area and seating area on the right. Along the floor is a large balcony that has undergone a complete makeover: “We invested a lot in the balcony, which before the renovation was completely empty except for the wooden deck.” A lounge seating area was defined by a handmade bamboo pergola. Next to it is a dining area and rich vegetation, which was adapted to the view from the balcony – “We hid the areas we didn’t want to see with tall vegetation and revealed the city skyline and Yarkon Park with low vegetation.”![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stannelmarketplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NPK_75-1024x683.jpg\")
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The upper floor underwent a fundamental change in its functional design, with the aim of creating an open, continuous and inviting hospitality space \u2013 one where you can comfortably spend time with friends and family. “The entire floor was changed so that the kitchen opens onto the balcony, and in order to serve the family’s hospitality style and connect it with the outdoor areas, the result is a brasserie-style space where the kitchen has become the heart of the home, allowing for an interactive hospitality experience.<\/p>\n
The kitchen, made byYulica Kitchens<\/strong>, including a carpentry cube in an aged veneer finish with a special grill detail for an integrated air conditioning unit. A 4-meter-long stainless steel island with a stainless steel surface that combines a stove, a hood and an auxiliary sink. The deep, rich wood facades balance the metallic shine of the stainless steel cube and create a warm, modern and elegant look – a combination that emphasizes functionality alongside a luxurious hospitality experience.<\/p>\n “Every time we came across an out-of-the-box kitchen and wondered who created it, we came to Yulica. In the current project, we felt that a specific and unique kitchen was needed, and they created exactly what we were looking for. It was important that every detail be designed at the highest level, and that everything would exude elegance and quality.” Adds designer Dafna, the feeling in the house is that the kitchen is not only beautiful to the eye, but also functional and inviting, and allows for entertaining friends in a natural and pleasant way.<\/p>\n The two floors of the house are designed according to contrasting but complementary design concepts. The upper floor is characterized by maximum openness, exposed to the surrounding landscape and vegetation, and invites a sense of space and airiness that is reminiscent of an urban fantasy within urban nature. In contrast, the lower floor offers an intimate and enclosed living experience, giving a feeling of warmth and security, as if sitting within an embracing and protected space.<\/p>\n The warm atmosphere in the house is enhanced by the natural parquet flooring on the lower floor, which gives an organic and soft touch to every space. Along the living room and the rooms surrounding it, a wide and impressive carpentry library was designed, which frames the windows, creates a visual flow to the study, and serves as a connecting line between different areas of the house.<\/p>\n The furniture in the house is entirely the result of design and customization.Designer Arik Ben Simhon<\/strong>“We chose every detail from him \u2013 from the upholstery fabrics, leather and handles, to the wood tones and the rounded seam,” the homeowners say. “All the furniture was carefully selected by him. This is not another store that imports products from abroad \u2013 this is a local designer who produces everything in Israel.”<\/p>\n The three children’s bedrooms and the master bedroom were also designed downstairs – “The parents’ unit is the smallest in terms of area, so it was important to me to create a space with a unique atmosphere for them. Instead of separating it into two rooms for sleeping and bathing, we created a kind of shower and grooming area, which was separated from the sleeping area by carpentry, thus creating a ritual that allows for rest, calm and intimacy,” explains the designer. The bathroom is covered in resin cladding, with an open shower without glass and a double grooming station. Textiles stand out in the sleeping area: fabric wardrobe fronts, a fully upholstered headboard and a semi-transparent curtain above it. The textile work and curtains in the house were done byCosido curtains<\/strong>, with whom designer Dafna has been working for years – “We have created a common language over the years, and there is no project of mine that he does not touch. He knows which fabrics I like and what I would choose, and along with that he brings a bold design and spatial eye. He is truly an artist in his field, and does not take things for granted.” 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2269,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[224],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-architects-who-are-shaping-the-new-style-in-israel"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stannelmarketplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NPK_03-819x1024.jpg\")
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The lighting in the house was carefully chosen to create a warm, elegant and museum-like atmosphere. The exposed concrete ceilings offer a raw and modern base, on which stand out adjustable cylindrical black cylinders that diffuse the light in a precise and balanced way. Every fixture and every angle of light were chosen byDori Kimchi Lighting<\/strong>They specialize in combining technical and decorative lighting, giving the space depth, contrasts, and a rich visual space. Their professional knowledge allows for the perfect fit of the fixtures for any space \u2013 from living rooms to bedrooms \u2013 so that the light not only illuminates, but also emphasizes the materials, textures, and furniture, giving the home a harmonious, flattering, and carefully designed atmosphere.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/stannelmarketplace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NPK_47-1-1024x683.jpg\")
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