The Sharon resort: Two acres of madness

Architecture, planning and design: Hillel Architecture

Designer responsible for the project: Nathalie Levy-Kalash 

Outside: gardens and landscape

This is a lovely project by a couple who decided it was time to reunite with the family for generations. They purchased a huge area of two dunams in one of the Sharon settlements, but they loved their house so much that they preferred not to move. The pressure took its toll, the family, children and grandchildren, asked for their closeness and hope it happened. The couple turned to "Hillel Architecture" led by architect Shira Moskal and interior designer Hadas Roth, and asked to build a house that would feel like their old, modest home. Another request was for the office staff to come and visit their old home, so that the same feeling of authenticity would be transferred to their new home as well. and so it was.

The house itself has a modest area of 160 square meters built on 2 dunams. Which means that the garden area is enormous and the exterior is actually the undisputed star of their new home. Architect Shira Moskal explains: "I didn't want the exterior to feel like an event hall, but to provide a warm feeling of Home. For the sake of the matter, an abundance of flora from the Land of Israel, rich and diverse, was chosen. A wonderful hobby for the owner of the house who likes to cultivate and deal with it."

Moreover, in light of the proximity of the children's and grandchildren's homes to the couple's new home, Hillel Architecture created a multitude of outdoor living spaces, which include intermediate states of exterior and interior, with corners that allow for different experiences of togetherness and separation: a multi-participant stay when the tribe for generations unites, An intimate and pampering outside corner for the couple, a poika corner for the evening hours, a very pampering and large jacuzzi corner. The designers also planned a front pergola from the living room and a rear pergola. Each of them was planned and designed according to its different needs and characteristics.

A lot of local materials are used, in order to create an authentic home environment. As mentioned, the house itself is characterized by simplicity in its structure, with one spacious level and a basement. On the central level there is a large and spacious sleeping space and public space, with a work room in the transition between them. "Very simple lines of architecture, wrapped in natural materials, with the use of a lot of stone, bricks, parquet" Moskal explains. The owners of the house are lovers of culture and art, which is very evident in the project and the home experience.