Colourful cabinetry offsets white interior of Bauhaus-era apartment in Tel Aviv
Striking green, blue and copper accents create focal points within this otherwise monochromatic apartment in Tel Aviv, Israel, which is set within a 1930s Bauhaus building.
The apartment is the home of local architects Amir and Chen Navon, who joined forces with interior designers Lital Ophir and Ilana Bronfen to carry out its renovation.
While the couple oversaw the project's structural changes, Ophir and Bronfen took charge of the aesthetics. They were briefed to create a contemporary space with fittings and furnishings that complimented the the building's Bauhaus history.
"While acknowledging the importance of honouring the 1930s Bauhaus architecture, we wanted to keep its classic European heritage as well," Ophir and Bronfen told Dezeen. "The apartment had no chic, no character."
Importance was also placed on exposing the 97-square-metre apartment to natural light ? a poor renovation by former tenants had left rooms with a "sense of heaviness", and restricted views to the outdoors.
To begin, several partitions were removed to create an open-plan living and dining area.
Ophir and Bronfen then went about adding "islands" of freestanding furnishings, such as a dining table and Carrera marble-topped breakfast bar, to form clear paths of circulation.
The pair particularly wanted the inhabitants to be guided towards the 11-metre long balcony that wraps around the apartment's facade.
"We decided to create a clean and airy space ...
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