A duplex house located in a small neighborhood north of Tel-Aviv, Israel, resides two families of close friends. Both are well attuned to modern architecture as owners of construction technology solutions businesses.

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Architects: Axelrod Architects, Pitsou Kedem Architects

Location: Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel

Area: 8000.0 ft2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Amit Geron

Contractor: Asaf Lupo

Lighting Design: Orly Evron- Elkabetz

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From the architect. A duplex house located in a small neighborhood north of Tel-Aviv, Israel, resides two families of close friends. Both are well attuned to modern architecture as owners of construction technology solutions businesses.
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The goal was to design two different single family houses, each with its own unique plan, and still maintain a unified and coherent architectural element.

Ground Floor Plan

The architectural design sets a dialogue between the modernist basic principles of the early 20th century of basic, simple and decoration free geometry, and the latest technological solutions that can be used in today?s homes.

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The first House is composed of two basic shapes that create a minimalistic and balanced composition. It contains two concrete masse, with on...