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Jaffa House in Tel Aviv
22 Jun 2021
Jaffa House
Architects: Raz Melamed and Omer Danan
Location: Old Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel

Facing the endless waves of the sea that break right at the entrance Old City, townhouses stand with an impressive and traditional stone cladding. Within one of these ancient buildings lies an apartment that architects Raz Melamed and Omar Danan turned into a house that is a meticulous, one-of-a-kind architecture.

Jaffa House was designed for a young couple and their two children, who have already lived in the home for many years and knew how to identify every corner inside while identifying the home?s every need for improvement. In addition, they got to know the neighborhood around them in depth, including the climate and community that surrounds them– a very important detail in planning a home in a familiar environment.
The buildings that surround the house are built in the topography of a ridge, which has seen architectural changes over the past 300 years, throughout which the houses were split and united frequently according to the wishes of the residents. This joint-architect project provides a rare appearance as it is uniquely built in a clear grid whose ground floor is divided into 6 orthogonal units using columns and domes, with no levels or changes in ceiling heights.

The facades of the other houses in the neighborhood feature a trad...