Tel Aviv architecture firms Pitsou Kedem and Baranowitz & Goldberg have used a sandy palette and sculptural details in this residence at the top of John Pawson's The Jaffa hotel.
The Jaffa Penthouse is an apartment on the top storey of The Jaffa hotel in Israel, and one of 30 private residences there also designed by Pawson.

Pitsou Kedem Architects and Baranowitz & Goldberg worked together to design the luxurious property by working off the exterior shell created by Pawson, which has many windows fronted by cream coloured perforated metal screens.
The home spans 1,500 square metres and features panoramic views of the historic Arab port city Jaffa, as well as the Mediterranean sea and Tel Aviv in the distance.

A focal point of the interior design is a spiral staircase that accesses a rooftop patio, which is the same size as the interiors below. The stair is located near the entrance in the middle of home's floor plan, which comprises three rectangular volumes that are arranged in a curved shape.
The penthouse apartment has six bedrooms, several sitting and dining areas, a kitchen, gym and study. Travertine stone columns are used as visual objects that help divide open sitting rooms into separated spaces.

"This penthouse, with its vast breadth of space, led us to think of shapes, division and proportion to complement the juxtaposition of old and new with a true sense of home," said Baraonwitz & Goldberg founders Sigal Baraonwitz and Irene Goldberg.
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