Visitors to the Old North of Tel Aviv would be surprised should they stumble upon a small neighborhood of low-lying family homes possessing just one or two storeys each. These are the remaining relics of Israel?s early urbanism when the English garden city motif populated many of her towns.

© Amit Geron

Architects: Pitsou Kedem Architects

Location: Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Architect In Charge: Noa Groman

Design Team: Pitsou Kedem, Noa Groman

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Amit Geron

Lighting Design: Orly Avron Alkabes

Styling For Photography: Eti Buskila

© Amit Geron

From the architect. Visitors to the Old North of Tel Aviv would be surprised should they stumble upon a small neighborhood of low-lying family homes possessing just one or two storeys each. These are the remaining relics of Israel?s early urbanism when the English garden city motif populated many of her towns.
Ground Floor

© Amit Geron

It incorporated a rural aesthetic of red-tiled roofs, low construction and spacious, generous gardens - some buildings were constructed by the Ministry of Housing and others were enthusiastically encouraged by it. Their first inhabitants were often new immigrants and many were soon purchased by elites who saw in them the promise of comfortabl...