Mishmar David 1 House by Ronnie Friedman
The Mishmar David 1 house was designed in 2019 by Ronnie Friedman for a couple in their forties with three children. Located in Mishmar David, Israel, the house incorporates raw materials and clean lines. Exposed concrete walls define the public areas and separate the private side of the house, which includes a basement unit “mostly buried” beneath due to the topography of the land.
House Designed For A Family Of 5
The house was designed for a family of 5 – a couple in their forties with three children.
Home With Clean Lines That Reflect Raw Materials
During our initial meetings with the client, we laid out our plans for the design of the home. From the start it was clear that the house should have clean lines that reflect the raw materials that would be used to build the house – steel (in a rusty shade), exposed concrete and glass.
Unit “Mostly Buried” Beneath The Home
Despite creating a detailed plan, I was also required to account for a separate unit for a teenager, despite the significant differences in height in the topography of land (up to three meters) located at the entrance to the home. That’s why it was extremely important for me to find a solution that would allow us to ensure everything was on the same level.
Access Point From The Entrance Gate And Parking Lot
Starting from the entrance gate and parking lot, which is located approximately half a floor below the house itself, I noticed it would be possible to branch off to the teenager’s unit, which was mostly “buried” under the home on the upper level, towards the flight of stairs, which ascends through the exposed concrete in the garden terrace, towards the main entrance of the house.
Foyer Divides The Home Into Two Sections
The entrance to the foyer is a bay that penetrates into the side of the building. Its sides are made of exposed concrete and divide the home into two sections – a private and public side.
Exposed Walls Connect The Kitchen, Dining Area Spaces
The entrance to the house has tons of space from the floor to the ceiling, covered with a fixed piece of glass, and essentially defines the dining room area. Looking to the left towards the public area reveals a space that is almost entirely exposed to the outdoor spaces that surround the house. This side of the home uses minimal floor-to-ceiling space (at a height of 3.1 m).
Using exposed concrete walls, which define the dining room area and reflect the “big picture” of this space, connect the lowest part of the kitchen and join together to create a completely transparent separation.
Pergola Creates Shade Diagonally Across The Home
Due to the morphology of the land, we built a pergola in such a way that it creates shade diagonally, this creates shades from the entrance of the home and across the home’s courtyard.
Rusty Shade Sheet Metal Surrounded The Pergola
The pergola was installed using a cantilever and located at the farthest point from the house due to the uneven ground, was surrounded by sheet metal, which underwent a special rusting process (until the entire piece had a uniform rusty orange shade) before being installed. The height of the tin surrounding the pergola was 48 cm in order to ensure that there was proper water drainage and to protect the bamboo shades.
Bar Made From Unpainted Black Steel Plate
On the other side of the kitchen wall, we installed a bar, made of a black steel plate (unpainted) and installed on top of an exposed concrete wall: opposite the dining room area.
Façades Covered By Exposed Concrete At The Main Access Point
The living room areas of the house are located on the other side: a central foyer, illuminated with natural light that enters from the ceiling, serves as the main access point to the rooms and down to the basement unit.
Wonderful Views Of The Garden From The Bedrooms
The family area is situated in between the passageway of the open space and the closed off bedrooms area with a narrow window, that stretches from the floor to the ceiling, and has a wonderful view of the garden.
Photography courtesy of Ronnie Friedman
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