RESIDENCES
ROZENFELD HOUSE - KAZIR - ISRAEL
Gabby and Gillit Rozenfeld asked me to help design their house.
Gabby and me worked for some years in two adjacent factories in Migdal Haemek and due to that we managed to travel together and have some fun and laughs.
One day he told me that he asked a friend to design a house according to their requests.
I reminded Gabby that I am an architect and I can assist and check what kind of design his friend did.
I was in a big shock when I saw what kind of awkward and totally non effective design he did.
In most cases, only minute changes one has to recommended but in his case we started from scratch.
It was late thursday in their existing house and the couple were so suspicious about what I started to draw and the way I design their house in less than two hours. basically in Real time.
After we ended, the couple apologized and thanked me for the opportunity to save their only chance in life.
What happened next is that gabby spent the entire day after (Friday and Saturday) in his friend house where he drafted the entire house from scratch according to my design.
Gabby told me that the coming Sunday they have to deposit the plans in the regional committee for approvals and possible changes.
Everything went perfect, the house exists and the couple with their 3 children live happily and joyfully.
Gabby and I met and spend some time telling jokes and having sarcastic fun.
Gabby has an excellent sense of humor
Gabby and me worked for some years in two adjacent factories in Migdal Haemek and due to that we managed to travel together and have some fun and laughs.
One day he told me that he asked a friend to design a house according to their requests.
I reminded Gabby that I am an architect and I can assist and check what kind of design his friend did.
I was in a big shock when I saw what kind of awkward and totally non effective design he did.
In most cases, only minute changes one has to recommended but in his case we started from scratch.
It was late thursday in their existing house and the couple were so suspicious about what I started to draw and the way I design their house in less than two hours. basically in Real time.
After we ended, the couple apologized and thanked me for the opportunity to save their only chance in life.
What happened next is that gabby spent the entire day after (Friday and Saturday) in his friend house where he drafted the entire house from scratch according to my design.
Gabby told me that the coming Sunday they have to deposit the plans in the regional committee for approvals and possible changes.
Everything went perfect, the house exists and the couple with their 3 children live happily and joyfully.
Gabby and I met and spend some time telling jokes and having sarcastic fun.
Gabby has an excellent sense of humor
ALTMAN HOUSE - KAZIR - ISRAEL
Chen and Luna Altman lived in a tiny little house beneath gabby and Gillit Rozenfeld house.
They started to realized that a new house ins being built righ above them and they were told that I am the architect and the designer.
In their case, thing went from the start in a different way.
the wanted a single story house in which I was forced to push 5 bedrooms and a lot of other functions.
the existing restrictions complied me to keep a common wall with the existing neighbor and due to all the rest of the requirements, It forced me to create an internal Patio to add some ventilation and light to internal rooms.
The constructor was Luna's Father who made some changes without asking me and by that, loosing some aesthetic and functional appeal.
The terrain lots in Kazir are around 400 to 600 sq mr
Altman's lot was 450 and the maximum I could build in one floor was 150 sq mr
what I did is to add some hidden space by using the inclinated slope of the roofs, gaining an extra 80 sq mr of useful space.
these spaced were intended for offices or SOHO or for plain storage purposes.
They started to realized that a new house ins being built righ above them and they were told that I am the architect and the designer.
In their case, thing went from the start in a different way.
the wanted a single story house in which I was forced to push 5 bedrooms and a lot of other functions.
the existing restrictions complied me to keep a common wall with the existing neighbor and due to all the rest of the requirements, It forced me to create an internal Patio to add some ventilation and light to internal rooms.
The constructor was Luna's Father who made some changes without asking me and by that, loosing some aesthetic and functional appeal.
The terrain lots in Kazir are around 400 to 600 sq mr
Altman's lot was 450 and the maximum I could build in one floor was 150 sq mr
what I did is to add some hidden space by using the inclinated slope of the roofs, gaining an extra 80 sq mr of useful space.
these spaced were intended for offices or SOHO or for plain storage purposes.
GAZIT - KIBBUTZ
Right after ending my studies, I started to work for an Architects office in Kiryat tivon.
Among other jobs, we were in charge to enlarge by 40 to 50 sq mr existing kibbuttzes houses.
Back to the beginning, due to pre determined way of life, kibbutz housing was very small and limited in comfort and functionality.
after 40 years of successful economic growth, the main kibbutz authorities permitted to enlarge and adopt modern housing to existing one.
Still, the equest was to enlarge existing ones and not to destroy and build new ones.
A new and promising method was used to perform the task
ROLAN Method has several advantages and seamed perfect for the task.
Rolan is a method in which the construction is built in a factory and later on transported to site.
The key advantages are:
comfort and accuracy
concentration of working force and repetition
the only limitation was the width of the elements, max 4.5 meters (due to transportation)
The job started by concentrating each family request and budget and perform a custom design for their needs, based on their existing home.
The same model was adopted in HAZOREA, SHADMOT DVORA, MEGGIDO and many other Kibbutzim.
Among other jobs, we were in charge to enlarge by 40 to 50 sq mr existing kibbuttzes houses.
Back to the beginning, due to pre determined way of life, kibbutz housing was very small and limited in comfort and functionality.
after 40 years of successful economic growth, the main kibbutz authorities permitted to enlarge and adopt modern housing to existing one.
Still, the equest was to enlarge existing ones and not to destroy and build new ones.
A new and promising method was used to perform the task
ROLAN Method has several advantages and seamed perfect for the task.
Rolan is a method in which the construction is built in a factory and later on transported to site.
The key advantages are:
comfort and accuracy
concentration of working force and repetition
the only limitation was the width of the elements, max 4.5 meters (due to transportation)
The job started by concentrating each family request and budget and perform a custom design for their needs, based on their existing home.
The same model was adopted in HAZOREA, SHADMOT DVORA, MEGGIDO and many other Kibbutzim.