Dana Oberson Architects Studio has been shortlisted for Interior Design Scheme – Global Award in The International Design and Architecture Awards 2022.

This house by Dana Oberson Architects Studio sits on the edge of the two towns, Arab and Jewish, and as such, it monumentalises a border and becomes a statement of respect for the place and the neighbours; it is a property that calls for coexistence. The entrance facade is of a single level that blends in the view and speaks balance and integration into the environment. The choice of material came from observing the unrefined stone that builds the agricultural terraces of Neve Ilan.

The architects loved how the layers of history are evident in the stone. They wanted to tell a story of identity and context through a structure in which this stone is a significant part. These unrefined stone slabs flow from the outside into the interior spaces of the house and connect them. A light and soft glass foyer that doubles the space is positioned between two volumes of stone. The transparent entrance to the house reveals a dramatic view of the terraces and the forest. On the top floor of the glass foyer, an internal bridge connects the master bedroom and the other bedrooms.

The selected materials are exposed and rough; Brutal concrete ceilings, brushed and burnt-looking oak cladding in the kitchen and foyers, natural iron in the staircase and the living room library, and the local unrefined stone. Black basalt connects the interior to the exterior, another local material that was mined, piled up, and given a new interpretation as the floor of the house. The house ends in an outdoor terrace and an infinity pool that blends with agricultural terraces, horizon, and sky.

Dana Oberson Architects Studio’s new project in Neve Ilan was originally a cooperative kibbutz founded with the establishment of the state of Israel. In developing the landscape, it was important for the architects to avoid fences and railings as they wanted the house to act as a seam rather than a dividing border. This concept was included in the interior design also, with the railings between the two levels of the house. Unlike a continuous railing that connects two points and creates a boundary, a railing was designed from random-looking flat iron pillars, which serve as a basis for the growth of climbing plants and thus integrates maximally with the landscape as well as connecting the two levels.

Dana Oberson Architects Studio

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