alex meitlis: house in savion

‘house in savion’ by alex meitlis, savion, israel image © yael pincus all images courtesy of alex meitlis

israel-based architect alex meitlis has recently completed ‘house in savion’, a single family residence located outside of tel aviv, israel. the structure’s crisp white exterior is encompassed by a wood plank wraparound veranda and bordered with walls of varying heights. diverse overhead conditions create different outdoor spaces, partially screened with tree canopies or fully exposed to the sky. the remaining grounds contain a garden, open lawn and swimming pool.

bounded entry walk allows trees to penetrate wooden planks image © yael pincus

the dwelling’s facade allows daylight to strategically illuminate, enabling the sun penetrate in the winter months and provide shade for comfortable use during harsh summer weather. the ground floor accommodates a continuous living room, open plan kitchen and dining area. a low profile free-standing wood partition allows a dramatic openness generating the central spine of the house allowing the inhabitant’s extensive wood art collection to give a consistent warm character. large operable windows open to adjacent terraces and garden spaces introducing outdoor elements into the interior creating a dialog between the environments and framing the natural surroundings.

exterior corridor leads to main entrance image © yael pincus

entrance image © yael pincus

living and dining space image © yael pincus

dining area image © yael pincus

kitchen image © yael pincus

partially screened kitchen image © yael pincus

view to garden from kitchen image © yael pincus

concealed hallway and stairs image © yael pincus

stairs image © yael pincus

view of veranda from bedroom image © yael pincus

bedroom image © yael pincus

path to pool area image © yael pincus

swimming pool image © yael pincus

veranda image © yael pincus

stairs leading from bedroom to garden image © yael pincus

stairs leading to upper level image © yael pincus

glass wall blurs the boundary between interior and exterior spaces image © yael pincus

rendering of pool

rendering of exterior

floor plan / level 0

floor plan / level 1

section

elevation

project info:

architect: alex meitlis location: savion, israel description: single family house enclosed space: 420 m2 site area: 2100 m2 completion date: january 2011