the orange house by arik ginzburg

the orange house by arik ginzburg image © designboom

as part of the ‘houses from within’ program which was held in tel aviv, a number of private residences were open to the public to view. one of which was ‘the orange house’ by architect arik ginzburg, who also lives in the home. construction on the house just finished this year. the overall construction of the residence has been built out of repetitive modules of steel and glass beams. the idea is based on this idea of cubes and squares, which is evident throughout the home.

a japanese-style garden surrounds the house image © designboom

‘the orange house’ has two floors along with a finished basement. on the first floor there is a master bedroom along with two smaller living spaces each with built a in closet, desk and bed with individual bathrooms. the ground floor houses a dining room, family room with private deck and a living room which leads out to the garden. the space is open with large glass sliding doors which offer views into the surrounding japanese-style garden and pool. the house is designed to allow for passive cooling, done through the use of the reflecting pool.

view into the first floor rooms image © designboom

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structural view image © designboom

exterior image © designboom

entrance gate to ‘the orange house’ image © designboom

‘the orange house’ by night

kitchen image © designboom

the living space image © designboom

staircase image © designboom

detail image © designboom

stairway leading to the first floor image © designboom

arieh ginzburg demonstrating the cubic structural components of ‘the orange house’ image © designboom

architect arieh ginzburg portrait © designboom