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The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple

The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron

THE BOX- TEL AVIV LOFT FOR A YOUNG COUPLE

Toledano+Architects

MANUFACTURERS
DuPont, Scrigno, Bloom

LEAD ARCHITECT
Gabrielle Toledano

PHOTOGRAPHS
Amit Geron

BUDGET
140 000 euros

AREA
110.0 m2

YEAR
2018

LOCATION
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

CATEGORY
Apartment Interiors

Text description provided by architect.

Modularity is a key word in the design of this Loft.

The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron
The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron

The clients, a young Israeli couple wanted an apartment that would make the most of the space but that would also allow them to have a children bedroom and even integrate a third bedroom in the planning, to be built in the future.

The project was commissioned while the building was being built, so the apartment was left an empty shell without anything else than the structure for us to design it with maximum freedom.

The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron
The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron

The use of very few materials and clean lines combined with a generous living area enhance the feeling of open space.

Still, preserving intimacy was fundamental, and each of the 2 bedrooms are turned to the outside, overlooking at the centenary trees outside.

The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron
The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron

The floor, ceiling as well as a wall in the living room were left in rough concrete.

The Box and the kitchen in front of it are covered in white oak and reflective, custom brushed stainless steel.

The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron
The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron

A continuous white lacquered bookcase links all the living area and creates various storage all around. It also integrates the doors to the surrounding spaces in the design.

The Box is a fully functional object. It encloses the children bathroom, some clothes and household linen storage and defines the dining area with a bench.

The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron
The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron

The kitchen is also modular, the back unit opening or closing completely and allowing to hide the mess and the technique when needed. 

The brushed stainless-steel floor reflects the light that comes in filtered through the trees in a lively and poetic way.

The angled led lights disturb the calm, clean and square design and provide it with some energy and motion.

The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron
The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron
The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron

Also, the centenary trees outside, that almost enter inside the apartment are framed through the large windows as if they were art pieces and filter light creating an ever-changing space

The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron
The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron


The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron
The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron
The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
© Amit Geron


The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
BOX elevations
The Box- Tel Aviv Loft For A Young Couple
Kitchen elevations


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