Jacobs Yaniv Architects

Rooted House

Rooted House
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ROOTED HOUSE

Jacobs Yaniv Architects

ART CURATION
Yifat Gurion

LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Haim Cohen

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Buki Snir

STEELWORK
Yoav Ovadia

CONTRACTOR
Nir Alster

MANUFACTURERS
Habitat, Mody, Tollman’s, Fervital, Asi Lerner, Avney Tal, Beam Design, Edition, Fabrica, Hezibank, Iota Project, Klein’s, Penthouse, St-or, Tzemer

INTERIOR DESIGN
Jacobs Yaniv Architects, Tamar Jacobs, Ravit Elia

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Ophir Kleiman

AV
Defend

PHOTOGRAPHS
Amit Geron

AREA
320 M²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Tel Aviv-yafo, Israel

CATEGORY
House Interiors

Rooted Home is a 2 story apartment for a family of 6.‘..A root evolves underground and functions as an anchor.

Rooted House
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Rooted House
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Roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster.’

In this project, we searched for a balance between the very commercial language of the given residential block to the land and to the beautiful trees just outside the site and on-site.

Rooted House
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Rooted House
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The choice of materials was specially selected, involving a combination of hand-crafted materials, raw materials, and hard-lined details which together always add depth to design.

The fantastic concrete ceiling was a given starting point, which we straightaway requested to keep intact and not cover with plastering.

Rooted House
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Rooted House
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The unique height of the ceiling and windows were for us a fantastic celebration of space.

Managing the acoustics and intimate vibrance of a home is the greatest challenge in such a situation, therefore we chose to work with a lot of wood and fabric.

Rooted House
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Rooted House
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Some of the design elements we inspired by the roots of trees.

We are always intrigued by the juxtaposition of modern design and handmade/natural materials.

Rooted House
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Rooted House
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The use of raw materials is for us a mechanism for anchoring the space, summing its spatial essence, creating a design that stimulates our senses, celebrating form and structure in their most sincere condition and

The ground floor plan is made of the main living space, the master suite that faces the garden, and the bedrooms of the two younger children.The lower ground space is mainly intended for the two older children and the utility.

Rooted House
© Amit Geron
Rooted House
© Amit Geron
Rooted House
© Amit Geron


Rooted House
© Amit Geron
Rooted House
© Amit Geron


Rooted House
© Amit Geron
Rooted House
© Amit Geron
Rooted House
© Amit Geron


Rooted House
Plan - Ground Floor
Rooted House
Plan - Basement Floor

Jacobs Yaniv Architects
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