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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. POSTSCRIPT Residence in Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel by GOTTESMAN ARCHITECTUREOctober 30th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: GOTTESMAN ARCHITECTURE Gottesman Architecture in collaboration with GSArch, unveil POSTSCRIPT, a modern, minimal, private home located in Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel. It is the first private home undertaken by Architect Asaf Gottesman in over a decade. Approached by a former client, this project offered an opportunity to re-sharpen old skills and to rekindle a discourse with both clients and friends. The result is a deceivingly simple design that appears both effortless and unassuming. Cast in situ in fair-faced concrete, POSTSCRIPT reflects a preoccupation with meticulous detailing. Designed for a large and growing family, the home unifies several narratives while underlining the importance of the family nucleus.  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem
 Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem The POSTSCRIPT residence is a revisiting of a topic which was the main domain of expertise of Asaf Gottesman throughout the 1990’s. Utilizing the plot’s minimal slope, the home is designed to appear as a single-floor house from the west, with a second floor visible from the east. A 20-meter long pool designed in parallel to the home liberates half of the property to serve as a garden and opens up the possibility to accommodate future additions. As part of the initial concept, the clients requested to have their bedroom on the ground level adjacent to the living area, with the children’s rooms and family areas on the floor below. The family is blessed with four boys with the oldest being approximately 20 years older than the youngest who are twins. Family life is informal yet the aesthetic is minimal and rigorous. There is very little clutter and every item in the home is chosen carefully.  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem Like the house, the garden design is accurate with clearly defined areas. A set of large deciduous trees are positioned to the west of the house in order to cast shade as the sun begins its descent to the sea. In POSTSCRIPT, there are a host of ongoing conversations; between members of the family and the spaces they occupy, between inanimate concrete surfaces and the play of foliage. Because of the minimalistic nature of the architecture, there is space to listen and observe, to note the discourse of light and shade and to catch the momentary reflections of both architecture and nature.  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem “Designing Private Homes is the stuff of dreams. It is a complex and challenging undertaking that enables a great deal of experimentation at many scales. It requires one to develop a keen sense of hearing that goes beyond client program and stated objectives,” says Architect Asaf Gottesman. “The POSTSCRIPT residence was a means of re-sharpening our pencils and working with old clients and close friends. The clients are hands-on, creative thinkers with a keen sense of logic and instinctive disregard for established norms. It was truly a collaborative effort and transformative experience to create this beautiful home.” The use of fair-faced concrete formed from regular planks strengthens the sense of minimalism, as do the large, thin-framed windows.  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © Omri Amsalem  Image Courtesy © GOTTESMAN ARCHITECTURE  Image Courtesy © GOTTESMAN ARCHITECTURE  Image Courtesy © GOTTESMAN ARCHITECTURE  Image Courtesy © GOTTESMAN ARCHITECTURE
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