Divided by Movable Partitions: Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Pool, Lighting, Evening, Glass House, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

The Float House was completed in 2013 by the Tel Aviv based firm Pitsou Kedem Architects. The idea with this project was to create a home with large open spaces, divided by internal courtyards and movable partitions, enabling the clients to change the shape of rooms for a variety of different uses.

The Float House is located in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Terrace, Pool Lighting, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Evening, Lighting, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Evening, Lighting, Reflections, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Outdoor Pool, Evening, Lighting, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Glass Walls, Water Feature, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Water Feature, Bathroom, Lighting, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

External Wall, Window, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Steps, Entrance, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Terrace, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Garden, Veranda, Outdoor Dining Space, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Floor-to-Ceiling Window, Bedroom, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Kitchen Island, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Water Feature, Courtyard, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Internal Courtyard, Water Feature, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Internal Courtyard, Lighting, Water Feature, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Wooden Fence, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Path, Water Feature, Courtyard, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Staircase, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Bedroom, Glass Walls, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Bedroom, Art, Rug, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Pool, Glass Walls, Bathroom, Water Feature, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Bathroom, Bath, Sink, Glass Walls, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Sink, Mirror, Glass Shower, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Glass Shower, Bath, Sink, Bathroom, Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel

Float House in Tel Aviv, Israel, description by Pitsou Kedem Architects:

“A one story, private residence in the center of the country. The architectural concept was to create a structure with a continuous, wide space, divided by internal courtyards and movable partitions into smaller spaces used for a variety of different functions.

The different spaces and internal courtyards are joined together are joined together into one structure by two, ultra-thin roofs supported at one central point so that seem to float in the air. The two roofs merge, one into the other and extend for five meters over the building front walls. The entire roof is constructed from lightweight materials and, in order to provide a thin, wispy look at its edges, it is constructed with a moderate slop towards its center.

The structure itself is constructed from a series of spaces that are conceivably internal and conceivably external spaces. The entrance is framed with a wall of wooden slats which constitute what could be considered the initial boundary between the outside and the inside.

When entering the space, we pass through a space resembling an entrance lobby – again, conceivably internal and conceivably external – which embodies the soft seam between the outside and inside areas.

Whilst walking through the entrance lobby space, we cross a transparent pool, studded with large basalt rocks and trees that seem to float on the water. As we enter the entrance lobby, we experience the illusion that the house is floating and being reflected, just as the roof appears to be floating above the structures walls.

A ribbon window running along the building’s facades serves to emphasize the roof floating above the structure walls and cancels out the feeling of mass that its size suggests.

A long, narrow reflection pool follows the structure’s walls, reflecting and emphasizing their covering and texture.”

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Photos By: Amit Geron

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