Neuman Hayner architects

Ramat Hen Residence

RAMAT HEN RESIDENCE

Neuman Hayner Architects

Ramat Hen Residence
© Amit Gosher

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Sharon Neuman, Iftah Hayner

MANUFACTURERS
Habitat, Etz Vaetza, Exclusive Light&design, Ha-hamama, M.d. Aluminum Systems, The Professional Painter, Topaudio

METALWORK
Adel Iron Art

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER
Sayag Engineers

INSPECTOR
Dudu Ashenberg

CONSTRUCTOR
Hasan Sarapi

GARDEN PLANNING
Shahargilad Landscape

PHOTOGRAPHS
Amit Gosher

PLOT AREA
408 Sq.m

AREA
308 M²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Ramat Gan, Israel

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The house, comprising one floor and a basement, was built on a plot sized 408 sqm. The architectural program formulated with the family members was a challenging one.

Ramat Hen Residence
© Amit Gosher
Ramat Hen Residence
© Amit Gosher

It spoke, among other things, of a transparent yet intimate, present yet unassuming ambience, a large illuminated and airy basement without the “feel” of a basement and a substantial garden.

The house was planned as a perfect vessel floating aboveground, with the floating being meant to accentuate the landscape continuity, lighten the constructed volume and underscore the unique approach to the façade.

The street façade was planned with three converging levels creating perceived depth and interest.

Ramat Hen Residence
© Amit Gosher
Ramat Hen Residence
© Amit Gosher

That feeling is amplified by the dynamic play of light and shade over the course of the day and in different seasons of the year.

A laser-cut metal mashrabiya in an original lattice design completes the street façade.

Ramat Hen Residence
© Amit Gosher
Ramat Hen Residence
© Amit Gosher

The mashrabiya bolsters the feeling of privacy, filtering light into the interior spaces, including the basement floor.

The back courtyard, the house’s main outdoor hosting area, is largely shaded by louvered steel pergolas with rotating slats.

Ramat Hen Residence
© Amit Gosher
Ramat Hen Residence
© Amit Gosher

The pergola’s silhouette precisely extends the contours of the constructed vessel, creating a flowing continuum between the interior and the exterior.

A swimming pool is situated at the end of the courtyard, intersecting almost its entire length. Both the public space and the master unit feature direct access and a wide view of the pool.

Ramat Hen Residence
© Amit Gosher
Ramat Hen Residence
© Amit Gosher

The ground floor is divided into two distinct wings – a public area and a private area – separated by an exposed concrete wall, with the master unit and one children’s room being in the private area.

The other rooms, workspaces, viewing spaces, and play spaces are situated on the basement floor, planned in such a way as to be inundated with natural light at almost all hours of the day.

Ramat Hen Residence
© Amit Gosher
Ramat Hen Residence
© Amit Gosher

To introduce such natural light, the planning included, among other elements, English yards enclosing the floor on all sides, a substantial staircase that also lets in natural light, as well as an angular-morphology double space connecting the basement floor to the ground floor and making the basement an integral part of daily life.


Ramat Hen Residence
© Amit Gosher
Ramat Hen Residence
© Amit Gosher


Ramat Hen Residence
Plan - Basement
Ramat Hen Residence
Plan - Ground Floor

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