Fleisher Hadari Architects

Agbaria House

Agbaria House

Agbaria House

Ron Fleischer

ARCHITECTS
Ron Fleischer

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Ma'ale Iron, Israel

TYPE
Residential > Private House

In a region where cultures usually clash, the house over the "wadi"(valley) in the village Musmus is a multicultural experience.

Agbaria House
Agbaria House

A cooperation between clients that asked for a contemporary architecture, but didn't want to forget the memory of the village they grew up in, and an architectural firm based in Tel Aviv created a reinterpretation of Palestinian architecture.

The plan combines between traditional spaces, as the "liwan"- the entrance hall, and contemporary needs, as a TV room, and a formal dinning area.

It reflects the will to keep an independent Palestinian identity within the Israeli society.

Agbaria House
Agbaria House
Agbaria House

The house is located on the top of a hillside overlooking "wadi ara". The main entrance to the property is more than 17 meters down the slope.

Between the gate and main house a driveway curves in a reconstructed agricultural landscape.

The slope was divided with traditional terraces made from local stone collected in the families olive grove.

Agbaria House
Agbaria House
Agbaria House

The driveway surrounds the white barn, a staircase climbs to the top of the building to a wide balcony viewing the valley and welcoming the visitor into the private living area.

The house is in a dialogue with the natural landscape using classical Muslim elements as well as contemporary technology.

The entrance glass wall facing south is shaded with an interpretation of a "Mashrabiya".

Agbaria House
Agbaria House

The "liwan" is ventilated with passive suction through shutters located on top of 3 vaults 8 meters high. The hot air is sucked out and replaced by a cool breeze.

The main drawing room and the formal dining room open to a walled garden, colorfully framed by the white volumes.

Agbaria House
Agbaria House


Agbaria House
Agbaria House

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