A property in Beit Yehoshua
The land slopes from east to west, with the house located on the west side, on the lower part of the lot.
The view from the house is of agricultural land. Wheat fields form a distant view, and old cypresses form a close view.
From an exploration and understanding of the essence of the property, by sculpting and shaping the land to channel the water, and to open the view to the fields.
We created a glen between the main living area closest to the house and the natural land in the distance.
Planting adapted vegetation along the glen, such as poplars, figs, and common Chaste-tree, as well as planting herbaceous vegetation bordering the field,
creates continuity of the view from the fields to the house and vice versa from the house to the fields.
The entrance from the street is a ‘hike’ and not direct. From the street, through the garden to the patio, to the house and from the house out to the garden and the fields.
An identical palette of vegetation was planted in the lot along the front, and beyond, creating a sense of depth to the expansive garden, and blurring the boundaries between the house and the street.
The main living areas of the house, both indoor and outdoor, overlook the continuous landscape of the property.
The pool was designed as an additional, separate corner, perpendicular to the house, thus allowing for a natural and continuous flow from the house out into the garden. One more,
continuity of the same vegetation palette inside and outside the pool area connects it to the entire garden.
A limestone trail curves through the garden, providing an immersive and comprehensive experience of the entire garden.
The changing seasons produce different images and experiences of the near and far landscape between winter and summer.
Site area size: 4000 sqm
Location: Beit Yehoshua
Architecture: Adi Zaka’i.
Photograph: Amit Gosher, Ilan Mor