A wooden triangular partition that architect Michal Tuson built with her own hands in her renovated house in the village of Katzir (architect Michal Tuson)
The project:
Renovation of a private house in the settlement of Katzir
Residents:
a couple of architects + 3 daughters
Area:
about 150 square meters Built
Architecture and design:
Architect Michal Tuson
Architect Michal Tuson, married to architect Shmari Tuson, and both are parents of three daughters. About three years ago the couple decided to buy A private house in Katzir, a communal mountain settlement with a rural character. After seeing several houses in the area, they found this house, which was in poor and neglected condition and had been for sale for a long time. It was clear that whoever bought it would have to do a very serious renovation and they accepted the challenge. "Apparently if we hadn't Architects, we wouldn't have bought it by any means, but we could see before our eyes what we could do with it," Towson says.
Michal has a degree in architecture from the David Azrieli School of Architecture, Tel Aviv University. She founded her office, "Tucson Architects", about two and a half years ago in Katzer, out of a true passion for the profession. She deals with private and public construction and planning public spaces.
Anyone who looks closely will see that this is not the product of a professional carpenter, but it is the most mine there is."
The old Rish kitchen was dismantled and replaced with a new kitchen in an open parallel structure (Photo: Hagar Douplet)
"Probably if we weren't architects, we wouldn't have bought it in any way, but we saw what we could do with it."
Architect Michal Tuson in her home in Katzir (Photo: Yasmin Barda Farr)
With a small budget left for renovation after purchasing the house, they set out.
Michal, who just left her last job as an employee, took command of the renovation project and decided to spend most of her time on the site for two months of renovation.
"We wanted to do a lot on a low budget and I decided to do a lot of things myself and thus add a personal touch to the design of the house," she says.
"In addition, I was curious to meet the work also from the practical side and not only from the planning side, which I know well."
The central public space of the house was divided by low and high walls that only interfered, all of which were broken to create a better flow in the space.
Beautiful longitudinal windows that were covered by an unnecessarily tall cabinet, were revealed and a place was created for a beautiful dining area.
Tucson chose ceramic flooring in gray-beige tones with a stone-like appearance and texture that will continue and unify the floor.
"Anyone who would immigrate would risk a blow to the head."
The non-standard staircase was renovated and the "secret camp" of the girls was created under it (photo: Hagar Dopelt)
The space under the stairs is bordered by a wooden beehive, which was also designed by Tucson (Photo: Hagar Douplet)
Everything that happens there is completely under their control.
The secret camp of childhood under the stairs (Photo: Hagar Douplet)
The old kitchen was built in the shape of an R, but the cabinets were outdated and the wood was rotten inside.
The new kitchen designed by Tucson was ordered from Carpenter, and its structure consists of one strip of marble and a large, wide island in the center, which includes a seating counter, which separates the kitchen from the dining area and the living room.
The kitchen doors in a modern style were painted with a dark turquoise oven, with a combination of a wooden cube in the niche intended for a water bar and a coffee machine.
A black Caesar stone surface with fine veins was chosen for the marble surface, and a black sink and faucet were also matched to it.
The large island in the center of the public space took on a slightly more rustic look: it was painted a light greenish color with longitudinal grooves and topped with an oak butcher surface.
Michal glued the ceramic tiles that cover the kitchen with the help of her daughters, so that they too feel part of the renovation.
New black lighting fixtures were purchased to complete the look of the public space.
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During the renovation, beautiful longitudinal windows were exposed and a place was made for a dining area (Photo: Hagar Douplet)
In order to integrate them into the creative process of the house, the tiles in the kitchen were glued together by Tuson together with her daughters (Photo: Hagar Douplet)
Tuson is also responsible for painting the works of art that hang in the house (Photo: Hagar Douplet)
The sofa is the only piece of furniture that moved with the family from the previous house (Photo: Hagar Douplet)
The sofa in the living room is the only piece of furniture that has moved from the previous house.
Michal built the living room table herself as well as the interior wood paneling of the existing bay window, which gave it a warmer and more inviting look for sitting.
In addition, she painted all the paintings in the house and sculpted wire art on the walls.
But there is no doubt that the highlight of the carpentry she did herself at home is the triangular partition that stretches from floor to ceiling at the entrance to the house.
The partition replaced a low wall that was there before, and it provides a half-sealed and half-open separation between the entrance and the living room, while allowing light to penetrate on both sides and views between those who enter the door and those in the house.
At a certain time of the day, the triangle lighting at the entrance creates a very unique and interesting look.
"This was the work that took me the most time. It is clear to me that those who look closely will see that it is not the product of a professional carpenter, but it is the most mine there is," she says with satisfaction.
"As parents of little girls, the goal that guided us was to create a real and loving home for them, not to impress guests."
A pastel wall and solid wooden beds in the children's room (Photo: Hagar Douplet)
"This house is the most ours there is."
Framed handprints in the children's room (Photo: Hagar Douplet)
The girls' bathroom (photo: Hagar Douplet)
The stairs to the upper floor were not standard, "any adult person who passed there risked being hit," says Tuson.
After much thought, it was decided to build a corner beehive, open in both directions, and under the stairs was built a hidden sleeping area for the girls, which is also known as the 'secret camp'.
The camp is partially hidden and intrigues everyone who enters the house.
"This space is private for the girls and they have complete control over what will be in it at any given moment. I remember how my twins ran between my legs during the construction of this corner out of excitement," she recalls.
In the bedrooms, the old flooring, which was made of polished red tiles, was replaced with black parquet-like ceramic tiles, in a fishbowl layout.
The dark floor creates an interesting contrast with the light furniture.
The twins' bedroom is painted turquoise, and is equipped with a light gray curtain, solid wood beds and a white wardrobe combined with wood and black handles.
The little daughter's bedroom is painted in a light pastel light blue, and has a white corner beehive for toys, a white curtain with stripes that run from floor to ceiling.
In both rooms there is a color that combines black/white, wood and delicate pastel colors.
The dark fishbone flooring provides a contrast to the bright furniture.
The younger daughter's room (Photo: Hagar Douplet)
The house is a mix of modern and rustic - rustic like the area it's in, but also straight lines like we like.
Master bedroom (Photo: Hagar Douplet)
In the childhood bathroom, painted terrazzo flooring and concrete-like gray ceramic cladding were chosen.
The shelf that was built for a hanging toilet was extended to the end of the wall and covered with black Caesar stone, the same color as the kitchen, thus creating a shelf for the entire length of the room, which changes its purpose depending on the location and function (toilet paper, soaps and shampoo).
Here, too, a combination of black and pastel is made with a hanging bathroom cabinet in a light pastel shade with a wooden butcher on which a sink is placed.
The glass shower is framed in a black profile and the faucets and bathroom accessories have all been adjusted in black.
In the master's bedroom, the doors to the bathroom and closet were replaced with a black rail and two barn doors.
In the bathroom, two solid eucalyptus wood shelves, also handmade by Michal, were combined with a black round sink, a round mirror with a black frame, and a combination of cream-colored tiles in the toilet area and gray tiles in the shower with a shower and a black contour strip.
Eucalyptus shelves made by Michal's hands (Photo: Hagar Douplet)
The normal doors were replaced with barn doors on a black rail (photo: Hagar Douplet)
"The house is a combination of modern and rustic, suitable on the one hand for the rural area where we are, but also for the straight and clean lines that we like. The main goal that led our design decisions, as parents of little girls, was to create an enabling space for them, a real, warm and loving home, such that is less affected by the need to impress guests or Instagram friends and more invites us to feel comfortable and free to be who we are," says Tuson. that we are and he is our most there is.
I call this project: Renovation with ten fingers."
Credits and suppliers:
Renovation contractor: Ahmed Kabah
Kitchen carpenter: Schlishman kitchens
Ceramics and sanitary ware: Zehavi Atzmon Hadera
Furniture and home styling: Casa furniture, Bitili, united-seats, IKEA, artists in sleep, Fox Home, golf&co
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