Architect Moshik Hadida (Photo: Oded Smadar)
Just like in every aspect of life, the interior design of our apartments and houses must be adapted to the time and place: the classic style, which includes a variety of planning approaches and details, is one of the leading currents and indeed not a miracle, but at the same time, it may be interpreted as heavy, especially in the typical Israeli living environment. As someone who is educated to take the beloved style and provide it with an up-to-date interpretation, we wanted to check with interior designer and planner Moshik Hadida how it is possible to combine the classic style without creating colorful and formal congestion that will cloud the various spaces of the house.
"Neoclassicism is influenced by the classical period and relates to art, design and architecture from later than classical ones, and if we take it to contemporary design, we mainly mean creating a style that remains faithful to the distinctly classical European principles and characteristics but pours motifs in them that create a light and airy cover," he explains.
Architect Moshik Hadida (Photo: Oded Smadar)
Architect Moshik Hadida (Photo: Oded Smadar)
"We see the neoclassical style conquering the interior as well as the exterior, and while the original classical architecture may be interpreted as a foreign element in the Land of Israel environment, the characteristics of the neoclassical style make it much more refined thanks to more polished decorations and finishes. The developments and lines are much more refined. We see it in the symmetrical facades, in the peripheral cornices, in the protrusions of the columns and in the French balconies that protrude from the building line. The same is true of the fittings, railings and lighting fixtures – all faithful to the desired line but more refined and the shades of most of them are usually more monochromatic with the main mass being light and the accents being dark."
And from the outside to the inside; The name of the beloved style also receives an up-to-date interpretation: "Even in the interior design, the classical style receives more subtle nuances: it is very harmonious, clean and does not scream. The colors are much more subtle and balanced than the one we are used to seeing in the original classic designs. We use cornizers, frames that create divisions on the walls, but unlike the original style, the walls in the neoclassical style are less cluttered. As mentioned, we use a much lighter color palette that makes the walls calm - purely white tones as well as greyge, stone and broken white that give the space a more open, airy and up-to-date look. The warm colors like red, brown and orange are replaced by cooler shades like blue, gray and green."
Architect Moshik Hadida (Photo: Oded Smadar)
Architect Moshik Hadida (Photo: Oded Smadar)
Architect Moshik Hadida (Photo: Oded Smadar)
"The same approach guides us in choosing flooring and countertops in kitchens and bathrooms, which are less graphically and colorfully cluttered. The textures are also more refined and sharp in carpets, parquet and textiles. For example, in curtains that, unlike our distinctly classic style, get less heavy looks. We work with delicate fabrics, forgoing tassels, medallions and prints and using light and soft tones. The curtains are not opaque and heavy – they filter UV radiation but allow the Israeli sun to penetrate inside and flood the space with natural light."
Neoclassical carpentry details have also undergone an evolution: "The facades are mostly not as smooth as in the modern style, but they are also not as rich in developments as in the classical one, and the engravings are much more refined. This is also how we work in the case of the details: while in the traditional classic style we see Kents with many ratings, in the new designs we keep the Kents thick and impressive but create fewer ratings. In this way, it is possible to assimilate as an integral part of the space design concept additional items from different content worlds such as rural, industrial or modern, which create a twist and make the classics more eclectic and multi-layered."
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