NOT MERELY ON PAPE (Page 1)

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About two years ago, in recognition of the "BVD" magazine's 100th anniversary issue (a well known Israeli magazine for architecture and design), it was decided to build a residence that will serve as a hosting Centre for Israeli architects, designers and visiting overseas guests.

One of the aims of the project is to reveal new materials and special methods of application of existing materials, in an active home, and not in the setting of an exhibition. In order to allow a large diversity of options it was decided that each one of the rooms of this home would be designed by a different designer, in a different style, while using as many materials as possible.

The idea of designing each room in a different style was received with unease by all those more or less familiar with the subject of design, architecture and interior design, due to the concern that the final result could be a designing chaos. Which at best could be a kind of presentation or small exhibition, but in no way could reflect an atmosphere of a home in which one could live.

This reaction created an additional objective among the project's producers. Although each one of the rooms had a different style of design, the final appearance of the home had to be harmonious, and transmit an ambience of calm and completeness matching the dwelling of a fictitious family to which the home was adapted.

As a preliminary action in planning the home and its division into spaces, the BVD magazine 'invented a family who was to hypothetically live in the home. Five people, each with his and her own character, needs, desires and demands were concocted. A mother, who works outside the home, is a very romantic woman, Cooks mainly for her family, rarely invites guests to meals around the dining table, prefers to host barbeque meals in the outside yard. The husband, who is an international businessman, often works at home due to global time differences.

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