Designed by Alroy Hazak Architects, this contemporary house is located in Haifa, Israel. Completed in 2012, the concept of the house on the mountain range relates to the landscape by “framing devices” of two horizontal concrete planes that preserve as much as possible the preliminary panoramic view. The landscaping was born out of a desire to create a path circulating the house. The entrance is facing the house, walking towards the landscape in between concrete slabs, out to the open landscape in the back garden and around the other side of the house along a slope which deepens and thus creates an intimate garden, despite its proximity to the street. Completion of the track leads back upstairs to the entrance level. The northern facade has relatively small openings, while the south facade, preserves maximum visual openness by large glass windows between the parallel concrete layers.
