A Mid-mod Chicago Synagogue - reimagined for today, by Studio ST Architects. The Skokie Valley Synagogue renovation transformed the sanctuary, built in 1963, from a dark and formal space to an ethereal, light filled and ADA accessible room for communal prayer.
Project name
Skokie Valley Synagogue Renovation
Architecture firm
Studio ST Architects
Location
8825 E. Prairie Road, Skokie, IL 60076, USA
Photography
Andrew Bruah, Kendall McCaugherty
Principal architect
Esther Sperber
Design team
Architect of Record: Auerbach Architects. Ark and Judaica Design: Amy Reichert Design
Collaborators
Acoustical Engineer: Aercoustics
Built area
17,400 ft², total, 5,500 ft² renovated area
Structural engineer
Goodfriend Magruder Structure LLC
Environmental & MEP
Calor Design Group Ltd.
Lighting
Castelli Lighting
Construction
Twenty 9, Inc.
Material
Stone Source porcelain tiles: Floor tiles: “Artwork Neutral 00” matte, Wall tiles: “I Colori Bianco” matte. Caesarstone countertops. Sauder Worship chairs. Custom frosted glass mechitza with Hebrew text, cut and etched by 3Form. Prime Architectural Metal and Glass curtain wall system and skylight. Custom-built Torah ark and reading table by Amy Reichert Design. Acoustical Surfaces acoustic panels
Client
Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue
Typology
Religious › Synagogue
One floor house for a family of four. The design challenges once again the aesthetics, simplicity and directness of bare materials and bare intentions, questioning scale and proportion relatively to the street without losing the sense of space and optimum use of daylight and views of the garden and landscape from the inside.
Project name
Bare House by the Fields
Architecture firm
Jacobs-Yaniv Architects
Location
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Principal architect
Tamar Jacobs, Oshri Yaniv
Design team
Yuval Erez, Tamar Jacobs, Oshri Yaniv
Collaborators
Project Management: Niv Meir. Cement Flooring: Bomanite. Sanitary Fittings And Finishing Bathroom Materials: Albus. Joinery: Itzik Elmaliach. Steel Windows: Oz Giladi. Metal Work: Schwartz & Lavi. Counter Tops: Shaysh Gal. Rugs: Rugs & Co.
Interior design
Jacobs-Yaniv Architects
Lighting
Karnei Thelet, Elemento
Material
Concrete, Steel, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
A zipper and buckle factory in a South Tel Aviv location, which is transforming into an Arts and Crafts haven, was converted into an exhibition space and Artist’s Studio. Rather than deleting the “factory feel” and creating a white-walled cube for art, the elements of the new exhibition space were “injected” into the factory space. The exhibition s...
Architecture firm
Erez Shani Architecture
Location
Tel Aviv, Israel
Principal architect
Erez Shani
Interior design
Erez Shani Architecture
Structural engineer
Tamir Mizrahi
Lighting
Anna Zalsin Lighting Design
Supervision
Mashour and Robin Asily
Construction
Mashour and Robin Asily
Material
Concrete, Plaster, Metal
Typology
Cultural › Exhibition, Gallery, Adaptive Reuse
Rooted Home is a 2 story apartment for a family of 6. A root evolves under ground, and functions as an anchor. Roots are the organs of a plant that are modified to provide anchorage for the plant and take in water and nutrients into the plant body, which allows plants to grow taller and faster.
Architecture firm
Jacobs-Yaniv Architects
Location
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Principal architect
Tamar Jacobs, Oshri Yaniv
Design team
Tamar Jacobs, Ravit Elia
Collaborators
Ophir Kleiman (Project management), HeziBank (Wooden flooring), Yoav Ovadia (Steel Work)
Interior design
Jacobs-Yaniv Architects
Structural engineer
Buki Snir
Lighting
S.T Or, Beam Design, Edition, Habitat
Material
Concrete, Steel, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › House
Geometric and technical constraints were key to the design language chosen for this Duplex apartment in Tel Aviv. Instead of concealing the AC and sprinklers , the decision was to expose them , and make them an integral part of the design.
Architecture firm
Erez Shani Architecture
Location
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Principal architect
Erez Shani
Design team
Idan Zilbershtein
Collaborators
Kamoor (Woodwork), Shlomo Dora (Metal work), Mark Whiteson ( Metal Work)
Interior design
Erez Shani Architecture
Environmental & MEP engineering
Lighting
Anna Zalsin Lighting Design
Material
Concrete , Steel , Wood
Construction
Ben Ziv Group
Supervision
Ben Ziv Group
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The villa was planned for a young family who lived in an outdated house on an elongated plot in Kfar Shmaryahu. As the family was expanding, it needed a new residence to meet their needs and wanted to maximize the advantages of the 1250-sqm-plot.
Architecture firm
Erez Shani Architecture
Location
Kfar Shmaryahu, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Principal architect
Erez Shani
Collaborators
Kamoor (Carpentry) Whiteson Yogev (Metal Work)Avi Shimoni (Metal Work)
Interior design
Erez Shani Architecture
Structural engineer
Buky Snir
Environmental & MEP
Yifat Shalev, Boaz Wasserman, Eitan Almasy
Landscape
Haim Kohen Landscape
Lighting
Anna Zalsin Lighting Design
Supervision
Itamar Bar Projects
Construction
Amit Marshanski Building Company LTD
Material
Concrete, Stone , Steel , Glass
Typology
Residential › House
In planning lodgings for physically disabled people, nothing is “standard” or obvious. Every detail, big or small, must be adapted to the residents’ needs and abilities. The state of Israel has accessibility regulations, but we believe that special adaptation is needed beyond those, for each and every resident’s maximum safety, comfort, and indepen...
Project name
Handicapable – Renovating and designing a historical building (a former weapons cache) for physically disabled residents
Architecture firm
Studio A3
Location
Kibbutz Mizra, Israel
Photography
LUZ Architecture Photography
Principal architect
Shiran Maimon Bar, Gali Dar Waisel
Design team
Shiran Maymon Bar, Gali Dar Waisel
Interior design
Studio A3
Structural engineer
Itai Dangur Eng.
Construction
N.A.L Engineering
Supervision
Sharon Tounian
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp
Material
Concrete, Wood, Terazzo, Plaster, Drywall
Budget
900K NIS (~255K $)
Client
Slav rehabilitation services Ltd.
Typology
Residential › Apartments, Renovation, Historical, typical of the no-frills architecture of the young state of Israel (Building originally built in 1936)
Our new design and development for a private investor- a beach hotel resort & spa for nudist tourism in the southern beach of the Crete island, where architecture "peels its layers off" , revealing its pure, naked spaces. A radial Resort complex of independent 50sqm villas, with shade skin surfaces, pools, hanging restaurants, overlooking the infin...
Project name
Nudist Beach Resort & Spa, Crete
Architecture firm
Moshe Katz Architect
Location
Diskos Beach, South Crete Island
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Moshe Katz
Visualization
Moshe Katz Architect
Status
Preliminary design/ Permits
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Resort, Spa
