Second skin
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Project • By Roni Karsh • Residential Landscape
Light & Shade Residence
Residence with Wooden Screen in Tel Aviv integrates the Wooden Cubes Grid of Light & Shade as a bespoke façade element. Designed specifically for this private home, the suspended wooden screen provides sophisticated shading for the garden-facing curtain wall while animating the architecture with a dynamic play of light and shadow.
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The system transforms a functional requirement into an expressive architectural gesture, seamlessly connecting interior and exterior through natural materiality.
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Product • By Roni Karsh • WA, MA Wooden Cubes Wall
WA, MA Wooden Cubes Wall
Wa & Ma Cubes is an external shading system of wooden cubes arranged on a metal grid. The cubes create a dynamic play of light and shadow, balancing functional shading with a sculptural architectural expression. Vertically aligned and subtly suspended on stainless steel tubes, the cubes feature randomized inner cuts for an organic, layered appearance that connects exterior and interior through natural materials. The name draws inspiration from the Japanese concepts of Wa (harmony) and Ma (interval), where order and emptiness together shape experience. More
Anemos beach bar
The proposal aimed at the formation of a unique identity for the café Anemos Kourouta through the design of its interior implementing a singular system in its internal envelope. This was pursued by the creation of a continuous inner “skin”, which derived from wind flow diagrams and was based on the name of the café (Ανεμος is wind in Greek). This interior surface covered the interior walls with a total length of 45 meters and surface of 230 m2.
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The structure is a composite multi-leveled surface that extends gradationally upwards, towards the interior. The frame was composed by curved steel beams and the cladding was made out of orthogonal wood pieces with a gra... More
Project • By Km0Studio Architects • Sports Centres
MTH Clubhouse
The MTH Clubhouse is a facility from the Mawar Townhouse to carry out sports activities and semi-private meeting rooms. The clubhouse is the only communal building in this townhouse area, with swimming pool facilities, a mini basketball court, fitness room, yoga room, and a meeting room.
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Initially, this townhouse was intended for international expatriates before finally being sold to the public. Mawar Townhouse is designed with modern and tropical style houses, so this clubhouse design strives to maintain the harmony of the style.
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The site is the remaining land from the townhouse with an L-shaped building mass. The advantage of the L shape is that this building seems to welco... More