Young Lawyer's 70 sqm Apartment Designed Around Black Marble
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Architect Sahar Hod designed a 70 sqm apartment in Herzliya for a young lawyer, centering the renovation around a black marble kitchen and a desire for a hotel-like ambiance. The project involved reconfiguring the layout for better privacy and functionality, including adding guest restrooms and optimizing storage. The design balances dark accents with light tones, with strategic lighting and custom carpentry enhancing the space. The apartment also features integrated art and a reconfigured living area.
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- A 70 sqm Herzliya apartment was redesigned for a young lawyer, featuring a black marble kitchen.
- The design aimed for a hotel-like atmosphere with a balance of dark and light tones.
- Layout changes included adding guest restrooms and optimizing the safe room's appearance.
- Budget was prioritized for structural changes, lighting, and custom carpentry over standard upgrades.
- A wall was removed between the kitchen and living room to create a more open space.
Architect and designer Sahar Hod transformed a 70-square-meter first apartment in Herzliya for a young lawyer, focusing on a black marble kitchen as the central design element. The client, described as a "woman of black and white," desired a hotel-like atmosphere and a home with presence and softness, guiding Hod through a process of defining her vision.
The 70 sqm, three-room apartment, located in a building renovated under Tama 38, had a pre-determined safe room location. Hod's design prioritized functionality and privacy, converting the original dining area into an entrance foyer and adding guest restrooms to preserve the privacy of the main bathroom. The design incorporated dark accents, like the black marble, against a backdrop of light and soft tones, with a notable use of black grout and a green wall in the guest bathroom.
Hod opted against upgrading the contractor's standard flooring and tiling, instead allocating the budget to structural changes, custom carpentry, and lighting. This included a gray floor for the main living areas, a wood-look tile for the balcony, and gray and white tiles for the bathrooms. The design also addressed the challenges of the safe room, concealing its features through custom cabinetry and soft paint colors, and optimizing the layout of the main bathroom and laundry area by relocating the washer and dryer to a dedicated niche in the hallway.
To enhance the sense of space in the compact apartment, Hod removed a wall separating the kitchen and living room, integrating a rotating television on a kitchen island that also serves as a seating area. The kitchen design maximized storage, incorporating wood elements and soft chairs for warmth, and featured ambient lighting throughout the apartment, including behind the sofa, in the hallway, and by the bedside.
The living room, which opens to the balcony overlooking an older neighborhood, features a modular sofa and abstract art. Initially hesitant about a rug, the client ultimately embraced it after it was used for a photoshoot, completing the relaxed ambiance. The apartment also includes a dedicated workspace and incorporates illustrations by Giselle Dekel alongside abstract art.