Choosing an architectural style that suits your family
Architectural design is a very delicate craft, because it is important to me to emphasize the values of the family you will live in, architectural design should be special and above all it should convey an atmosphere, it can be luxury or calm, but it is important to me that the architectural and design language connects with the family style.
Precisely because of the thought of homeliness and values, I focus on the style of rural architecture, from which several design styles are derived: Provencal architecture, Tuscan architecture, colonial architecture - European architecture.
Modern rural design
Houses designed in a rural style are characterized by large spaces, its origin lies in private houses built in European villages, surrounded by farms and pastures. Therefore, a rural style house will be built in a wide layout over the ground floor.
In the past, these houses were built from natural materials that were cheap and available at the time, such as stone, bricks, wood, clay, and the sloping roofs that are very characteristic of rural design.
Today, when I design in a rural style, I try to correspond as much as possible with the values that this style transmits, and part of the design process is to use natural materials, such as wood, stone, bricks (as cladding) and tiled roofs.
Provence-style house
Provence-style house design gives the house an atmosphere of the Provence region, which shares borders with Italy, which explains the similarity to the Tuscan style.
Incidentally, many believe that this is the most beautiful region in France.
As a derivative of rural-style architecture, the Provence style is characterized by formality and symmetrical design, the windows are placed one above the other, and the wings of the building are identical in shape and proportion.
In general, the general form of the house is characterized by straight and clean lines and monochromatic colors, the main use is light and cold tones with a combination of light blue, green and gray.
Tuscan style house
Tuscany is a region in Italy, characterized by mountainous landscapes and a lot of culture, the greatest artists of the Renaissance period worked in Tuscany.
Architecturally, if the Provençal style is characterized by straight lines, the Tuscan style shatters these conventions and advocates disorder in planning.
Architectural planning of Tuscan style houses is characterized by the use of windows in a disorderly manner, the tiled roofs will be designed in multiple and divided levels and the form of the house can vary, sometimes being round and sometimes presenting an asymmetry due to the warm colors in this style and the rougher materials, such as stone and wood, which we do everything we can to maintain their natural texture and color.
A colonial style house
is a region of land that is under the control of a political entity that is geographically distant from it. In its modern meaning, a colony is usually characterized by the control of a foreign country. Therefore, this style is characterized by identical elements of the Provençal style.
But it combines architectural and design elements from different styles such as the Tuscan and country style with modern touches of the same period.
What does your family represent? Intimacy or designed disorder? I would be happy to help you understand and plan the house that will perfectly represent who you are.
For a consultation with Liran Ben Ivgi, call 052-2437100