Pixel

In 2017, we promised our new clients that we knew how to create a “gradient wall”—one that begins as a solid surface and gradually fades until it disappears into the air.

In hindsight, we made that promise rather quickly, without realizing where the journey would take us.

Why fade a wall at all?

We wanted to increase privacy from the neighboring property while still allowing abundant daylight to reach the basement level. A fading wall seemed like the perfect solution to achieve both.

During the months and years that followed, we invested hundreds of hours in developing the system. Translating the idea into a feasible budget proved almost impossible. We also discovered that although physics and Photoshop both begin with the letter P, that is where the similarity ends.

Most of all, there were moments when we were afraid that we might not be able to meet the challenge or fulfill our promise.

The first full-scale model was unstable. The second was too heavy. The third exceeded the budget. The fourth—well, you get the picture.

It was neither easy nor simple.

In August 2022, we were finally able to breathe, wipe away the sweat, and look at the completed wall. By the end of that summer, it stood exactly as we had imagined it—gradually fading into the sky.

Project architects: Adi Cohen, Mor Novich Shomer, Sharon Barak, Sivan Kohn

Project management: HaChim Green Project Management

Aluminum: Apex

Flooring and wall coverings: Parqueteam

Kitchen: Boffi

Bathrooms: Mody, Boffi

Metalwork: T-Metal, Mark Whiteson

Landscaping: Itamar Shachar-Brodesky, Itamar Landscaping Ltd.

Carpentry: Sheizaf Woodworking

Furniture: Habitat

Lighting: S.T. Or

Photography: Amit Geron