Modest Yet Mesmerizing is a modern two-story house located in Israel, designed by Shlomit Zeldman.

Description
This property, a vibrant and lively home of five, belongs to a hi-tech professional couple and their three grown children. Despite the narrow and relatively small 244 sqm plot, the owners managed to build their dream home, which features stunning swimming pool.
This hi-tech professional couple who loves to entertain hired Architect Shlomit Zeldman, owner of ?Shlomit Zeldman Design Studio?, to make their dream home come true. The process took over two years from start to finish, during which time the long and narrow plot was made the most of. According to Zeldman, the process took two and a half years, starting with the planning and permit applications, and ending with the construction itself. ?The plans focused on the swimming pool as the property centerpiece, surrounded by seating areas, an outdoor kitchen, and all the mod cons you could think of, to stylishly entertain guests?, she adds. Zeldman believes that the challenge with a small, narrow, and long plot is to find ways to make the most of the space. ?In order to ?break? the long and narrow space up, I used two different architecturally dominant materials. The first level was designed as an exposed concrete cube-like structure, and the second level was designed as a clean white cube?, she explains.
The long facade is north facing, but Zeldman needed to address the openings faci...