House Bark

The project offers a way to create a symbiotic system between the building's facade and the Israeli weather

As someone who grew up in small village, I thirst for observation and being in nature, to see the seasons change, to smell the forest and to see the incessant growth and weathering. The sights and logic in nature are calming and give me leisure to think and even space for introspection, which is completely the opposite of the sights in the average Israeli city, which are very disturbing to the eye and peace.

Walking around the city, I am bothered by the layers of soot that change the colors of the buildings, dampness and dripping that create decay and peeling that reveals crumbling concrete or a tired iron construction.

   As I wander through the city, I am disturbed by the layers of soot, broken corners that reveal crumbling concrete or tired iron skeletons.

To save facades in a country like Israel, without a tradition of preservation, the project proposes a system for cleaning on a weekly basis and painting on an annual basis.

The cleaning fluids for the system will accumulate from the air conditioners that extract hundreds of liters of water from the humidity in the air.

Once a year, a natural pigment will be added to the water sprinkler system to color the front of the house and will give it a new and clean look. That way, in case a corner breaks, or a piece falls, the layers of paint will be exposed and tell the history of the building in a natural and aesthetic way.