MAZEH TWEENS

The nickname "The House of the Twins" was given to the building due to its two identical parts, which were designed as a mirror image of each other by the architect Joseph Berlin (1887-1952) and the engineer Richard Pasovsky (1887-1981). The two originally designed the building for a pair of doctor brothers who wanted to live next door and eventually lived in it themselves. The house was built according to the eclectic style that was common in Israel in the 20s of the last century, which, as its name implies, mixes architectural elements from different cultures and sources, including architecture from the Far East, classical architecture and Mediterranean architecture. However, unlike other eclectic buildings, the "Twin House" was designed exclusively using neoclassical European elements. 

Although there are quite a few eclectic buildings in the city, it demonstrates one of the prominent features that make the house unique. "The three-dimensionality of the building is what is unusual about it. All its facades were fully designed, meaningful and three-dimensional. In most eclectic buildings, only the main facades facing the street received this treatment. This building is truly well-built and unusual. You have to surround it and observe it from all sides The directions to enjoy it properly.

Indeed, a look at the main facade that faces Maza Street shows that precision and symmetry are the central ideas of the building. Each wing consists of three floors and an additional roof floor, and in the same way in each of them a pillared balcony that rests on round arches. While the basement floor is emphasized with rough stone-like plaster, Most of the "Twin House" consists of light silicate bricks, one of the prominent hallmarks of the architect Yosef Berlin.

MAZEH TWEENS 9-7 MAZE ST.  TEL AVIV