Studio
Paritzki Liani Architects was established in 2001 by Paola Liani and Itai Paritzki.
Our architectural approach
The architecture of Paritzki & Liani is a spatial work conducted in the layered and complex relations between architecture and its context. Everything counts in the topography of a place, in the contemplated curves and angles of a path, visitor and space are united in a common dimension.
We are interested in a process we define as the ‘textile model’ which can decode the multiple territorial strata and their consistencies within the singular nature of a site.
Our program posits the need to define a coherent structural arrangement for various spatial systems, able to accommodate the changes required by the organic and inorganic process of occupation.
Construction techniques that are able to elaborate the range of forces in the fabrication of a space are the starting points for new spatial definitions, both in terms of geometry and morphogenesis.
The return to simple forms – not as a retreat into the vacuum of self-referentiality (in contemporary glossy minimalism), and the use of diagrams expressing parametric systems, are both instruments intended to develop a project designed for its future inhabitants.
The process of dissecting a visual coding becomes the elaboration of a spatial system capable of dealing with actions and movements rather than forms and functions. A tectonic programming emerges, which responds to human reality, as a network of actions through sensations.
The locus of architecture is not solely identified with the terrain, surface and air, but these natural components are re-examined through gravity, weight, movement, stasis, distance and proximity. The recomposing of an articulated ‘textile’ combines both material techniques and perceptive systems. We collaborate with our clients and our commitment is to explore, in the most adventurous spirit, long-lasting value for inventive solution.
Paola Liani
Born in Udine, Italy
Ph.D. in Architecture Composition, Architectural Design Department, I.U.A.V Venice
Awarded Degree in Architecture Dip (Hons) Arch. I.U.A.V Venice
Member of Royal Institute of British Architects
Member of Ordine degli Architetti della Provincia di Udine
1990-1995 Tutor, Architectural Design Department, I.U.A.V Venice
1997-1998 Visiting Tutor, M.Arch Department, The Bartlett School of Architecture, London
2001 Established Paritzki&Liani Architects Tel Aviv
2006-2010 Visiting Professor, Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Tel Aviv
Itai Paritzki
Born in Jerusalem, Israel
Diploma in Architecture, The Architectural Association, London
2001 Established Paritzki&Liani Architects Tel Aviv
Recent awards and prizes
1st place: 2010-2011 "Ot Haitzuv" Design Award in collaboration with DOMUS Magazine, in category of offices: PRS offices, Tel Aviv
2009-2010 AI (Israeli Architecture Journal) Best Architectural Project of the Year: E Flat, Herzliya
1st place: 2009-2010 "Ot Haitzuv" Design Award in collaboration with DOMUS Magazine, in category of interior design: E Flat, Herzliya
1st place: 2009-2010 "Ot Haitzuv" Design Award in collaboration with DOMUS Magazine, in category of private residential construction: Un Visible House, Neve Tzedek
1st place: 2008-2009 AI Best Architectural Project of the Year: PRS offices. Jury chaired by Architect Richard Meier
3rd place: 2008-2009 Yuli Ofer Prize for Advancement of Architecture: PRS offices. Jury chaired by Architect Richard Meier
Credits
Photos by:
Claudio Franzini
Amit Geron
Paola Liani
Contact
8 Lapin Street Tel Aviv Israel 65258
E: officepl@barak.net.il
T: +972-3 5101134
F: +972-3 5101135
Our architectural approach
The architecture of Paritzki & Liani is a spatial work conducted in the layered and complex relations between architecture and its context. Everything counts in the topography of a place, in the contemplated curves and angles of a path, visitor and space are united in a common dimension.
We are interested in a process we define as the ‘textile model’ which can decode the multiple territorial strata and their consistencies within the singular nature of a site.
Our program posits the need to define a coherent structural arrangement for various spatial systems, able to accommodate the changes required by the organic and inorganic process of occupation.
Construction techniques that are able to elaborate the range of forces in the fabrication of a space are the starting points for new spatial definitions, both in terms of geometry and morphogenesis.
The return to simple forms – not as a retreat into the vacuum of self-referentiality (in contemporary glossy minimalism), and the use of diagrams expressing parametric systems, are both instruments intended to develop a project designed for its future inhabitants.
The process of dissecting a visual coding becomes the elaboration of a spatial system capable of dealing with actions and movements rather than forms and functions. A tectonic programming emerges, which responds to human reality, as a network of actions through sensations.
The locus of architecture is not solely identified with the terrain, surface and air, but these natural components are re-examined through gravity, weight, movement, stasis, distance and proximity. The recomposing of an articulated ‘textile’ combines both material techniques and perceptive systems. We collaborate with our clients and our commitment is to explore, in the most adventurous spirit, long-lasting value for inventive solution.
Paola Liani
Born in Udine, Italy
Ph.D. in Architecture Composition, Architectural Design Department, I.U.A.V Venice
Awarded Degree in Architecture Dip (Hons) Arch. I.U.A.V Venice
Member of Royal Institute of British Architects
Member of Ordine degli Architetti della Provincia di Udine
1990-1995 Tutor, Architectural Design Department, I.U.A.V Venice
1997-1998 Visiting Tutor, M.Arch Department, The Bartlett School of Architecture, London
2001 Established Paritzki&Liani Architects Tel Aviv
2006-2010 Visiting Professor, Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Tel Aviv
Itai Paritzki
Born in Jerusalem, Israel
Diploma in Architecture, The Architectural Association, London
2001 Established Paritzki&Liani Architects Tel Aviv
Recent awards and prizes
1st place: 2010-2011 "Ot Haitzuv" Design Award in collaboration with DOMUS Magazine, in category of offices: PRS offices, Tel Aviv
2009-2010 AI (Israeli Architecture Journal) Best Architectural Project of the Year: E Flat, Herzliya
1st place: 2009-2010 "Ot Haitzuv" Design Award in collaboration with DOMUS Magazine, in category of interior design: E Flat, Herzliya
1st place: 2009-2010 "Ot Haitzuv" Design Award in collaboration with DOMUS Magazine, in category of private residential construction: Un Visible House, Neve Tzedek
1st place: 2008-2009 AI Best Architectural Project of the Year: PRS offices. Jury chaired by Architect Richard Meier
3rd place: 2008-2009 Yuli Ofer Prize for Advancement of Architecture: PRS offices. Jury chaired by Architect Richard Meier
Credits
Photos by:
Claudio Franzini
Amit Geron
Paola Liani
Contact
8 Lapin Street Tel Aviv Israel 65258
E: officepl@barak.net.il
T: +972-3 5101134
F: +972-3 5101135