VW2- Holiday Farmhouse in the Sharon is a project designed by Raz Melamed. A meeting point of the architecture of the past, designed for modern living, with touches of the future- that is the perfect description of this most recent project designed by architect Raz Melamed for his client who converted her childhood home into a family vacation complex. Photography by Amit Geron.

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The story of this land begins many years ago in a moshav (communal village) with a hut, a coop, and a barn, surrounded by trees planted by the family matriarch, the grandmother, who then was a little girl who lived with her parents in this pastoral environment.
The years passed, and then COVID took over, limiting movement and family gatherings. This was the impetus for this grandmother to make lemonade from the lemon and redesign this old area into the meeting ground for her family throughout the new COVID reality. As time went on, the lockdowns and restrictions eased, and today, the complex is used for a family retreat on the weekends. When the architect took over the plot, it was clear that this was a project full of nostalgia, which fuelled the vision to plan this farmhouse as a haven to host and pamper the with a pool and a fun TV corner. In addition, the architect was asked to design an outdoor kitchen for entertaining by the pool, and in the end, he even created a campfire area for an Israeli experience to roast potatoes just like...