Pitsou Kedem “stitches” old and new inside Jaffa apartment

Aged stone walls punctuated by grand arched openings serve as a backdrop to the rooms within this Jaffa apartment, which has been overhauled by architecture practice Pitsou Kedem. The sea-facing apartment is set inside a 300-year-old building in Jaffa’s Old City, an area recognised for its winding cobbled alleyways and bustling flea market. Having only undergone one major renovation since its construction, the property had largely fallen into a state of disrepair – several of its rubble-filled rooms featured crumbling brick walls and unfinished floors. When it came to transforming the space into a comfortable family home, Tel Aviv-based Pitsou Kedem sought to form a “stitch between” its own contemporary style, ancient building techniques and the Ottoman-period architecture that’s prevalent in Jaffa.