The Weizmann House ( Hebrew: בית ויצמן) was the home of the first President of Israel, Chaim Weizmann, and first First Lady, Vera Weizmann. The house sits atop a hill in Rehovot, and is now part of the Weizmann Institute of Science. The house was designed by Jewish architect Erich Mendelsohn, and is recognized as a masterpiece. History The Weizmann House was built in 1936 as the private home of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, who later became the President of Israel and Dr. Vera Weizmann. Weizmann House: The Architect Behind the Iconic House Erich Mendelsohn was a Jewish German architect. His practice took off after he returned from WWI and settled in Berlin.
Iconic House Weizmann House in Rehovot, Israel by Erich Weizmann
Weizmann House was built in 1936 as the private home of Dr. Chaim Weizmann and Dr. Vera Weizmann. They decided to build their home in the Land of Israel in Rechovot, next to the Sieff Institute founded by Dr. Weizmann in 1934, which later became the Weizmann Institute of Science. Designed by German-Jewish architect Erich Mendelsohn in 1937, the Weizmann residence is the first building in Israel to achieve this special status. The 22-room building is set amid orange groves on an 11-acre estate in Rehovot, south of Tel Aviv. The estate is now the home of the Weizmann Institute of Science, but was merely an agricultural settlement at the time of construction, from 1934 to 1936. Ambitious gardens filled with native plants and trees surround the villa. The 22-room building is set amid orange groves on an 11-acre estate in Rehovot, south of Tel Aviv. The estate is now the home of the Weizmann Institute of Science, but was merely an agricultural settlement at the time of construction, from 1934 to 1936. Ambitious gardens filled with native plants and trees surround the villa.
Iconic House Weizmann House in Rehovot, Israel by Erich Weizmann Architectural Digest India
July 03, 2017 Renovations to the Weizmann House include repairing the courtyard pool, dry for decades. This restores famed architect Erich Mendelsohn's vision that the central tower be reflected in the pool. Credit: Mikaela Burstow Designed by Erich Mendelsohn, the house will be the first building in Israel to become an "Iconic House" Designed by Erich Mendelsohn, the Weizmann house was built in 1936 as a private home for Dr. Chaim Weizmann and his wife Dr. Vera Weizmann. Both being scientists, they chose to build their home next to the Daniel Sieff Research Institute, which is now known as the Weizmann Institute of Science. The dwelling was modeled to adapt to its surrounding environment, culture, and climate. Over 80 years after it was built, the house of the first president of the State of Israel - designed by Erich Mendelsohn, one of the giants of modern architecture - continues to garner interest around the world. In parallel with its reopening to the public, the international organization Iconic Houses chose to add Weizmann House to its ranks. Erich Mendlesohn So it is fitting that the Israeli opening of a film on Mendelsohn's life would take place at the Weizmann Institute. In the documentary Incessant Visions, directed by Duki Dror, we see the 4,000 sq. m. (over 43,000 sq. ft.) house he built for his wife, Louise, on Lake Havel, near Berlin.
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The Weizmann House was his first project in Israel. Later on, he also designed the Hadassah Medical Center on Mount Scopus, the Anglo-Palestinian Bank, the Schockens' house in Jerusalem, the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, and the Wolf Building at the Weizmann Institute of Science. The Weizmann House is located at the end of Ha'nasi Ha'rishon Street, Rehovot. Visiting Hours: Hours: Sunday - Thursday 9:00 AM-4:00 PM (only with reservations) Entry fees apply.
Weizmann House. Architect: Erich Mendelsohn, 1936. Continue reading Close. The Weizmann family residence is a three-story building above a partial basement floor. The house plan is a cluster of rectangular areas that, together, create a large rectangle also expressed as a cubistic volume structure. A recess at the center of the structure. Weizmann a successful industrialist would later become the first President of Israel and who better to ask to design an important house than famed German Architect, Erich Mendelsohn, a man who had already achieved huge success in Germany and was known across Europe.
(19361937) Weizmann House Erich Mendelsohn (893×629) Villa, Architecture, Pool
Weizmann House Designed by Erich Mendelsohn for the first President of Israel, Chaim Weizmann.. Weizmann House (E.Mendelsohn) Arcosanti (P.Soleri) Torres Blancas (Saenz de Oiza) Torroja Institute (E.Torroja) Barrio Gaudí (R. Bofill) Tel Aviv MuseumOfArt (Preston Scott Cohen) Weizmann House by Erich Mendelsohn Sunday November 2018 By Greyscape Richard Neutra Architecture A career that spanned the Hapsburg Empire to Hollywood Tuesday October 2017 @Barbican_City_of_London
