On the Tel Aviv coastline, where sea and sky merge into one serene horizon, the architect Nadav Shoval shaped a residence that translates a private vision into architecture of measured calm.
The apartment is conceived as a vessel — a “dream boat” anchored on land — where material, proportion, and light drift together in seamless balance.
The Sea as the Heartbeat of the Home
Here, the sea is not simply a view; it is the project’s pulse. The main suite opens fully toward the living area, terrace, and open water beyond.
Every proportion was refined so that the horizon remains present from any point — a steady, grounding line of stillness. Behind a deep green wall of cabinetry lies the private bath: generous, sunlit, and wrapped in stone and wood, echoing the filtered glow of daylight over sand.
A Plan Shaped by Stillness
The layout follows the client’s lifestyle — precise, unhurried, essential. The kitchen, conceived as a discreet architectural element, remains visually quiet, allowing focus on what truly matters: the rhythm of light, the experience of rest, the uninterrupted gaze toward the sea.
The guest suite extends the same material and emotional language, its mirrored wall not merely expanding the space but drawing the horizon inward, transforming reflection into scenery.
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Material as Atmosphere
The home’s sensory foundation lies in its surfaces. Listone Giordano’s Fabrique collection defines both floor and wall cladding, uniting the apartment in a single tactile and chromatic rhythm.
Its woven texture and subtle sheen evoke the softness of fabric, creating a dialogue between structure and intimacy — between the strength of wood and the delicacy of light.
In Shoval’s hands, Fabrique becomes more than a finish: it is a medium that absorbs and reflects the shifting tones of the sea, grounding the space while amplifying its fluidity.
Dream Boat is an ode to proportion and peace — a meditation on how material, light, and sea can converge into a single architectural gesture.
