The architect Eyal Apple, founded “Apple Architects” 22 years ago. The first project as a freelancer was the design of 4 houses, including a house I designed for my family. From there I continued to an active independent office and branch projects. 12 years ago, Alona, my wife, joined the firm’s staff as an interior designer after changing direction in the field of communications and studying interior design. Since then we have been working together, side by side each in its own niche. “The firm specializes in projects of private homes, luxury homes, boutique buildings, urban renewal and also in the field of public construction, dormitories and urban planning projects.” Each project has its challenges and our goal as an office Maintain the joy of creation, get excited every day anew about the project, feel that the project is your personal. At the end of the process, which has its ups and downs, when the tenants enter the house and are happy from their house and it is right and good for them, that is what gives us and our staff the return. “
He says, “Our biggest challenge in the profession is the bureaucratic field,” says Apple. “And different and weird bodies that we have to go through for complicated projects and also for small and negligible ones. I studied in New York and also planned projects abroad. This conduct is something that has no equal in the world.”
In addition, in saturated construction projects the planning and approval process and execution lasts an average of 6-8 years and therefore becomes almost a non-economic project “certainly not for planners and especially the architect”, notes Apple. “This spread of time, leads to a situation of indescribable workload, lack of applications for new projects and work into the night and weekends to meet schedules. And all because of unnecessary and cumbersome bureaucracy. The bureaucracy is very challenging our profession and not for nothing there is a great shortage of architects and planners. “Emphasize this and address the issue so that we do not find ourselves in a few years with happy projects that no one has planned.”
Eyal describes the joint work with his wife as a sheer pleasure. “Alona’s entry into the office pushed development for our growth and breakthrough forward. It is very difficult to conduct such an operation alone and you need something near you that will strengthen you. I trust her 100%, that she is by my side at all hours of the day, I can fly forward. Alona is a partner and it was a rescue for me. We sit in separate rooms and during the day sometimes it turns out that we do not even exchange a word with each other, Synchronized we feel each other and understand at a glance what needs to be done.At the end of each day we consult with each other and exchange experiences.It may sound very intense but on the other hand everyone has their own field and we are very skilled at it, everyone gets their world at work And there is also the togetherness. “
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