Residential

Jaber Shabaita

A gold tree grows through a double-height living room

Shefa-Amr, Israel

THE CONCEPT

A hilltop villa that opens through a pivot door to a constellation of ceiling lights — and never stops escalating. **A sculptural gold tree-of-life installation flanks a marble fireplace** in the double-height living room, crowned by a spiderweb crystal chandelier.

Emerald velvet chairs, cascading crystal dining pendants, and a stairwell lit by dandelion-burst fixtures make every vertical surface an event. The panoramic Galilee views from floor-to-ceiling glass are the only thing that competes.

Living Room

A double-height volume where a sculptural gold tree-of-life installation rises on both sides of a marble fireplace, its ...

Kitchen

A fluted walnut island with gold base trim and a grey marble countertop seats three on emerald velvet bar stools. Floor-...

Salon

Panoramic hill views through floor-to-ceiling glass frame a sage-green-and-cream palette. Channel-tufted grey sofas face...

Dining Room

A cascading crystal pendant — dozens of thin rods ending in teardrop glass — stretches the full length of a white marble...

Master Bedroom

A floor-to-ceiling striped headboard in alternating sage velvet and cream fabric faces panoramic hilltop views through s...

Master Bathroom

A walnut arch frame houses a fluted white vanity with an amber glass vessel sink beneath a backlit circular mirror. Book...

Bedroom 2

Bedroom

A second bedroom suite with its own palette — muted greens, warm walnut, and cream textiles. The proportions mirror the ...

Bathroom 2

Bathroom

A continuation of the master bathroom's walnut-and-marble vocabulary, scaled for the secondary wing. Fluted vanity, vein...

Entrance

A massive pivot door in Corten steel opens to reveal a constellation ceiling light — hundreds of tiny LED points suspend...

Dressing Room

Floor-to-ceiling walnut cabinetry with smoked glass doors and integrated LED strip lighting. Gold hardware punctuates th...

Powder Room

Veined marble, a floating fluted vanity, and a single backlit mirror. The powder room distills the villa's material pale...

Staircase

The stairwell becomes a vertical light installation: dandelion-burst chandeliers explode at multiple heights against a d...

Design DNA

“A chandelier should stop you mid-sentence — if it does not, it is just a light fixture.”

theatrical grandeur◆gold-and-emerald◆crystal constellations◆hilltop drama

Signature Detail

A spiderweb crystal chandelier — hundreds of glass beads strung on hair-thin gold wires — spans the double-height living room ceiling like a frozen constellation, reflecting the gold tree-of-life sculptures below it.

Craftsmanship