Kodrianski & Podlyashuk House
One of a pair of adjacent twin buildings, this residence was built in 1922 in the Romantic Style (known in Israel as the Eclectic Style). Located at 6–8 Yehuda HaLevi Street in Tel Aviv, the impressive pair was designed by Jerusalem-based architects Wilhelm Heker and Eliezer Yelin and remains a prominent architectural landmark to this day. Yehuda HaLevi Street is one of historic Tel Aviv’s most significant streets. As one of the first five streets of Achuzat Beit, it bears witness to the city’s expansion and its unification with the Neve Tzedek and Neve Shalom neighborhoods.
Adjacent to the main façade of No. 8, a setback courtyard emphasizes the main volume of the stairwell, accentuating the building’s entrance. A continuous street-facing fence creates a sense of unity between the two buildings.
The building’s southern façade overlooks Park HaMesila, a linear park stretching between Neve Tzedek and Jaffa and extending toward the beach. Featuring cycling paths, walking trails, and lush vegetation, the park follows the route of the modern light rail as well as the historic railway line between Jaffa and Jerusalem.
Since its construction, the building had undergone very few alterations to its original form, apart from the addition of a garage on its western side and the expansion of rooms at roof level. Its deteriorated condition required extensive structural restoration, including reinforcements required within the conservation limitations. Later additions and exposed pipes on the façades were removed. Years of disuse also necessitated the reconstruction of architectural elements and details, including balconies, woodwork, frames, flooring, and staircases.
The design included an additional floor, recessed from the front façade and similar in volume and materials to the twin building at No. 6. Plans also included an underground spa and basement. The landscape design incorporated vegetation characteristic of the period, along with the reconstruction of original architectural features, including the surrounding fences and gates.