The private mansion was commissioned in 1933 by one of the first Tel-Avivian photographers, Avraham Soskin, famous for his true-to-life documentations of everyday urban life in the Tel Aviv of the 1920s and 1930s. This very unique example of modernist architecture was built by Israeli architect Ze’ev Rechter. Although Richter was not originally from Germany, nor did he study under the German Bauhaus School, he is considered one of the most influential architects who designed some of Tel Aviv’s most iconic buildings. This building now restored and renovated is very impressive in its flowing, nautical, almost ship-like curves along its façade and balconies. Rechter was a pioneer in the Israeli- Bauhaus movement; he modified the European style to better suit Israeli climate and the Tel-Aviv city conditions. Small windows, narrow shaded balconies, and white or cream colors were used to keep the interior as cool and breezy as possible. The Soskin House incorporates all these aspects of practicality while remaining sleek, elegant and modern.