Silverhurst Home
The original house on this property in Silverhurst Estate was designed in a traditional colonial revival style and wasneedlessly fussy. The aim for the renovations was to simplify design with a contemporary palette sympathetic to the existing form of the buildings and fitting for the lifestyle of a modern family.
Designed closely with the landscape architect, Mary Maurel, a new contemporary covered verandah was used to stitch together the living spaces and link the interior with the transformed garden.
House on a Slope
This new house is set into a sloped site overlooking the city with dramatic views of Table Mountain. The building is conceived as a series of spaces organised along a circulation spine that climbs up through the property. Service spaces (scullery, bathrooms) are located on the south side of the spine whereas the kitchen and living spaces peel off to the north interfacing directly with the garden as well as exploiting city and mountain views. The more reclusive bedrooms are located further up the slope, also on the sunny north side overlooking the terraced garden. Echoing the natural line of the slope, a single, monopitch roof plane encloses the spaces, creating a low-profile form in harmony with its environment.