Visi – August 2019

It tooka vigorousshake-upto turna once-awkwardhousein the

Overberg village of Greyton into a surprisingly contemporary villa.

ODE TO T HE

OVERBE RG

PHOTOSKARL ROGERSWORDSANNETTE KLINGER

he unobtrusive exterior notwith­

standing,there’snothingpredictably

village­esque about this uncon­

ventional revamp. Pre­renovation,

all­whitewalls,brownscreedfloors

and two poky under­utilised lofts

meanta ratherdrabinterior.Post­renovation,a moody,

dramaticcolourschemeandsimpleadjustments(such

astheconversionofoneloftintoanelegantbedroom)

has transformed the house into a sleek weekend villa.

Blacksteelspiralstaircaseswith geometric balus­

tradesadda decidedlymodernistfeel.

Whenit comestonaturallightandviews,theinterior

designertaskedwiththeproject,HendreBloem,want­

edthelushbackgardentoformanintegralpartofthe

house.Tothisend,largeslidingdoorsopentheliving

areatothegarden,floodingitwithgreeneryandsun­

shineandaffordingthe owners generous views of the

distantmountains.

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