AS NAT URE
INTENDED
Carvedintothe westernslopesof Lion’sHead,this
tieredhideawaytakesits cuesfromthe indigenoustrees
and fynbos that once covered the landscape.
PHOTOSADAM LETCH WORDSBIDDI RORKE
ivelevels.Authenticmaterials.Acleardesign
narrative.Thissleekyetorganicresidencein
KloofRoad,Clifton,makesadramaticstate-
ment.Fromthegabion-walledground-level
exteriorthatmimicsthemountainsidestrata
fromwhichitemergestothefold-awayglass
doors,skylightsandpaletimberusedintheuppermostlevel,
eachfloortellsa convincingstoryofnaturalprogression.
Mostnotably,a verticallyslattedboxhoversoverthemiddle
terrace,withspacefortheforestbushwillowsfromthesecondtier
togrow.Theselightweightaluminiumscreens,whichcanopen
andclose,filtertheamountofnaturallightenteringtheinteriors.
“Theideawastoarchitecturallyexpressthevaryingrelation-
shipstothesiteandthegreatercontextofmountain, sea and sky,”
saysleadarchitectPhillippeFoucheofSAOTA.
Cécile& Boyddid theinterior design,led bypartner and
designerPaulvandenBerg, whofocusedonorganic interior
furnishingsandfinishestoreinforcetheunfolding experience of
naturalelementsthatthe house affords.
cecileandboyds.com
saota.comOPPOSITEThehousewasconceivedas an arrangementof staggeredblocksrisingalongthesideof themountain,
with the upper levels shielded from street-level view. Cécile & Boyd was responsible for the interior architecture.
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