A dropped level demarcates the living and dining areas.
Karin custom designed the timber dining table with slate
inlay. The chairs are from Vogel (vogeldesign.co.za).In response to the site’s steep slope the
garden has been terraced into grassed
sections supported by high cascading walls.
Small Tickey creepers are slowly chasing
the light and will soon create an all green
backdrop. The outdoor terraces also speak
to the inside, where Karin has devised what
she terms ‘pockets of private space’ using
separate levels to designate areas.
A neat steel fence edges the lawn and
beyond it a tract of land has been reserved
that will remain untouched by developers.
This rocky, untamed outcrop rises steeply
from the perimeter fence, eventually
joining up with the reserve. ‘We hear a lot
of birds here, as well as a pair of breeding
owls that visit at night,’ Luchelle notes.
The large covered veranda was designed
to connect directly with the kitchen,
effortlessly uniting inside with out when
the aluminium doors are thrown open
and folded back. That way friends are
able to share in the action when Luchelle
and Philippus are preparing lunch on
weekends. ‘Philippus must have been a
saucier in his past life,’ Luchelle smiles,
explaining that he’s always perfecting
some sauce for a dish, often dipping into
the Larousse Gastronomique reference
tome in his quest.
When the family members are not
abroad seeing the world they stay firmly
put at home, braaiing on weekends or
lunching with their extended family on
Sundays. ‘I used to think my alter ego was
living somewhere in a Parisian flat but
the last time we were away was the first
time I really wanted to come back home,’
Luchelle reflects contentedly. Ultimately,
that’s the triumph of great design.
Karin Harcus-Harrison, 073-196-1036,
originandjames.co.zaTHE OUTDOOR
TERRACES ALSO
SPEAK TO THE
INSIDE, WHERE
KARIN HAS
DEVISED WHAT
SHE TERMS
‘POCKETS OF
PRIVATE SPACE’.
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