Primary residence
Main House
Roughly four thousand three hundred square feet across three levels, built into the mountain slope. Designed by South Africa's Wolf Architects as a living ecosystem — comprehensive passive design, a self-regulating wetland natural pool that wraps the north-east corner, innovative interaction between timber, solar glass, concrete and stone.
"The house is designed in such a way that you never walk into dead space. If you're going down a passage, there isn't anything blocking your view."
Threshold
Designed in 2012 by Wolf Architects, with final renovations completed in 2022. The ground floor is built from sand-coloured stone quarried directly from the lot. Above, the cabinetry is Iroko, the flooring is moon-phase-harvested local pine — felled when the trees are dormant and the sap is low. Structural beams and the slatted pergola are dark Iroko timber from Ghana. A large natural rock sits embedded between the ground and second floors, peeking out at the open-air entrance.
The master bedroom
A 270-degree panoramic view from a single open-plan room — bed, bath, Zimbabwean black granite and mountain in one frame. Floor-to-ceiling double-glazed glass on three sides, opening to the wraparound deck, the eco pool, and the koi pond. Orange Kloof to the north; Hout Bay valley below.
The kitchen
Dark cabinetry, Zimbabwean Black Granite countertops, a butcher-block island, Gaggenau appliances. Floor-to-ceiling glass on the long side keeps the mountain in the room. The pantry runs along the back wall; herbs come from the garden out front.
The living room
Deep sofas, a hanging chair, floor-to-ceiling glass to the valley. A grand piano anchors the room, with a full library of sheet music — the best of Mozart, Chopin, Liszt and Bach, plus Beatles and Sinatra songbooks for the sing-alongs.
The studio, upstairs
A tranquil space above the main floor — for working, reading, listening to music. Eames lounges and chairs face the mountain through a band of clerestory glass. A glass floor lets light through to the level below. A luxurious stereo with a collection of over a thousand vinyls. The interactive Xbox is here for the kids and the slumber parties.
The deck and pool
Garapa timber wraps the house. The twenty-metre eco lap pool sits steps from the deck — alive with biological filtration, no chemicals, fed by the mountain. A koi pond rounds the north-east corner. A wraparound hammock waits.
The gazebo at the top
A short walk from the studio leads up to a curving wooden gazebo at the highest point of the property — the spot for sunsets, for yoga, for a glass of wine from the neighbouring vineyard. The hiking trail continues up from the top gate to the Skoorsteenberg peaks.
The grounds
Two point seven acres of fynbos around the house. Walking paths up the slope. The lap pool and koi pond on the deck side; the herb and vegetable gardens to the front; the gazebo at the top. The hike to the Skoorsteenberg peaks starts at the upper gate.
The systems
The house runs on its own borehole eighty-two metres down, twelve kilowatts of solar with battery, and a biofiltered twenty-metre lap pool. The Zimbabwean Black Granite in the kitchen, the Iroko on the deck, the dry-stacked dolerite outside — the build is part of the story.
How the house was built →Practicalities
- Bed configuration
- 3 bedrooms — master with 270° view + 2 with mountain views
- Capacity
- Sleeps up to 6
- Included
- Wood-fired indoor fireplace · Outdoor fire in the herb garden · Full Gaggenau kitchen · Outdoor kitchen with gas + charcoal braai · 20m biofiltration lap pool · Koi pond · Yoga room / gym · Outdoor calisthenics wall · Office / studio with 1,000+ vinyl collection · Grand piano + sheet music library · Wi-Fi throughout · Solar with backup battery (load-shedding ready) · Borehole drinking water · Wraparound deck · Glass gazebo at the summit
- Accessibility
- The property is built into a mountain slope; paths and stairs are part of the experience. Please ask if accessibility is a concern.
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