Primary residence
Main House
Roughly four thousand three hundred square feet across two floors, built into the mountain slope. Designed by South Africa's Wolf & Wolf Architects as a living ecosystem — comprehensive passive design, a self-regulating wetland 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 & Wolf Architects, with final renovations completed in 2022. The ground floor is built from sand-coloured stone quarried directly from the lot. Above, the structure 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 West Africa. 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, 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 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
Iroko 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 and a half 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 · 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.
The Main House is bookable when the owners are traveling — most often May through September, and across longer windows around the holidays. Confirm dates by inquiry.
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