Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa September/October 2013 | Page 29

Brief
A young family re-locating to the Western
Cape was looking to change from city living
to a more relaxed country lifestyle in which to
bring up their young family and settled for the
exclusive Pearl Valley Golf Estate located near
Paarl, just 30 minutes away from the Mother
City of Cape Town. The Pearl Valley Golf Course
is South Africa’s premier sporting residential
development situated among orchards and

Pearl Valley 334

vineyards on the outskirts of two of the Cape’s
most famous wineland towns, Franschhoek
and Paarl.
The owners approached Antoni Associates
to focus on the interior design of all the internal
spaces. Led by architect, Mark Rielly, some
architectural changes were proposed to elevate
the project as well as to capture the brief of the
clients to create an interior that was modern but
with an emphasis on ‘barefoot luxury’ and the

The Pearl Valley Golf
Course is South Africa’s
premier sporting
residential development

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