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8 HOUSE ABO T he completely separate bedroom wing of the house was opened up to include vast expanses of glass and is accessed by an existing bridge over the existing swimming pool. The glass sliding doors were situated on both sides of the bedroom wing thus enabling cross draught ventilation at all times. The glass sliding doors were fitted with steel horizontal shutters for sun control. The architect’s in-house interior design department, M Square Lifestyle Design, run by Phia van der Meulen was responsible for the interior design. Phia has a master degree in architecture and nearly ten years experience at Nico van der Meulen Architects and understands the overall holistic approach between architecture and interior, and was appointed by the clients to design all of the finishes which include lighting, fixtures and fittings, cladding, as well as specifying the furniture which is mostly Molteni sourced from M Square Lifestyle Necessities. www.architecture256.com