Design Buy Build Issue 44 2020 | Page 6

• Collection of art, to include: Tanya Ling line paintings (x 2 blue and x 1 green), Castros, Fashion Illustration, limited edition photographs. • Organic vegetable and herb garden - converted from a dead space at the back house. Complimented by other fruit trees, to include avocado, apricot and lemon. • Three entertainment spaces - indoor dining area (open plan) that can open out fully to the outdoor dining and lounge terrace, great for sunset viewing. Summer Tequila bar and Braii area created by the pool (named after our dog “Chilli” - Chilli’s Bar and Grill”.) HIGHLIGHTS • Architecturally led design and stand out charcoal exterior, totally unconventional for the area • Constantia - prestigious part of Cape Town, where though traditional style and Cape Dutch architecture is more prevalent. Most houses have white exterior. • Incorporated lots of glass windows and doors so as to integrate nature and the outside into the interiors. • Rare triple height ceilings to provide a greater sense of space and maximise the plot. • 90% of furniture was sourced or commissioned from local craftsman and artisans - from the four poster bed, the master bedroom desk, the canoe, the dining room table, the coffee tables, the soft furnishings, objects. • Life-size giraffe mural hand painted by local artist Peter Jewiss. 6 • Home office created from a converted garage - loft feel and very light. • Various zones created with reading, meditation and contemplation in mind, with nature in full view. With the master bedroom balcony, there is a feeling of sitting in and amongst the trees at canopy level. www.play-associates.com