Estate Living Magazine Design for living - Issue 42 June 2019 | Page 15

P R O P E R T Y & Sustainability Monaghan Farm is superbly central, with Lanseria International Airport less than five minutes’ drive. And, with high-speed fibre with speeds of up to 100 MB per second, residents can cyber- commute to anywhere in the world. Bottom line You can have it all – live in the country with all the space you could ever need. monaghanfarm.co.za Social life at Monaghan centres around the elegant and sophisticated, but relaxed and rustic, Other Side Restaurant, operated by Chenin Noir, where residents can enjoy a meal or just meet for coffee. And, of course, the centre of any community is its schools. Connected E Schools and community The Monaghan Montessori School adheres strictly to the well-known and tried-and-tested Montessori principles and philosophy, while Curro Monaghan has a Christian ethos and follows the core pillars of child-friendliness, positive discipline and creative thinking. While the natural bushveld gardens seem extensive, they are only a small part of the estate, the remaining undisturbed land contributes to maintaining and preserving the biodiversity of the precious highveld grassland biome. The single-storey houses feature rainwater harvesting, and the estate utilises renewable energy as far as possible; residents are encouraged to garden indigenously. I N V E S T M E N T