FEATURES
Each house is comprised of a main communal living
building surrounded by four-bedroom suites. The living
facilities include a private arrival courtyard with covered
waiting canopies, an expansive open plan lounge, dining
and bar space with an adjoining air-conditioned wine room,
a more private family room, outdoor boma area, expansive
terrace and heated pool. Across from the pool a sculptural
raw steel pool pavilion, inspired by the canopy of the local
Tamboti tree, perches over the bush. Each house is also
equipped with its own commercial kitchen with dedicated
chef and culinary team. The Interiors retain this sense of rawness and complement it
with plush and luxurious fittings, and wood floors and ceilings
by Oggie. A sense of ‘African-ness’ is reflected in the materials
and textures.
The bedroom suites are standalone structures, with
generous open plan lounge and bedroom spaces, guest
toilet, and a walk-in dressing room. Opening directly to the
outdoors, the bathroom offers the thrilling experience of
bathing in the bush.
The design pursues an audacious new ‘Afro-minimalism’. It does not mimic the outdoors but, rather, through a play of natural-and-organic
against man-made, the architecture contrasts with and thereby complements the environment.
The design of the Plains Houses pursues an audacious new
‘Afro-minimalism’. It does not mimic the outdoors but, rather,
through a play of natural-and-organic against man-made, the
architecture contrasts with and thereby complements the
environment. Robust off-shutter concrete and rough stone
walls ground the buildings into the landscape while expansive
cantilevered roof structures float over the bush allowing for
views to remain uninterrupted in all directions. The materials
are resilient, allowing themselves to be shaped and aged by
the environment and by time.
Spatially, the boundaries between indoor and outdoor are
blurred to create a seamless experience. Forms and spaces,
arranged in series, are kept pure and distinct – resulting in a
play of geometry and light.
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WORKING WITH NATURE…
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is
an international, non-governmental
organisation dedicated to promoting
responsible management of the world’s
forests.
FSC's ‘tick tree’
logo is used to
indicate that
products are
certified under
the FSC system.
When you see
the FSC logo
on a label, you
can buy forest
products with the
confidence that
you are helping to
ensure our forests
are kept alive for
generations to
come.
The FSC system allows businesses and
consumers to identify, purchase and use
wood, paper and other forest products
made with materials from well-managed
forests and recycled sources.
Oggie is subjected to regular audits by
SGS South Africa. SGS is the world’s
leading inspection, verification, testing
and certification company and is
recognised as the global benchmark for
quality and integrity. An FSC certification
confirms that Oggie’s certified products
have been sourced from certified and
compliant manufacturing facilities.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
1. Archello
2. SAOTA Architecture & Design
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