The Light Location

The Refurbishment  of This Compact Clifton Apartment Was a Case  of Getting the Right Angles as Well as  Maximising the Abundant  Natural Light and, of Course, the Vistas

- Genevieve Putter

Driving along Cape Town’s Victoria Road in Clifton on a day when the air is warm, the sea is twinkling blue and the soundtrack is something out of an Ibiza café, it’s a wonder to behold the tightly packed multilevel homes and apartment blocks. Looking like designer Lego set against the iconic curves of Lion’s Head with the white beaches of Clifton below, it’s the picture of some sort of paradise.

For Durban-based interior designer Michele Throssell, it’s also recently been the site of a dream project. Not only did she completely gut and renovate a quaint 85m2 apartment dangling off the slopes of Clifton First Beach, but she was also initially tasked with finding the fixer-upper for her client to buy – so she had a hand in every aspect of the process, from start to finish.

‘The client was interested in an easy lock-up-and-go apartment for weekend escapes to Cape Town from Joburg, where she lives,’ says Michele. ‘I found this apartment online and she was happy to move ahead with the purchase and renovation.’