Modern Pastoral

On The City-facing Slopes Of Table Mountain, A Modernist Villa Finds Its Natural Fit Grafted Into The Bedrock And Between The Branches Of Its Unique Setting

- Liz Morris

Warm, ergonomic and integrated craftily into the landscape, this family home, located in Cape Town’s real estate sweet spot, is an exemplar of grand scale understatement, unusual for an area whose stock-in-trade is conspicuous constructions. From the exterior, designed by architect Antonio Zaninovic, largely camouflaged by leafy, dappled shadows as you approach via an undulating driveway, to the interior, described by Okha Interiors Creative Director Adam Court – who was involved with Antonio’s vision of the project from the outset – as ‘nonchalant, casual almost’, it’s a tantalisingly slow reveal before you experience the full power of the place.

That power is about being seamlessly synthesised into a rare treetop idyll, with a cinematic sense of seclusion that feels both completely natural and unbelievably luxurious.