House Naidoo
Mgwalana, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Located on the pristine eastern cape coast, this well loved holiday home was built on sand to take advantage of the spectacular see views. Unfortunately, a previous house addition had started falling away from the original section of the house due to a complete inadequate foundation design. An urgent intervention was needed. To solve, we opted to demolish this previous addition and re-build. This time the structural engineer designed a more heavy duty cantilevered raft foundation pinned to the existing structure. In the re-build, we added a new open plan space connecting the new lower ground guest suite to themain upper level living areas via a unique customised stair.The nautical theme is expressed in the stepped façade rhythm and chimney stacks. Whilst the new extension is deliberately demarcated from the original, it still complements in scale and geometry, blending the old with the new. Inside, the exposed trusses and neutral finishes pallette further enhance this light and bright ‘beach feel’, which then opens out of a new deck via a series of sliding folding stack away doors.
Project
Client: Kishaan Naidoo
Value: R2.5 millon
Status: Completed 2022
Category: Residential
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