A Family Joins Hands to Restore a Crumbling Farmhouse in South Africa
Architect Lee de Wit and his relatives work together to create a getaway where nearly everything in sight tells a story.
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More than a decade ago, Lee and Lauren de Wit moved to a rural hamlet northwest of Johannesburg with their son, Leo. Lee’s family had long cultivated this land—in fact, the original farmhouse had been inhabited by his grandfather—but the structure had been torn apart by the years.
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Kelly Dawson
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Kelly Dawson is a writer in Los Angeles who has been contributing to Dwell's print and online publications since 2015. Follow her on Instagram @kellydawsonwrites.
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