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Tom says he left the concrete vaults deliberately rough and unfinished to create “a contemporary experience of space and light that feels rooted in the past.”

All gardens at Casa Cielo are accessible to the 86-year-old homeowners, and the large gardens are low maintenance.

In the midst of the pandemic, a family leverages industry connections and modular construction to quickly rebuild a cliffside getaway on a fire-ravaged site in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve.

In the living area, an HKLiving Mirror Block coffee table is married with a Tolomeo floor lamp from Artemide, a HAY Neon Tube light, and Moustache's sculptural Extra Bold armchair.

The primary bedroom cabin sits in a natural clearing amongst the trees, allowing for a water view and copious sunlight. The boulder-studded coast offers gently sloping paths to the ocean for a quick dip.

Commissioned by artist Hélène de Mandrot as a seaside holiday home, the registered historic monument is crafted from stone, glass, and terra-cotta tile.

The lightly refreshed midcentury has tongue-and-groove ceilings, a large central atrium, and a backyard filled with fruit trees.

Eliminating the deck and the small rooms off the terrace created a unified living space that extends between inside and out. For continuity throughout, the flooring is irregular slabs of marble with an antiqued finish. A linear drainage system was installed with the embedded track for the glass doors.

The stainless-steel modules are from Mekal Brasil, and the owners liked the material for its industrial aesthetic and how it nods to professional kitchens. On this end, the green Vitória Régia quartzite is installed to look like a solid cube.

The kitchen was enlarged to meet the family's love of cooking.

The sash-style windows are from Sierra Pacific, with a ‘Paramount’ sofa and ottoman by Blu Dot tucked underneath.