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Old Mac Floor Plan
Old Mac Floor Plan
A steel ladder in one of the children’s bedrooms leads to a loft sleeping area. The bed, by Scott, sits atop a spruce base. The artwork is by Willem Boshoff.
A steel ladder in one of the children’s bedrooms leads to a loft sleeping area. The bed, by Scott, sits atop a spruce base. The artwork is by Willem Boshoff.
Scott incorporated rough stones excavated on the property into the bathrooms, creating a contrast with the clean lines of the rest of the house. The tub is custom.
Scott incorporated rough stones excavated on the property into the bathrooms, creating a contrast with the clean lines of the rest of the house. The tub is custom.
Jody’s favorite spot is outside on the deck. “I spend most of my time there. We’ve got two braais, and I braai just about every night,” he says, using the Afrikaans word for barbecue. “It’s not about the food for me,” he adds, “It’s about standing around the fire.” The platform sofas were designed by Scott, the dining table is by James Mudge Furniture Studio, and the Hee lounge and dining chairs are by Hay.
Jody’s favorite spot is outside on the deck. “I spend most of my time there. We’ve got two braais, and I braai just about every night,” he says, using the Afrikaans word for barbecue. “It’s not about the food for me,” he adds, “It’s about standing around the fire.” The platform sofas were designed by Scott, the dining table is by James Mudge Furniture Studio, and the Hee lounge and dining chairs are by Hay.
Boxy spruce-framed windows punctuate the 1,615-square-foot structure, which is clad in corrugated metal.
Boxy spruce-framed windows punctuate the 1,615-square-foot structure, which is clad in corrugated metal.
The dining table is an extension of the kitchen counter, which features a blackened brass surface that “underpins the industrial aesthetic we were working with,” says Scott. The small pendant is from Diesel with Foscarini and the strip pendant is from Spazio.
The dining table is an extension of the kitchen counter, which features a blackened brass surface that “underpins the industrial aesthetic we were working with,” says Scott. The small pendant is from Diesel with Foscarini and the strip pendant is from Spazio.
He devised the pergola to break up the mass of the house and integrate it into the site.
He devised the pergola to break up the mass of the house and integrate it into the site.
Scott set the windows into deep recesses.
Scott set the windows into deep recesses.
In the living area, Scott chose low-slung furnishings to enhance the feeling of space. The chairs are by Block & Chisel, the coffee table is from Weylandts, and the sofas are by the architect.
In the living area, Scott chose low-slung furnishings to enhance the feeling of space. The chairs are by Block & Chisel, the coffee table is from Weylandts, and the sofas are by the architect.
The interior of the house is completely “skinned,” as Scott puts it, in knotty spruce. A lamp from Weylandts sits atop nesting tables from James Mudge Furniture Studio.
The interior of the house is completely “skinned,” as Scott puts it, in knotty spruce. A lamp from Weylandts sits atop nesting tables from James Mudge Furniture Studio.
A blackened-timber pergola extends from the modern barn that architect Greg Scott designed for Jody and Deirdre Aufrichtig in the Elgin Valley, an apple- and grape-growing region near Cape Town. Made of narrow slats stabilized with randomly scattered blocks of wood, it covers roughly half of the outdoor deck.
A blackened-timber pergola extends from the modern barn that architect Greg Scott designed for Jody and Deirdre Aufrichtig in the Elgin Valley, an apple- and grape-growing region near Cape Town. Made of narrow slats stabilized with randomly scattered blocks of wood, it covers roughly half of the outdoor deck.
Danish architect Sigurd Larsen needed a new kitchen for his 969-square-foot apartment in the hip Kreuzberg district of Berlin—so he designed his own in collaboration with Reform. Larsen opted for a kitchen in anthracite—as the darker color added contrast to his oak floors and countertops.
Danish architect Sigurd Larsen needed a new kitchen for his 969-square-foot apartment in the hip Kreuzberg district of Berlin—so he designed his own in collaboration with Reform. Larsen opted for a kitchen in anthracite—as the darker color added contrast to his oak floors and countertops.
Eliminating the wall separating the kitchen from the dining room was a challenge, forcing Dupont Blouin to reconsider mechanical and electrical logistics.
Eliminating the wall separating the kitchen from the dining room was a challenge, forcing Dupont Blouin to reconsider mechanical and electrical logistics.