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Casement windows let cooling breezes in from the west.

A large, circular opening with sliding glass doors leads to the curved terrace on the front of each structure. For one of the terraces, the architects designed a cutout to accommodate a mature tree that continues to grow through the platform.

The outcrop of rock and a tree have been incorporated into the design of the home.

The unique window arrangement floors the space with light and improves the flow of air through the space.

Historic centres usually have a clear, harmonious melody, but oftentimes the soundscapes of the outer layers of a city are disrupted, lacking a conductor able to integrate architectonic interventions throughout space and time.

Locally sourced, low-emitting materials were used inside and out. The floors throughout are bamboo.

Both bedrooms now glory in the inlet views.

Corner Window

A wall of bamboo adjacent to the atrium floor provides a dramatic and seductive green entrance—“natural art,” Eric calls it.

This iPhone 6 case from Native Union is made of rich walnut wood that is met with a pop of color.

Beaded iPhone Cover by Vukile BatyiIt takes Durban-based designer Vukile Batyi two days to hand stitch all the beads on one of his unique Afro-bling cell phone covers. "I want to push them to the next level,” he says. “I don't want any to look similar.” Batyi collaborates with his mentor and friend Laduma Ngxokolo, whose Xhosa-inspired knitware has similar motifs. The Emerging Creatives program, in which Batyi participated, had a breakout year, collectively showing much stronger and more developed work than before.

Among the first Passive Houses in France, this bamboo-clad farmhouse by the Parisian firm Karawitz Architecture only uses a tenth of the energy a conventionally constructed home does. Photo by Nicholas Calcott.

At the show, tech accessories brand Native Union will release an iPhone case with a back cut from a block of marble.

Dodocase products are entirely handcrafted here in our own city. The new iPhone wallet is an attractive option for protecting your phone and storing your cards in one. ($50)

To highlight the existing architecture of the home, Hill retained the dark polish of the casement windows, which she finds enhances period details instead of undermining them. In the rear sunroom, the vintage Case Study furniture pieces with Plexiglas bases are from Metro Retro in Houston. A Bourgie lamp by Kartell is atop an old marble end table by Knoll, and the Gan kilim rug pictures a branch motif echoed in the kitchen and breakfast room.

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The entrance hall, with bamboo flooring, dark grey paintwork, and a cork wall for added texture.

Stylish display shelving in the entrance hallway.

Daily on-site events and activities include DJ, live music, curated film screenings, city excursions, and more.

A deep window sill doubles as a table or storage shelf.

The flooring includes much of the original oak wood, with few replacements that blend in well and glass corners create a seamless connection between the wooded landscape and interior living spaces.

An infrared sauna.

David opens a window in the upstairs bathroom that looks down on the atrium.

The upper loft is an open-air platform sheltered under the roof, and offers "a peaceful vantage point

On one side of the tree house, windows and screens open to an unrestricted view.