House Dreyer – 1150m/2 house, Karoo farm house style, corrugated iron roof, six bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, lounge, family room and tv lounge, home treatre room, farm style kitchen, four garages, indigenous garden with a rock swimming pool.
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Residential Projects
2007
The Legend Golf and Safari Resort consists of an exceptional golf course with a luxury estate as well as facilities where wildlife and spectacular landscapes are all part of an intended lifestyle. The Resort is situated within the Entabeni Safari Conservancy in the malaria-free Waterberg Region of the Limpopo Province of South Africa, where the Big Five roam free. This unique resort sets new standards in exclusivity and tranquility. It reflects the rich cultural legacy of this ancient part of Africa. An exceptional residential estate, where the Big Five roam free, epitomizes a wholesome family lifestyle in the bushveld.
The Resort includes privately owned homes, but also an 18 Hole championship golf course, a golf academy, a driving range, a hotel, recreational facilities, a wellness centre, a “Field of Legends” sports complex as well as a multi-functional conference centre. The design and layout of the Resort has been done in a way that minimizes the impact of the development on the natural environment. It preserves the pristine bushveld and makes the Resort one of the most environmentally sensitive of its kind in Africa.
2003
Vaal De Grace Golf Estate – arc africa architects won the design competition award and commission to design the Vaal De Grace Golf Estate, Parys. Working closely with Nick Price (golf course designer), held meetings at the offices of Nick Price West Palm Beach USA.
The project was initiated in 2003. I still remember the day crossing the imposing steel bridge across the river onto the island. Thinking what a special site and piece of un spoilt landscape. There were herds of antelope roaming wild, two otters making out on the embankment, with the sound of ligavanes splashing into the water. Natural clusters of indigenous trees surrounded with the tranquility of the Vaal River. This is South Africa unspoilt.
Our design challenge was to design a structure which would compliment the landscape and at the same time blend in to the natural elements. Our design team embarked on a three month design and brain storming sabbatical, deciding on complimentary materials and colour schemes. The eventual selection of materials was as follows:-
Terracotta satin face brick plinths, which matches the soil colour and contrast well with the natural grass.
Dolphin grey corrugated iron roof sheeting, which blends in with the indigenous trees. Trees sometime appear to be green but from a distance they are grey.
Natural rock features keeping in with the existing boulders and rock formations.
Timber sash windows and mock shutters bringing warmth, while contrasting with the hard rock and the cold river system.
Walls Finished with a wood float plaster and painted in earthy colours, matching the natural veld grass and the treescape.
Once we selected the above elements we had to fit them together forming a design which would be proudly South African; while complimenting the site as well. We eventually included a wrap around stoep as a standard feature forming a modern Karoo style farm house.
Once the golf course was completed and the houses began to be erected, it was obvious that our choice of design elements and colour schemes complimented each other.
