WORDS & PRODUCTION Steve Smith PHOTOS Jan Ras 

You need game-spotter eyes to see Aardts Cabin – the kind that can spot a motionless mountain zebra cloaked in a Karoo landscape. If you possess this model of eyeball, you’ll see both on a koppie outside the Klein Karoo village of De Rust – although you’re more likely to spot the zebra first, such is the way Abrie von Wielligh’s design appears to have emerged from its rocky, scrubby surrounds. It’s a design that caught Airbnb’s eye in 2022 – the concept was one of 100 global winners of their $10-million “OMG!” competition. The rental disruptor chose 100 designs, each receiving $100 000 to facilitate the build, with the proviso it be rented out on Airbnb’s platform for a year. 

“Ag, but ja,” says Abrie dryly. “We ended up a bit short, and had to spend a little more on the construction. You know how it is when you’re building – you think, ‘Why don’t we add this and that…’” And Abrie knows dry well: although he currently lives in George, he’s originally from Namibia. “George is a bit busy and wet for us, so we started looking around for a place to get away. It didn’t make sense to have a beach house, as it’s the same climate as George.” The “we” he’s referring to are his wife Jorika and their two daughters. The family bought the piece of land near De Rust five years ago and, after walking around the property a lot, decided on a location that was hidden from the farmlands in the valley below and allowed them to burrow into the land. 

Aardts Cabin is Abrie’s own design (his day job is furniture-maker), and is inspired by the “earthship” structures built by US architect Michael Reynolds in the 1970s as passive solar earth shelters made of both natural and upcycled materials. It’s an approach the reflects the strong environmentally focused ethic that Abrie brings to his work – and it’s one ideally suited to this arid geography. The only part of the koppie built above ground is the master bedroom; the rest has been hollowed out of the landscape. “The earth was a lot harder and rockier than we anticipated,” says Abrie. “The excavators initially said they’d be here for about five days; they ended up taking a month and a half. It was quite a mission.” 

Thanks to their eff orts, as you enter through a large, round door, you can either turn left to the master bedroom, or right to descend down a curved staircase into the living area and kitchen, with another bedroom attached. Open the living room’s expansive glass sliding doors, and you’ll find yourself in a sheltered semicircular courtyard with a wood-fi red hot tub and an uninterrupted view of the surrounding koppies. 

This organic subterranean shape is one that’s bounced around Abrie’s head for a long time. “I’m not sure where it came from, and I didn’t know how I would use it, until this place. I like organic shapes; you can see it in our furniture – the rounded triangles and pebble shapes.” 

It’s a shape that allows for natural heating and cooling properties too, with the stairs creating a draught as the rising heat flows out of the top entrance. In winter, hot air from the fireplace also moves up, warming the bedroom upstairs. These cooling and insulating properties were one of the main reasons Abrie chose to dig into rather than build on top of. But not everything was planned: “The design changed organically as we built it. One of my things is that you don’t have to figure everything out before you start something. I like to jump in and let things happen. Some people like to see it all planned out before they begin – but if you just jump in, you’ll discover things you would’ve never discovered otherwise.” 

The ceilings are an example of exactly that. Structural integrity and waterproofing required a concrete slab, but Abrie and Jorika weren’t keen on the concrete’s industrial look; neither did they want to hide it with wood cladding. Given the way the ceiling tapers, curves and opens up, straight lines would be off-square no matter how it was laid out. So they added a thin layer of mud underneath the slab before casting, to give it texture. “The idea was for the concrete to flow into the mud’s cracks and look like the veins of a leaf. But then we had a lot of rain, and water seeped all the way through. I like the way it’s worked out.” 

The pendant lights are another example of design by discovery. The day prior to our photoshoot, Abrie and Jorika still hadn’t decided what lampshades to use over the naked Edison light bulbs – but instead of going out and buying something, they tied dried shrub branches around the bulbs. “I hate just buying stuff,” says Abrie. 

When it came to the interior design, the couple did it all themselves. All the furniture is from Meyer Von Wielligh – the brand Abrie co-founded with partner Norman Meyer – while Jorika curated all the softs. The end result is a unique structure and interior space that are very much a reflection of the couple’s creative process. “Using materials that are local and close to you lends itself to a design that’s going to be timeless rather than merely trendy. The materials age with the landscape, and the building blends in.” 

And given that the first thing we spotted when approaching Aardts Cabin was three (pretty chilled) mountain zebra, rather than the cabin itself, it’s safe to say Abrie and Jorika created something that does exactly that. @aardts.co.za | airbnb.co.za | meyervonwielligh.co.za

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WORDS Annette Klinger PHOTOS Jan Ras PRODUCTION Mark Serra 

Architectural salvage – the practice of sourcing materials from demolitions and repurposing them for new builds – can be many things. Sustainable? Certainly: it diverts waste from landfill and contributes to a circular economy. Trendy? Indubitably: adaptive reuse is front and centre in a host of recent award-winning builds. Aff ordable? Not necessarily – at least not in the case of Skaam Cabin, a little sandstone-and-timber bungalow situated on a rocky ledge on the Limietberg mountain. 

Requiring about three kilometres of off-roading after turning off the meandering Bainskloof Pass, the rocky site couldn’t be more off-the-grid if it tried. This remoteness was both a  blessing and a curse for its designer and owner, Wynand Goosen, whose pursuit of a secluded eco-cabin was not without challenges. “Nobody delivers anything here,” he says. “We had to bring everything up ourselves. During the project, I think I drove about 90 000km, and spent about half-a-million rand on diesel – just to get stuff.” 

From the outset, he wanted to use reclaimed materials as far as possible. What this meant was near-constant adaptation of his original plans. “The one thing I’ll never be is a quantity surveyor,” says Wynand, who designed and built the cabin through a process of trial, YouTube and error. “We learnt many expensive lessons – stuff nobody tells you about beforehand.” 

Initially, Wynand wanted the entire cabin clad in timber treated in the Japanese shou sugi ban style. On Facebook Marketplace, he sourced what he believed to be 150m2 of Oregon pine floorboards, but which, during the build, transpired to be 50m2 of planks, many of which had lost their tongue- and-groove joints. With necessity the ever-faithful mother of invention, Wynand came up with a Plan B for the rest of the exterior walls, courtesy of a local peddler with a warehouse full of salvaged goods.  

“I went there to buy mentis grating that had been reclaimed from old telecoms infrastructure, to use for the cabin’s walkways – and then I saw that he had about 2 000 network cable trays,” says Wynand. “I bought a few and experimented with using them as gabion cages, filling them with the sandstone that lay all around the site. It worked so well that we ended up doing it for the entire front facade.” 

The laundry list of reclaimed materials used in the build also includes – but isn’t limited to – rejected steel flat sheets (allowed to oxidise, then treated and used for the roof, window and door shrouds, as well as sculptures); plywood from marine shipping crates (transformed into substructure walls); bamboo floorboards from a former gym (now starring as flooring and an end-grain kitchen countertop); and 3 000 old, damaged bricks that were destined for the dump. While by no means a large quantity of bricks in a conventional build, on Wynand’s site, every single one of the 3 000 made its presence known. “It took a whole day just to bring them up to the site,” he says. “We brought them up 500 at a time, loading them onto a bakkie and trailer down at the main road, driving them up, unloading them, then bringing the next 500.” 

Wynand admits that he severely underestimated the time, logistics and cost involved in building with reclaimed materials – but he nailed his self-imposed brief. As you approach the cabin from the foot of the valley, the sandstone facade is so visually similar to the rocky landscape that it blends almost entirely into its backdrop. Allowing the landscape to shine, the interior – also designed by Wynand – is appropriately spartan, echoing the trifecta of 

materials visible from outside, but in a more polished incarnation. One of his favourite spaces in the cabin is the open-plan lounge with its low-slung five-metre-long bay  window that evokes an observation slot in a very rarefied bird hide. 

“Sitting there, it really feels as though you’re floating in the air, looking out over the river  and mountains,” he says. He also has a soft spot for one of the cabin’s secret features, which is only accessible via a bespoke lift – made with reclaimed steel, naturally. An industry-first, the Fantasy Room is an optional extra for couples who want to add a cheeky twist to their romantic getaway. We could tell you more about it – but you might find yourself feeling a little skaam… | skaamcabin.co.za 

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Co-owners and partners Christopher Norman and Lara Horne took a chance on creating a unique getaway inspired by their family, nature and the endless possibilities of imagination. The result? Streamside Cabin – a creative pet-friendly escape outside the quaint town of Tulbagh.

What was the idea behind Streamside and how did it come into fruition?

Streamside is an expansion of an idea that was originally conceived by my brother Thor and my mother Jenny. They created a unique stay, “Sunset Dome”, that really took off in a way that none of us could’ve expected (you could say viral within the realms of accommodation businesses).

My brother had always maintained a childlike wonder and imagination, which paired perfectly with my mother’s creativity and experience as an architect. So, my partner Lara and I, with the blessing and encouragement of the original creators, gave us the opportunity to put our own spin on a tried and tested concept. Lara took a leap of faith with this idea by investing her life’s savings she’d accumulated towering the ranks of the FinTech industry and with some interior design expertise she picked up from doing marketing for Hertex fabrics. I found myself in an incredibly privileged position to have both my partner’s and my family’s vote of confidence to act as project manager. In terms of the idea, it was inspired by another but with the motivation to up the ante and do the family members who preceded us with the original concept proud. 

Who is behind the design and the build?

This build was very much a collaborative effort. Lara and I had veto rights on any creative decision, but we leaned on so many for opinions. My mother was the one who took a kooky idea of ours and made it into something that could exist within the realm of possibility and also within budget constraints. Without limitations, I think we would’ve ended up with something you’d see in a Lord of the Rings film. But alas… One day we’ll bring the shire to Tulbagh! My mother’s new boyfriend and travel companion also came through with some unique suggestions and contacts for the property with some slick design and functionality inspired by his sailing background. You’ll see aluminium beams, nylon spliced rope, and hand railing posts that you might find on your modern yachts. This is just something that will help prevent our seafaring guests from getting land sick in the heart of the Boland.

My family out in Mpumalanga also deserve an honourable mention as they let us steal with our eyes. They too, have also been influential in the process by letting us find out what makes their beautiful accommodations as successful as they are. I needn’t mention my brother as a constant confidant throughout the project who has the imagination to see the potential before the work is done. In essence, we absorb our favourite elements of what those nearest to us have to share and try to materialise it in a way that most celebrates those findings.  

What was your process for getting started?

We scoured the farm with a few potential sites in mind. We all took a nice leisurely family stroll and happened upon a clearing perched next to a stream and fully enclosed by indigenous trees that, in all honestly, was not on any of our radars. I think we were all kind of shocked that none of us conceived it as a viable spot, but when the first person said it the rest of us were just parroting “this is it, this is it”. Thus the site was confirmed. We looked at the nice level ground, and thought to ourselves, how do we elevate the site to see the sunset from this spot but also the mountain backdrop? Then the ideas started flooding “what if we do multi-tiered decking for elevation?”, “oooh, a custom stone wall hot tub!”, “glass walls”, “exposed scissor trusses” etc. When you’re in my position you don’t need any motivation but rather just a way of taming and compartmentalising floods of ideas in an organised way. Just to be involved in a creative process like this is self-propelling.

How did you conceptualise and prototype the geodome?

Aside from the dome itself – a carbon copy of what my family have already done, the rest of it comes from doodling and Pinterest. Take a glance at something you like, don’t look at it for too long and draw it in a way your memory photographed it and it will invariably be something different. My mother actually sourced the photo of an original concept that was an CGI image and then she drew a sketch of it that actually veered off quite drastically with little tweaks here and there, and we then cut and carved it into something that was applicable to the surrounding area, as well as our preferences. It then just sort of moulded into what you now see in the photos. The prototype is based on a drawing that a child could do with some inspiration from existing infrastructure on the farm and then drawn to scale into something a contractor can interpret to then build. As a general ethos, we endeavour to work backwards from a zany idea instead of going for something safe and making it a little bit more quirky. As I mentioned about my brother’s childlike imagination, we try to build in a way that a child would look at and go “Whoa”. Tap into the Peter Pan syndrome even if it’s just for a 2-night stay. More often our concern would be worrying if we played it too safe rather than did we go eccentric enough. In our eyes, you can always default to creature comforts and practical arrangements in the real world. Walking on a cold deck through the rain to an outdoor shower is an inconvenience but definitely more of an adventure. 

What does the area offer?

On the farm itself, we have the famous Cape Epic cycling track maintained by our passionate mountain biking community that can double up as a hiking trail. This trail meanders up to the base of the mountain we live against that then leads you onto a private hiking trail to a waterfall only our guests have access to. The farm is also active so roaming it would entail encounters with farm doggies, sheep, cows, blue cranes, harrier hawks, owls, duikers, and secretary birds (if you’re lucky and come at the right time) just to name a few. In the greater Tulbagh region, the first point of call would be going to the legendary breakfast/lunch/coffee hub Kole & Deeg. Best food and coffee in town and are completely authentic, and proud to have them in our humble valley. Wine tasting is a big deal around here, Montpellier, Oude Compagnies Post, and Twee Jonge Gezellen to name a few. Tulbagh Boutique Hotel and Duiker’s Drift for your evening dinners. Beyond the above mentioned there is certainly more but coming for a short visit that will definitely fill your cup! 

Tell us about the surrounding landscape and terrain. How did this impact the build?

What I’ve learned is you have to lean into what the site inherently has to offer and accentuate those natural features because we love the idea of the value being shared evenly between the natural environment and the build itself. It’s also a nice lazy way of letting the site do the work for you. Our glass walls for example is essentially a way of getting flora wallpaper for free except it’s not mimicking nature, it just is. Our key natural features would be the Witzenberg mountain backdrop, we wanted to have that in view from the bedroom window and also within the living room kitchen space. During sunset, it turns into this glowing purple slab that really stands so juxtaposed to the colours of the flora around you. It’s a really pleasing contrast. Also, the namesake stream which our guests have told us is the most soothing, ever-present sound that gives an incredible sense of calm throughout their stay. So on all sensory levels, the site has a lot to offer. 

What materials did you use?

It’s a bit of a mixture. Some are repurposed materials and some are new. Wooden decking, Glass walls with aluminium framing, corrugated and painted roof sheets, quartz tops for kitchen tops and vanity counter in the bathroom, laminated beam trusses, stone from the farm for hot tub and bathroom cladding, old Eskom telephone poles stained black, nylon spliced Rope, anodised masts. I’m sure I’ve missed many but those are the standout materials. We also stuck to a colour pallet of predominantly black and beige. Subconsciously, I think that was inspired by Zen-style Japanese interior design. Probably influenced by when Lara visited Japan a couple of years ago. The stained black wood is certainly a nod to Japanese tradition. Mind you we cheated with black varnish as opposed to burning the wood as a method of treatment. Will give it a go on the next project no doubt. 

How did you decide on an interior decor scheme?

Keeping in mind a modern, minimalist aesthetic, opting for shades of black and beige in the colour palette. As mentioned the subtle nods to the Japanese but by no means an attempt to call it Japanese. This is the part of the project where we worked within the constraints of a palette that funnelled us into a limited selection. From there the best option leapt out at us. I’m a big sufferer of option paralysis so working with constraints really helps get you to those right choices. 

Did you use any local makers or designers for the space?

We did everything in-house in terms of design and decor but the finishes were sourced by local suppliers. By in large local but occasionally from an overseas supplier. The first pick is always to support local. In the process, we found what talent and craftsmanship emanate from our wonderful country. 

You can either book directly to stay at Streamside via email or through their Airbnb and Booking.com listings.

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Inspired by Japanese design, this 28sqm off-grid cabin located on Australia’s Bruny Island is an escape from the high stress of busy work life.

The clients brief to Maguire + Devine Architects was to capture the feeling of ‘escapism’ and design a building as a piece of furniture with everything the client needs built-in. The only furniture ‘allowed’ in the space was a low table and mattress on the sleeping loft. The result? A simple and minimalistic cabin in the heart of nature (you can book it via Airbnb).

Surrounded by 99 acres of conservation forest, there is an abundance of wildlife surrounding this Bruny Island hideaway. The cabin opens onto an east and west deck, capturing morning and afternoon sun while affording views to the south. A high roof allowed solar panels and a skylight to catch sun from over the trees. Internally, the light-coloured Baltic Pine creates a warm and cosy atmosphere.

Looking for more architectural inspiration or local tiny cabins? Check out this tiny pod in Tasmania.

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Designed by the duo from Small this 27sqm home known as ‘The Brook’ takes advantage of raised ceilings to create a transportable New York style loft and mezzanine.

Designed by Small to feel like a New York style apartment yet appropriate for a regional setting, The Brook is a fully off-grid, transportable small house design (similar to these cabins) that explores the use of recycled and restored materials.

The double-height created by the expandable roof not only creates an additional sense of space and room for storage but allows for a walkable height mezzanine level to accommodate a bedroom and home office.

The ladder to the mezzanine also folds up to allow for more living and dining space. Through the clever utilization of space and thoughtful selection of materials, The Brooke feels like the perfect combination of luxury and rustic living.

Looking for more architectural inspiration? Check out this micro loft apartment in Italy.

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With major wanderlust having been sparked by lockdowns, nature is calling, and Moriko’s cabins might just be the answer.

As is the case with a lot of good design, Moriko came about to meet a need for something missing in the market. Founder Jenna Smily, whose background working in members clubs and hotels in London ignited her passion for hospitality and design, started Moriko to fill a gap. 

A lover of nature-oriented getaways, she found the options really limited. ‘The accommodation tends to be either affordable and rustic or luxurious but expensive. I wanted to create an option that fell in between – accessible but still design forward, with a modern minimalist design,’ she says

With the dual goal of encouraging people to get into nature and explore the country as well as helping landowners enter the tourism market by offering Moriko cabin experiences, Smily’s cabins perfectly capture the zeitgeist of the times.  

Ranging from the Seedling A-frame (at nine square metres) to the Salix one bedroom (21 square metres with an en-suite bathroom, lounge, kitchen and sliding glass doors), the range suits a range of needs and price points. There’s also a sauna (the Serene) which fits up to 6 people and can be used off the grid with a wood fire stove. 

To make things even easier, they’re  pre-manufactured and delivered as a flat-pack kit or as finished modules. Fast and easy to install, they generate almost no waste on site and have low environmental impact.

Looking for more architectural inspiration or modern cabins? Take a look at the The Kogelberg Cabins.

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From an eco-conscious cabin prototype and a brightly coloured space in Arkansas to mesmerising 3D animations and felt art, these are the top VISI picks of the week series – week 314.

1. Okuda San Miguel’s Rainbow Embassy

The Rainbow Embassy is artist Okuda San Miguel’s newest public art piece, converting a dilapidated Arkansas house into a bright plethora of geometry and colour. The space is now home to justkids, a global creative house and arts centre.

Images via designboom.com, courtesy of Okuda San Miguel

2. Animations by ELMØ

ELMØ, a small Parisian multidisciplinary creative studio, produces short animations in 2D, 3D and stop motion.

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Videos via @elmotionlab on Instagram

3. Neste Nolla Cabin

Envisioned by Robin Falk and developed by Neste, the Nolla Zero Cabin was designed to have as small an environmental impact as possible. Prototyped on an A-frame design, it was erected on Vallisaari Island in Finland. With eco-conscious living in mind, electricity is solar-generated and heating and cooking is done using fuel made from 100% waste. The cabin also emits 90% fewer greenhouse gases than fossil diesel.

Images courtesy of Neste

4. Andrea Love’s Felt Animations

Washington-based independent animator and director Andrea Love specialises in stop motion animation, with much of her subject matter crafted from felt and yarn. Tiny textile stoves fry woolly eggs, all made by Andrea’s hands.

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Videos via @andreaanimates on Instagram

5. Leonardo da Vinci Animation by Sentio Space

London-based studio Sentio Space created an animated series on Leonardo Da Vinci’s life for The National Gallery’s Leonardo: Experience a Masterpiece exhibition. The immersive show will be on until 19 January 2020.

Video courtesy of Sentio Space

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French artist Marie-Laure Cruschi of Cruschiform first caught our attention when we spotted her beautiful illustrations, created for Taschen’s release Cabins.

Since then, we’ve discovered more of her work and realised it was about time we caught up with her to find out more.

We spotted your cabin artworks on Sergeant Paper’s online store. In what way did architecture inspire each illustration?

In 2014, I had the pleasure to be commissioned by Taschen publishing house to work on their new architecture book, Cabins, which aims to provide an overview of contemporary cabins from all around the world. It was a great opportunity for me to work on a such topic.

For half a year, I worked closely with Taschen’s team on achieving more than 60 opening chapter illustrations, drawings and symbols that you can find throughout the book.

Each illustration represents a contemporary cabin. I wanted to create dreamlike pictures that fit somewhere between realism and fantasy, so I tried to make a glorified vision to inspire and to invite viewers on a journey, while trying to convey each cabin’s unique character, and remain faithful to the original architecture.

When the book was released, a selection of my illustrations were exhibited at Sergeant Paper’s gallery in the heart of Paris. I created a bunch of limited-edition prints, most of which are available exclusively on cruschishop.bigcartel.com. I’m really grateful to people who buy my prints from all around the world, and I’m planning to create a new series of landscape illustrations over the coming months.

Which cabin did you most enjoy creating, and why?

I actually had an initial crush on some of the cabins, such as Island House, Nido and Greenbox because their architectural style is based on simplicity. I then started to appreciate some of the other projects by learning about their architectural challenges, their techniques and functions, like Storkehouse, which is partly created with burned wood, reeds and bricks and influenced by Japanese architecture, or Monk’s Cabin, which was created for a Buddhist monk. Generally, I would say I’m attracted to humble, airy and luminous architecture that easily blends into its natural surroundings.

Describe your aesthetic in a tweet.

Dreamlike. Colourful. Geometric. Rich in detail.

What do you love about illustrating children’s books? Do you have any more in the pipeline?

The three children’s books I published are very personal projects. My publisher Gallimard gives me a lot of freedom, while making sure I keep the target market in mind. What I appreciate about creating children’s books is feeling like an artisan and a maestro at the same time. I’m the art director of the concept and the creator of the aesthetics, from the illustrations, graphic design, typography and choice of paper to the printing technique…  and it’s very gratifying!

I believe that the simplest ideas turn out to be the best, so what I love most about creating children’s books is being able to talk about universal subjects and creating very simple devices while offering an original vision on the world around us. It’s a real challenge.

What would be the dream project for Cruschiform? What would you most like to do creatively?

I always expected that I would be able to invest all my interest for arts and crafts into my illustrations. I love design and architecture as much as I love illustration. I’m increasingly attracted by ceramics, wood, stained glass and textiles, and I would love to work in collaboration with other artists, artisans or luxury brands to develop multidisciplinary projects. I would like to explore commission opportunities that combine art and art direction.

What’s next for Cruschiform?

I’m currently working on the creation of several books. One is narrative in style and based on my designs from the Cabins book. Another is more minimalist, based on a reinterpretation of fairytales, with simple forms. But my most extensive project is a picture book (of 280 pages) on Colour. For several years, I wanted to create a tribute to colours. It took me time to find the best approach. The book is expected to be released in 2017.

View more of Marie-Laure’s work at cruschiform.com.

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Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire in the UK is a members-only countryside retreat aimed at relaxation and rejuvenation.

It falls under the umbrella of Soho House & Co, established in 1995 for people in the film, media and creative industries. Now the group boasts 15 houses across the globe, where like-minded people can mingle and take a break.

The concept for Soho Farmhouse was developed by Soho House & Co’s in-house design team and architects Michaelis Boyd Associates (the same firm who collaborated on the renovation of the magnificent &Beyond Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge, which we featured here).

The Farmhouse is made up of 40 individual cabins built around the original farm buildings and expands over 100 acres of Oxfordshire countryside. Modern buildings bring a contemporary edge with the new Main Barn, Boathouse, Steam and Sauna Island, Gym, Yoga Studios and Cinema.

For more information, visit sohofarmhouse.com.

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