Architecture House of Legends: Creating Coromandel Architecture January 24, 2023 House of Legends: Creating Coromandel Creating Coromandel, a new book about a once-mythical, later almost forgotten house – an incredible modernist architectural wonder near Lydenburg – resurrects the legacy of the South African architecture world’s “best-kept secret”. Full Article
Design Suidster in the Langeberg Mountains Design March 15, 2022 Suidster in the Langeberg Mountains At Suidster near Montagu, Hendre Bloem’s sleek yet soulful take on the country cabin elevates this humble type of dwelling to its design-driven apotheosis. Full Article
Architecture Overberg Farmhouse Architecture January 9, 2019 Overberg Farmhouse The interior of a renovated home on the guest farm Halfaampieskraal makes a strong visual impact but also evokes a feeling of calm. Full Article
Architecture Cape Winelands Cottage Architecture October 31, 2018 Cape Winelands Cottage The French owners of a 130-year-old cottage in Pniel, former GQ publisher Louis Orlianges and veterinarian Benoît Thomas, have renovated it with care to retain its architectural authenticity. Full Article
VISI Events VISI Great Spaces Tour: Johann Slee’s Farm-Style Home VISI Events July 28, 2015 VISI Great Spaces Tour: Johann Slee’s Farm-Style Home On the sunny winter Saturday of 25 July 2015, VISI readers got the opportunity to explore the beautiful Stellenbosch home of architect Johann Slee. Full Article
Architecture West Coast Cottage Architecture April 8, 2015 West Coast Cottage A quotation by Leonardo da Vinci sums up the spirit of Kobus van der Merwe’s tiny farm cottage near Paternoster: “Small rooms or dwellings discipline the mind, large ones weaken it.” Full Article