elevated living
private architecture as a social act
house of the cape robin sits on a steeply sloping
facing towards the outeniqua mountains
with street access from the highest portion of the slope
THE BRIEF
the brief was to craft a compact home
which creates privacy from the south whilst opening up to northern views
a connected kitchen, scullery, lounge, and studio
– with a dining room opening out onto a verandah –
potential for a completely separate apartment to be built out in the future
THE IDEA
THE MATERIALS
house of the cape robin is built from a very simple set of materials
with concrete brick bagged inside and out
and off-shutter concrete floors and soffits
exterior doors and windows are manufactured from powder-coated aluminium
whilst all furniture, ceilings and interior doors are built from local plywood
THE PROGRAMME
CLOSING THOUGHT
all architecture – even a small home – can be a powerful social act