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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. HOUSE STEYN II in JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA by THOMAS GOUWS ARCHITECTS + INTERIORSJanuary 1st, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: THOMAS GOUWS ARCHITECTS + INTERIORS The house is situated on a golf coarse in a residential estate in Gauteng, South Africa. The brief called for a contemporary minimalist house that provided security and privacy, while exploiting the golf coarse views. The site is exposed to extremely windy conditions year-round and protected outdoor living areas were a necessity. A priced collection of antique Cape furniture and contemporary art also needed to be a displayed.  Image Courtesy © Dook
 Image Courtesy © Karl Rogers From the outside the house is a simple minimalist box with bold clean lines. Warm wood and stone textures links the building to the more conventional neighboring houses. The house is based on a traditional H-plan shape. The two courtyards created by this layout are screened off and treated as outdoor extensions of the interior spaces. A central double volume living area forms the heart of the house, which opens up onto both courtyards and also connects the side wings with supporting services and bedrooms.  Image Courtesy © Dook The building responds to the climatic conditions of it’s setting. On the northern side sliding screens can open or close to provide wind and sun control. This also provides various degrees of privacy from the golf coarse and act as a security screen. A pergola over the pool courtyard provides shading in summer, but lets through the lower winter sun. An evaporate cooling system, solar geysers and a water underfloor heating system provide the additional green and energy efficient heating / cooling for the house.  Image Courtesy © Dook With the design of the Interior the clients’ extensive collection of art and antique cape furniture is combined with modern pieces and finishes. Bold accent colour is used throughout as link between old and new and gives a sense of fun and playfulness to the interior.  Image Courtesy © Dook  Image Courtesy © Thomas Gouws  Image Courtesy © Dook  Image Courtesy © Thomas Gouws  Image Courtesy © Dook  Image Courtesy © Dook  Image Courtesy © Dook  Image Courtesy © Thomas Gouws  Image Courtesy © Thomas Gouws
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