Article source: Nico van der Meulen Architects
Nico van der Meulen Architects transformed what was originally a 1970s house into a home ideal for the 21st century. The architectural firm created an atrium and a moat around the hall and dining room, with a curtain of water falling past a cut-out in the atrium wall. The end result is a beautiful breakfast garden to the east of the kitchen, overlooking the moat and water feature. The family and dining room opens onto a spacious 13 m x 6 m lanai through frame less folding doors – an excellent idea as this doubles the space available for entertaining during the long South African summers. The interior walls were removed to create a spectacular double volume living area and to form a more seamless floor plan. The roof over the lanai is suspended from a two-storey-high beam traversing the pool. The outcome is a contemporary home that is open-plan with north-facing layout ideal for family living and entertaining.
Image Courtesy Nico and Rudolph van der
- Architects: Nico van der Meulen Architects
- Project: Brian Road
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Software used: Autodesk Autocad and Autodesk Revit Architecture
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