Conceptualised and designed by the owner herself, constructed out of locally sourced material, her vision was to ensure these two one-bedroomed ‘pods’ looked as though they’d grown organically out of the soil and have rested there forever more.
The realisation of this dream is a homage to both terra firma and the vast ever-changing canvas of the sky. Ebony and Ivory are defined by the Golden Ratio of nature, the curvature of the millenia-old sandstone shower walls, the perfectly circular cloud mirroring pool. Your eye is constantly drawn to the undulating forms and then captured by the depth of texture that only the cosmos can provide. The final crescendo to this aesthetic symphony is the gleam of the soil dark stucco accent walls enhanced by tones of putty and concrete and the wabi-sabi touches that celebrate the beauty of natural imperfection.
Leisurely waking up in your mountaintop erie, you can amble out to your private deck, freshly brewed coffee in hand, and gaze at the diorama of giraffe, sable and zebra gently traversing the plains below. Alternatively sprawl on the bespoke, cliff dangling net hammocks and be lulled by the graceful air arabesques of the prolific bird life. The evenings bring out the serious theatre, the sunset might be the jaw-dropping first act, but the sheer magnificence that is the African star-studded night scape unfolding in the reverent silence that is only punctuated by the crackle from your fire pit and the clink of melting ice in your G&T, is the most mesmerising and definitive final act.
Celebrating love and lifelong journeys
While the two pods are close enough to each other that groups of four friends could easily enjoy them together, they also offer complete privacy from one another. We cannot envisage a better place to spend your honeymoon or affirm your commitment to each other- with a proud Mother Nature as the gracious hostess.
Reviewed by Julie Ragavelas
PERFECT HIDEAWAYS in SOUTH AFRICA: Book 3
Ebony is one of the hideaways featured in our beautiful Perfect Hideaways in South Africa coffee table Book 3.
Our latest book celebrates our most treasured hideaways, each one embodying what it is that makes a holiday home ‘perfect’.
From bush to beach, from city to wilderness, PERFECT HIDEAWAYS IN SOUTH AFRICA is a collection of the most extraordinary havens offering unique experiences, architecture and interiors in exceptional destinations. Travellers today are embracing a new narrative for regenerative travel: how and why we travel, and how much time we choose to be surrounded by our family and closest friends, has become ever more important. But over the years, like that proverbial leopard, our Perfect Hideaways has not changed many of its spots.
PERFECT HIDEAWAYS IN SOUTH AFRICA is a tangible journey into the evolving landscape of our homes, mapping our ways back to the soul. Evoking a renewed vigour with the ways we wish to travel, yet retaining a nostalgic sentiment to simplicity.