When a home generously shares its story with you, baring its bones, heart and soul to its beneficiaries, you dive into a delightful memoir of a life well-lived. It takes artisanal integrity to create the corridors and walkways that weave the chapters of a family’s life into form. Its spaces bound together by function, finesse and familial love.
As it is with Nimanoe, resting around the ankles of the Cape Town‘s mountain, overlooking Noordhoek’s valley of old farmhouses, stables and paddocks. Vineyards and endless views of the ocean, the Southern Peninsula and its vibrant landscape. This hideaway hails its European heritage from the limbs of its build, and harnesses its African personality from the pulse of the soil it sits upon.
Set on three levels of voluminous reclining and entertaining spaces, with its high Apex ceilings and vast open-plan living areas that flow seamlessly out into nature, Nimanoe is a tribute to the good life. A tale about travel, taste, passion and purpose. You can see it in the beautiful, expansive ensuite bedrooms, and the cosy, pacifying lounges and library.
You can feel it in the refined furnishings, the statement pieces of art and considered spa-like spaces that beckon you in for a soothing reboot. You can hear it in the Sonos surround sound system that reaches every room, every corner of the garden, into the mountain air and beyond. You can taste it in the state-of-the-art kitchen and languid dining spaces – both indoor and outdoor. Nimanoe’s sophistication on the senses gives you license to bring your own version of the good life to fruition, surrounded by all of your favourite people.
Sea views with mountain trails
Its multi-faceted attributes allow for endless hours of swimming in the solar-heated twenty-metre swimming pool. Meandering along enchanted walkways, leading from the tropical spa with its sublime outdoor shower, through mini citrus orchards, olive groves, succulent gardens and banana trees, towards more chill-out areas around fire-pits that are tiered into the landscape. Bespoke outdoor furniture of comfy loungers and swinging chairs entice that extra-long chill out session in nature.
The music is playing as the resident birds intermittently join the chorus. The pizza oven’s alive with fresh dough, oodles of mozzarella and buckets of basil permeating the air. Some might be tending to a spot of work in the office, grappling with the distraction of those views. Whilst others are relishing in the sun’s final salute of the day, cold beer in hand. One of you might like to lead a little yoga session on the yoga deck before the feasting ensues.
A quick dip into that mesmerising pool or a sprinkle under the outdoor shower before gathering around the dining tables. Where once again the tales of the good life come into full swing. The valley below is twinkling in the lights, with the waves of long beach chasing the moon’s shape. Nimanoe has reminded you on all of the things one can accomplish when we choose what matters most. Just think of how lovely that memoir will read.
Written by Colleen Ogilvie