Shedding light on your shoot
Die Handelshuis in Paarl encapsulates the essence of farm life, its rustic features and soft natural light that streams into every space of this Cape Winelands location.
Surrounded by olive groves and landscaped gardens, bougainvillea, citrus and willow trees, freshwater ponds and trickling fountains, Die Handelshuis dishes up the romance in the most authentic fashion. Every perspective of this Paarl property provides a unique backdrop to your story, eliciting a tangible narrative for both film productions and photo shoots.
With the Cape Winelands and her mountains as nature’s canvas, the light and shadows cast across the landscape only add to the serenity of each frame. Evoking a sense of stillness and a yearning for the farm life. Whatever’s on the brief, there’s an immediate familiarity and a desire to somehow be but a fabric in the overall tapestry of your production.
The interiors retain that authenticity with all of the layers of texture and neutral, earthy tones. Allowing the inside to seamlessly merge with the outside. Creating an old-world atmosphere that’s palpable from every white-washed pillar, to sturdy timber post. Its furnishings luxurious and inviting. A muted, transferable style that can chameleon itself in accordance with your ideas. Sculptural features scatter themselves around the garden, through the arched doorways, down the corridors, over the low stone walls, and up into the rafters. One long cyclical story on the relationship between shapes and her shadows.
In essence, Die Handelshuis holds a very special space on the idyllic grounds of a farm. The curated landscaped gardens – like the pruned spekbooms and wayward grasses – solidify their alliance with the land. This little oasis has a modern Cape Dutch-inspired farm building, which the owners refer to as “The Shed”. Far from being a ‘shed’, this architecturally stylish building is the offices of a very well-known interiors company.
With its earthen natural and neutral palette, and surrounded by abundant planting of pomegranates, bougainvilleas, and an olive orchard, it offers a serene Mediterranean feel to your shoot. Whatever the story you’re wanting to tell, or notion you’re seeking to capture, the narrative is all in the nostalgia, that this beautiful location delivers.
This shoot location works for:
- Any brief requiring a farmhouse immersed in nature, with magnificent mountain views and beautiful interiors.
- Specific briefs – effortlessly catering to both contemporary and antique style requirements.
- The shed and surrounding nature make this hideaway ideal for any lifestyle, retail, fashion or health shoots.
What you need to know…
- The property is just under an hour’s drive from Cape Town, and 45 minutes from Cape Town International Airport.
- Die Handelshuis is suitable for shoots all year round.
- If Die Handelshuis is not available on your dates, browse our full collection of exclusive-use shoot locations.
Edited by Colleen Ogilvie