Exquisite Contemporary Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Evening, Lighting, Pool, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

SGNW House was completed in 2011 by the Durban based studio Metropole Architects. The clients requested a dream home for their plot in the Zimbali forest estate. The main bedroom cantilevers six meters over the terrace below. Construction materials including timber, concrete and natural stone cladding.

SGNW House is located in Zimbali, South Africa.

Veranda, Terrace, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Pool, Lighting, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Pool, Terrace, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Pool, Glass Wall, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Pool, Terrace, Lighting, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Pool, Wooden Deck, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Water Feature, Pool, Terrace, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Veranda, Pool, Bridge, Wood Deck, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Veranda, Wooden Deck, Terrace, Pool, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Entrance, Driveway, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Garage, Driveway, Entrance, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Entrance, Glass Door, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Stairs, Glass Walls, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Living Room, Sofas, Rug, Glass Walls, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Kitchen Island, Lighting, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Kitchen Island, Lighting, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Dining Table, Wooden Flooring, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Wood Dining Table, Lighting, Dining Room, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Home Office, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Pendant Lighting, Home Office, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Bedroom, Lighting, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Bedroom, Views, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Bedroom, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

Children’s Bedroom, Home in Zimbali, South Africa

SGNW House in Zimbali, South Africa, details by Metropole Architects:

“Clean architectural lines with a warmth and Zen like ambiance.

The clients requested that we create a dream house for their site in the Zimbali forest estate. Several bodies of water, including Koi ponds, water features and a rimflow swimming pool appear to coalesce into one, and flow through the house and out into the forest. The stacked roof is fragmented and linked with flat roof slabs, in correspondence to the spatial arrangement of the rooms below, which both scales and articulates the massing of the house. The main bedroom suite cantilevers six metres over the patio below, providing protection from the weather, as well as “wow” factor. Large amounts of glazing optimize views of the indigenous bush that encapsulates the house, and together with the palette of raw materials including natural timber, off shutter concrete, water and natural stone cladding, offset the clean architectural lines with a warmth and Zen like ambiance.”

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