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KLG Architects, Paris Brummer, Dave Southwood · KERALA FARM
Set amongst the vistas of the Boland Mountain Complex, an ecologically sensitive locale within the Cape Floral Kingdom, lies the farmstead of the Kerala Estate. The brief was to extend and weave the original farmstead buildings into a contemporary respite away from the city, to bask in the mountainous surrounds. Through the use of locally sourced materials and with a considered approach to expand the original footprint, two distinct but related structures arose from the mountainside.
Five reasons to break away to Bosjes Estate in the Breedekloof
The new building, Bosjes Spens. Image: Dave Southwood A weekend road-trip with a stylish destination at the end? An easy day-trip with a few stops en route? However you plan to tackle it, there are plenty of reasons to put Bosjes Estate on the hit list for an autumn escape to the Breedekloof. We’ll start with these five… 1. Exploring the Breedekloof Once you have Bosjes plugged into the GPS, here’s the first piece of advice: don’t rush.
The neighbourhood spots Wesgro CEO Tim Harris is missing the most during lockdown
Tim Harris. Image: Supplied Tim Harris is a man who’s earned himself a holiday. As CEO of Wesgro, the economic development agency for the Western Cape, he’s been at the coalface of coronavirus response in the province, working to keep local businesses afloat and people employed. No easy feat in the middle of a pandemic. But then he’s no stranger to the cut and thrust of public life.
Getting started - The Drinking & Dining Directory 2019 - Magazine
1. How to start a... restaurant Big Mamma Paris Before their first pop-up in 2015, Victor Lugger and friend Tigrane Seydoux had no restaurant experience. They also had little support for their idea of recreating the classic Italian trattoria. But it worked: Big Mamma is now in multiple locations in Paris and expanding into London.
A new wave: The revival of Joburg's oldest country club
It is not what I was expecting. Hordes of children playing on the lawn, parents drinking fancy gin and tonics on the patio above — an occasional cursory glance to check on the offspring. In between them, retired captains of industry enjoy the second wind of a Friday afternoon lunch. A group of flushed young squash players post-game sit beside them, flanked by business types at the bar, monogrammed shirt sleeves rolled up, talking 2020 plans.
These art museums provide a wealth of artistic expression and beauty
The arrival of mall developer and collector Louis Norval’s eponymous art foundation marks an important moment of consolidation as the growing trend towards private museums spreads north. Trend, you ask? Still to come is the Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria, and there’s also talk of collector Gordon Schachat opening a Johannesburg space for his pioneering collection of contemporary art.
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