Marble House
Atlantic Seaboard Residence

Residential

Atlantic Seaboard Residence

LocationCamps Bay, Cape Town
TypeResidential
ScopeInterior Design, Renovation, Landscaping, Paving, Garden Lighting, Swimming Pools, Tiling, Private Saunas

The brief

The house had the site and none of the benefit of it. Rooms were cut up and turned inward, the finishes were thirty years old, and the garden between the living room and the sea was a slab of cracked concrete and weeds.

The brief was to open the plan to the view, replace every finish, and make the outside space the room the family actually uses in summer.

What we did

Internally the plan was opened up and the finishes stripped back to a small, quiet palette: travertine, oak, plaster and stone, with a seamless floor running through the living spaces so nothing interrupts the line to the water.

Outside, the terrace was demolished and rebuilt. New paving was laid to fall, a pool and plunge pool were set into it, indigenous planting was established against the wind, and the whole garden was lit in low voltage so it still reads from inside the house after dark.

The bathrooms were rebuilt in stone, and a sauna pavilion was added at the end of the terrace facing the horizon.

Derelict paving, weeds and a broken terrace at a beachfront house before renovation The terrace rebuilt: new paving, a pool, planting and concealed lighting Before After
The terrace rebuilt: new paving, a pool, planting and concealed lighting
Coastal living room with a curved sofa and full height glazing over the ocean
Coastal living room with a curved sofa and full height glazing over the ocean
Curved cream sofa and mid century chairs in a living room facing Lion's Head
Curved cream sofa and mid century chairs in a living room facing Lion's Head
Overgrown garden and cracked concrete terrace at a coastal house before renovation The side courtyard, from overgrown ground to paved garden with a plunge pool Before After
The side courtyard, from overgrown ground to paved garden with a plunge pool
Corner glazing and travertine finishes framing an ocean view in a contemporary coastal home
Corner glazing and travertine finishes framing an ocean view in a contemporary coastal home
Lounge with corner glazing and a curved sofa looking out over the ocean at sunset
Lounge with corner glazing and a curved sofa looking out over the ocean at sunset
Dated bathroom with beige wall tiles, a built in bath and a shower curtain before renovation The main bathroom, rebuilt in travertine Before After
The main bathroom, rebuilt in travertine
Marble bathroom with a freestanding bath and brass fittings set against an ocean window
Marble bathroom with a freestanding bath and brass fittings set against an ocean window
Built in timber shelving and a terrazzo step in a coastal interior facing the sea
Built in timber shelving and a terrazzo step in a coastal interior facing the sea
Aerial view of a landscaped pool terrace with fynbos planting above the beach
Aerial view of a landscaped pool terrace with fynbos planting above the beach
Timber sauna pavilion beside a pool with an outdoor shower and an ocean horizon at sunset
Timber sauna pavilion beside a pool with an outdoor shower and an ocean horizon at sunset
Our bar area floor of our luxury hotel has transformed overnight. Marble House delivered perfection.
Hotel Owner, Sea Point

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