African Design Magazine December 2016 | Page 32

T he design called for various living spaces, each with its own character, and four large en-suite bedrooms for the extended family (which includes four married couples, and a number of grandchildren). The building had to communicate the quality, order and professionalism of the “business”, centred around the breeding of rare game. Future extensions to the house would be based on this, as a point of departure. Reinterpreting the traditional thatch lodge became the central concept of this project. Although not a specific requirement, the 45-degree pitch became a strong design informant. Further inspiration drawn from the structure of said thatch lodges, in the implementation of identical structural elements. In the same way one would use equally-sized timber poles, it was decided to use steel 32 africandesignmagazine.com