Grand entrance

This lavish northern suburban home was built from the ground up by a Portuguese family that places great value and emphasis on open-plan living as well as entertainment. Since they appreciate the outdoors so greatly, the very foundation of the home was created to enhance the time that this family spends outside. ...

Building the dream – Home of the month video

We're so excited about our first home of the month online video. In Building the dream we explore an exquisite home located in an eco-estate. Each detail of the home was perfectly planned, revised, adapted and perfected to ensure every crevice of the abode was to its owners specifications and utmost liking. ...

Final destination

Architecturally defined by the surrounding two properties on the subdivided land, this home was created to both complement its surroundings while also representing its residents. ...

Radiant living

A plethora of natural lighting not only enhances the deep recesses of a home but brings with it a warm ambience that reverberates throughout the home. The conveniently placed skylight as well as numerous large windows situated around the abode, including the fold-away doors, graciously invite the refulgent sunlight in. The pale hues of the interior decor enhance the warmth and friendliness of the abode....

Metropolis metamorphosis

It takes vision to dramatically transform something into what it is not, and vision is exactly what these home owners had. The owners converted a 1952 one-bedroom home into a quasi-Tuscan abode, based on similar designs that they had seen while visiting the more rural parts of Tuscany....

Metropolis meander

A year in view of spectacular houses on the architectural, building and design markets, one thing can be agreed on: open-plan living is still the way forward. This home owner was sure of one thing – in this home open-plan living would be taken to a whole new dimension ...