Eco-estate

A single-storey farmhouse for a young family.

Having made the choice to start from scratch in an eco-estate to the north of Johannesburg, 18 months ago, this family of four couldn’t be happier living in their Highveld-inspired home.

This home is situated in a popular eco-estate on the KwaZulu-Natal coast. It’s a new build with three en-suite bedrooms and a guest loo, which happens to be one of the owner’s favourite rooms in the house.

This is a home that allows for a sense of spaciousness and light, coupled with comfort and practicality.

What makes this modern, open-plan home next to a flowing river stand out from its Highveld eco-estate surroundings, is its bold design, punctuated with its simple, yet eye-catching, minimalist interior.

The owners of this property found inspiration for their Bali African-themed home while on holiday in Zimbali in KwaZulu-Natal.

When she bought a stand in a country estate on the fringes of Fourways, this home owner had long before began dreaming of some day building a home to retire in. She wanted a contemporary farmhouse, with natural finishes that was easy to maintain

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This estate home, at the foothills of the Steenberg Mountains, overlooks Westlake across Marina da Gama and False Bay to the one side, and the Constantia valley and vineyards on the other. It offers a tranquil lifestyle suited to busy professionals who also want to live close to nature

Nestled in the heart of an eco-estate, this home embraces its natural surroundings. Embodying the philosophy whereby man lives in harmony with nature, the home owners sought a unique establishment that needed to rest well in the surrounding nature park and complement their lifestyle.

In our March home of the month video, The heart of nature, we feature an exquisite abode nestled in the heart of an eco-estate. This home embraces its natural surroundings. Embodying the philosophy whereby man lives in harmony with nature, the home owners sought a unique establishment that needed to rest well in the surrounding nature park and complement their lifestyle.

For these home owners choosing a particular style of home wasn’t difficult at all. Ever since the Bali theme became the trend, these residents found themselves instantly enamoured with the style and wanted a home which reflected nothing less.

This estate boasts never-ending grasslands, sweeping ocean views and tranquil pockets of coastal forest, stretched out across 430 hectares of rehabilitated farmland.