THE LEAFY HOUSE THE HOUSE OF LEAFY MOUNTAIN 1من اصل2

Located in the leafy   suburb of Higgovale , set below the iconic Table
Mountain , House Invermark   overlooks the city and harbour of Cape Town .
Forty-seven   years   after   receiving a medal for excellence , House Invermark
has been awarded a prestigious   Commendation   from the Cape Institute for
Architecture ( ClfA ), in recognition of noteworthy contributions to
architecture.
Designed   originally for himself by respected South African   architect Gilbert
Colyn in 1969, it  was   inspired by two   iconic   modernist   houses , namely   that
of Phillip Johnson’s 1949 Glass House and Mies van der Rohe’s 1951
Farnsworth House. The house was   purchased by architect Stefan Antoni,
director   at SAOTA, in 2013. By 1 this stage it  had   reached a poor state of
disrepair Y and featured   numerous   inappropriate   alterations and additions
totally out of character   with the language of the building. Had   it not been
for Antoni’s intervention, it  might have faced   demolition as
its  heritage   status as being a fine of contemporary architecture was
not  recognized.
SAOTA’s   careful and sensitive alterations and additions have returned the
threatened building back to its original state, enhanced   its   overall
composition and significantly   refined the living experience to bring   it up to
date with   contemporary living. In the living area, kitchen , main bedroom ,
and bathrooms , structure, and screens   were   removed to
facilitate   improved   flows   associated   with   contemporary living.
Changes were   also  affected by the exterior   spatial configuration
involving   the relocation of the swimming pool from the darker   mountains de
to the sunny   street  sea   view   side, providing   much-needed   privacy   from the
street.