South African practice Antonio Zaninovic Architecture Studio has overhauled a 1960s house in Cape Town adding outdoor areas to make the most of its ocean views.
The Cape Town studio, founded by Chilean architect Antonio Zaninovic, and local designer Tara Bean spent two years renovating the run-down, mid-century property.

The four-storey Icaria House serves as a holiday home and rental unit for Kearnon O'Molony, a South African who grew up in the city and now lives in New York.
It is located in Cape Town's Bantry Bay neighbourhood and built into a granite bluff that culminates with the Atlantic Ocean 15 meters below.

The team worked around the rocky site and added two terraces into the hillside, making an eight-metre descent to a new outdoor swimming pool easier.
These patios provide areas to lounge and eat outside alongside the home's entrance, which is covered by an overhanging roof lined with thatch on its underside.

The home's original orientation was also reconfigured as part of the project.
A new entrance was added to its west side, as opposed to the north, and large windows were added on the west and south sides to provide more expansive views.

Inside, the team tore down existing walls to create more spacious, light-filled areas.
The interior walls are all painted white to complement this, and floors are either grey stone or painted white, further creating a uniform feel across the home indoors and out.

Shades of blue and green found in the bathroom tiles and pa...