Luxury House in the Zimbali Estate, South African Residence, Property, Architecture, Home
Leadwood Loop, South Africa
New Residential Development – design by Metropole Architects
14 Sep 2017
Leadwood Loop Residence
Location: The Zimbali Coastal Forest Estate, KwaZulu Natal North Coast, South Africa
Design: Metropole Architects
Leadwood Loop in South Africa

The architecture of 6 Leadwood Loop was designed in accordance with Feng Shui principles. The square geometry of the floor plan is aligned with the cardinal axis.

The shape, position and orientation of all the spaces and bodies of water were guided by Feng Shui protocols.

Characteristics like elemental roof forms with large eaves, overhanging upper storey, play of light and shade, screening, flow of spaces including an uninterupted indoor / outdoor flow and lush landscaping are all hallmarks of Tropical Modern architecture.
The house is a layered composition of individually expressed horizontal elements.

The offshutter concrete and glass ground floor level is articulated from the timber clad first floor level by means of the cantilevered first floor plate, and the angled cantilevered ground floor terrace projects out over the timber and stone lower floor level.

Subdivisions in the timber doors and windows reinforce the horizontal lines of the architecture.

The building culminates in the bold form of the pyramid roof with a two metre overhang, splayed timber eaves brackets and T&G eaves closer.
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