SAOTA completes "challenging" restoration of Gilbert Colyn's modernist Cape Town home
Stefan Antoni of South African architecture studio SAOTA has refurbished a modernist villa overlooking Cape Town and reorganised its open interior to make it better suited to contemporary living.
House Invermark was designed in 1969 by architect Gilbert Colyn as his own home, and takes its inspiration from Philip Johnson's iconic Glass House of 1949, as well as the Farnsworth House designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1951.
The property occupies a site in the suburb of Higgovale, with Table Mountain rising behind it and a view towards the city and harbour from its elevated position.
When Antoni purchased the house in 2013, it was in a state of disrepair due to years of neglect and had been subjected to several alterations and additions that had diluted its authentic character.
Without the protection of heritage status, the building was at risk of demolition until Antoni took it on as a project for the studio he heads alongside Philip Olmesdahl, Greg Truen, Phillippe Fouché and Mark Bullivant.
"The house was a great design on an excellent site with lovely views," Antoni told Dezeen. "It was also well positioned on the site, providing ample garden and entertainment space ? so its fundamentals were right."
"It was a challenging project, of course, as mid-century homes are more complex to work with than traditional homes where components are far more readily available," he added.
SAOTA's approach to the restoration focused on returning the b...
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