House Oswego
Durbanville, Cape Town
The refurbishment of an existing family home for friends in Durbanville.
Two focus areas:
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Create a new home office on an unused balcony space.
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Refurbishment and space planning of the kitchen / dining / family living spaces.
Design Considerations:
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As this home office is for a director of a leading law firm the aim was to design a professional space which was warm & inviting.
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Ensure the office space thoroughly considered all user needs including workspace, storage, visitors and display.
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Emphasize the panoramic mountain views with a large corner window at the office soft seating space.
Space planning (to achieve a better flow):
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Gaining a full understanding of all the different scenarios the spaces needed to cater for.
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A full analysis of the existing furniture and fittings, measured, catalogued and re-positioned to achieve the flow requirements.
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Adding new openings to allow a better connection with interior & exterior spaces.
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Maximising of all spaces by squeezing in a small garden shed into the design.
Cost-savings:
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We retained the existing kitchen joinery, giving it a fresh paint within the new colour palette.
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Re-use existing furniture, inherited pieces and appliances.
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Installing PV panels on the new extend North facing roof and battery storage for long term electricity cost-savings.
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New LED light fittings.
Before: 1st Floor balcony
After: New home office
3D Renderings: Project proposal
After: Photos of completed spaces
