Clifton, Cape Town, South Africa
145 Kloof Road is a beautiful five-bedroom luxury Clifton villa. This stunning property has spectacular views over Clifton’s sandy beaches, boulder outcrops, and Twelve Apostles mountains towards the south; look out for the sunsets over the Atlantic Ocean. 145 Kloof Road has the option of being five bedrooms with a guest apartment on the 1st floor.
On the lower part of this luxury Clifton villa is an independent apartment, is expressed as ‘a heavy stone plinth’, its gabion-walled exterior and cocooning interior of dark-stained oak and off shutter concrete reflecting the strata of the mountainside out of which they emerge. On top of this is a transitional space that is expressed as a green terrace and braai area, representative of what would have been the landscape’s foliage level. All house levels are connected via a sculptural timber staircase, like a folded ribbon that, appropriate to the home’s design narrative, gradually lightens in tone as it rises. A vertically slatted box hovers over the terrace, with screens that can be opened or closed to adjust the amount of natural light filtering into the interior, ‘as if you were sitting in the shade of a large tree’. The uppermost level, the master bedroom, sits above the tree-tops. As such, the materials – white marble, pale timber – and use of skylights express a feeling of air and openness while fold-away glass walls welcome the entire expanse of the view.
The property is immaculate in style and design and offers all the modern requirements for a genuinely excellent holiday experience; with luxury throughout and stunning views, it is the perfect property for families and friends looking for high-end private villas in Cape Town. The security is incredible too, and there is easy access to the main building from the ample parking bays at ground level.