Aloe Ridge House, scenic hideaway in South Africa by Metropole Architects

Date of Publishing: June 9, 2022

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Architecture Design of Aloe Ridge House

Description About The Project

Aloe Ridge House designed by Metropole Architects is a 300 sqm modern home in Eden Rock Estate on Kwa Zulu Natal’s South Coast of South Africa. A veritable “Mesian box” of bold modern architectural design, set into the African indigenous coastal forest context, the house makes a big architectural statement despite its relatively diminutive dimensions. Also, promote the notion that a dream house needn’t be sprawling and palatial but that in fact, small can be beautiful. Indeed, this house stands proud on its corner site and is a progressive cantilever form that proclaims its presence. And it is representative of a paradigm shift in the estate’s architectural design language.

In Aloe Ridge House there is a unity of opposites. The architecture brings the great big South African outdoors in and in turn encourages the inhabitants to venture out into it. Extensive cantilevers resonant of the canopy of the Albizia tree provide a sense of lightness and floating of the upper house mass on the open plan lower level. The extensive use of glass breaks down the traditional visual barriers between inside and out. As well as provide reflections of the natural vegetation that is its context.

Once insides, at ground floor level, open plan design with a minimum of dividing walls. Also, no internal doors and level thresholds between inside and outside facilitate a user experience of a single large multi – use space that unconstricted, uncluttered and weather permitting. Also, is able to open up and connect and extend to the outdoors. In addition to this, a generous external decked area with plunge pool and open lawn area beyond encourages the inhabitants to indulge in. And celebrate an outdoor lifestyle of entertainment, play and relaxation.

The Architecture Design Project Information:

Project Name: Aloe Ridge House
Location: Pennington, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Project Year: 2014
Area: 300 m²
Designed by: Metropole Architects

Aloe Ridge House, scenic hideaway in South Africa by Metropole Architects

The palette of natural materials of Aloe Ridge House includes earthy color tones, timber screens, decking stone cladding juxtapose with the bold and progressive architectural form making. Hence, it creates a small home that ‘packs a big punch’. Also, that is not only visually and spatially exciting. But also comfortable and intimate.

The Aloe Ridge House Gallery:

Text by the Architects: Under the leafy canopy of an immense Albizia Tree nestles Aloe Ridge House, a 300sqm contemporary home in the Eden Rock Estate on Kwa Zulu Natal’s South Coast of South Africa.

Photo credit: Grant Pitcher| Source: Metropole Architects

For more information about this project; please contact the Architecture firm :
– Add: 23 Wanless Rd, Glenmore, Durban, 4001, South Africa
– Tel: +27 31 303 7858
– Email: info@metropolearchitects.com