In many respects, the minimalist approach that interior design studio OKHA took in this Cape Town home on the slopes of Table Mountain has to do with its views over Green Point and Sea Point. From its elevated position, overlooking the bustle of the city, OKHA’s Adam Court discerned a duality at the heart of the home’s character.
Project name
Springbok House
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Design team
Adam Court, Jack Nieuwoudt
Typology
Residential › House
This Cape Town pied-à-terre, near to the V&A Waterfront’s Silo Precinct, was conceptualised as a blank canvas for the owner’s growing collection of South African and African art. The precinct is anchored by the Zeitz MOCAA, which is not only the most significant art museum in the world dedicated to artists from Africa and the diaspora but is also...
Interior design
ARRCC, OKHA (Interior Decor)
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Design team
INTERIOR DESIGN TEAM: Michele Rhoda, Daniel Du Toit, Maajidah Sait, Anna Lisa Cunningham Cooper, Leigh Daniels. OKHA DESIGN TEAM: Adam Court, Luka Parkin
Collaborators
TEXT by Graham Wood
Material
Bulthaup sand beige aluminium. Bestwood timber floor. Limestone porcelain floor & wall tile. Rain grey Feature marble. Clamshell Caesarstone. Duco white wall cladding. Plaster & paint
Clifton Terraces apartments on Victoria Road, Cape Town, designed by SAOTA, makes a striking but sensitively integrated architectural statement in the area’s distinctive cliffside setting.
Project name
Clifton Terraces
Location
Clifton, Cape Town, South Africa
Photography
Adam Letch & Niel Vosloo
Design team
Philip Olmesdahl, Mark Bullivant, Edward Peinke, Jo Nel, Christian Liebenberg, Melissa de Freitas, Peter Harel & Lichumile Monakali
Collaborators
OKHA (Bespoke Furniture), De Leeuw (Quantity Surveyor), Taupo Holdings (Pty) Ltd (Developer), SIP Project Managers (Pty) Ltd (Project Manager), All Round Pools (Pool Consultat), Graham Wood (Copy)
Environmental & MEP engineering
Sutherland Engineers
Structural engineer
JG Afrika
Construction
Haw & Inglis
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The concept of chaos and order is a re-current theme explored by OKHA Creative Director, Adam Court; intrigued by the conundrum of co-existing order and disorder in our natural and metaphysical worlds.
Product type
Dining Table
Applications
Residential Interior
Characteristics
Wire Brushed Carbon Oak Base | Leathered Black Pearl Marble Top
Material
Carbon Oak, Leathered Black Pearl Marble
Size
1400D X 735H mm, 55.1D X 28.9H in
The REVERB is an evolution of the Repose sofa narrative, it continues the exploration of organic form, of fluid seating landscapes and of sculptural dialogue.
Applications
Residential and Commercial Interior
Format
Upholstered | Ash / Oak / Walnut / Brass Clad Cylindrical Plinth Options
Size
2900W X 1750D X 720H mm |114.2W X 68.9D X 28.3H in | Seat Height: 410 mm / 16.1 in • Color:
Price
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TECTRA explores the concept that everything from materials and ideas, to anatomic elements, are in a perpetual state of flux and that change is the only constant.
Product type
Coffee Table
Characteristics
Individual plates which combine like pieces of a puzzle forming a narrative greater than its individual parts
Format
Multiple unique elements
Material
Mild steel base in a range of finishes. Standard and custom options of stone top
Size
1665W X 1475D X 380H mm / 65.6W X 58.1D X 15H in
Shape
Composed of “Tectonic” plates that interlock and merge as one organic form
Repose, a chaise sofa first uniquely created for a private client’s coastal Villa and is now available world-wide in size variations.
STUDIOTWENTYSEVEN, who exclusivity represents the sofa in the USA say “Repose is a truly unique and beautiful sofa. OKHA has designed it to be viewed from every el...
