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PROJECT

The boutique hotel is a refurbished Victorian-style house

s the house had already been the installation schedule; extra teams had fountain was added to provide ambient
renovated, the client also wanted to be brought in to ensure that the work sound.
Aa complete change to the existing was completed on time. Also added were pergolas and a walk-
landscaping which was fragmented and through tunnel structure, lending height,
in a bad state compared to the luxury Design concept vertical interest and shade to the upgraded
interiors of the house. This formed the brief The site had two swimming pools, one of garden. Existing structural elements were
to landscape architect Tanya de Villiers. which was right in front of the breakfast retained where possible, as well as mature
The guest house is closed during the area and hardly used by guests. CNDV trees on the site.
winter season and the new landscaping re-designed these areas, maximising The following were further important
work had to be completed during this the usable outdoor space for guests factors relating to the re-design:
short time frame. However, vast amounts and ensuring privacy for the rooms • the colour palette relates to that of a
of rain and some flooding occurred during overlooking the gardens. One of the pools macaron (a small, round meringue-like
this period, which had a major impact on was changed into a lily pond and a small biscuit). It is dark purple and plants were

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