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PROJECT

The guest house is a series of outdoor rooms in an interior courtyard,
planted with both indigenous and exotic plants.

Hard landscaping Trachelospermum creepers. The effect is a pleasing pattern of hard
The client requested the creation of discreet platforms for each of and soft blocks that soften the otherwise harsh concrete wall.
the table and umbrella sets; these are located at stepped intervals of Scheepers supervised the installation of both the hard and soft
300mm and staggered left and right, overlapping by one metre to landscaping, including the construction of a drainage channel to
allow access. Planting was then used to further define the space and take stormwater away from the front entrance to the suite. He also
create intimacy and privacy. supervised the transplanting of three rare yellow Strelitzia reginaes.
As the landscape matured, the spaces became more and more These were placed in a planter against the southern boundary wall
defined, and the same is expected to happen in the social space of and form an attractive feature for guests with an interest in gardening
the new suite. and horticulture.
Terracotta Travertine facebrick was specified for the planters, and The guest house has a large group of return clients who frequent it
a combination of grey and charcoal pavers was placed in a random on business trips to Polokwane, and all speak of it as a ‘hidden gem’.
pattern to offset any accidental marks caused by spillages over time.
A grating was built for the drainage channel in front of the suite, Information and photos supplied by Cobus Scheepers, Mohlolo
and steel trellises on the precast concrete wall serve as supports for Landscape Architects

Above and right: The new suite’s social space n

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