The house is designed in keeping with a traditional Cape farm style, suited to the established neighborhood context. It has contemporary elements suited to the client’s needs of an open plan form, with large bedrooms, thus allowing contemporary expression in this context. The plan is formed around an internal stone-clad courtyard with a link to a frameless glass enclosed terrace, adjacent to a large water feature in the garden. These natural elements inside and outside create a sense of space and connection to nature, on a property largely covered by the house footprint.