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Project Area: 775 m2
Location: The Wilds Estate Pretoria East
A modern contemporary large sized family home in the heart of an upmarket housing estate upscaled in size from the original single level residence consisting only of 3 living areas, 4 bedrooms, 3 car garage and a staff quarters converted with an additional second storey cantilevered above the existing bedrooms and utility spaces below where the new upper level includes another family living area with coffee corner, study, walk-in safe, 3 bedrooms all en-suite as well as a large master suite with walk-through dressing area open to a luxurious master bathroom. All bedrooms are arranged adjacent to one another inter connected with a large covered balcony with transparent balustrade on the northern exposure overlooking the lush large garden court below.
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Also added to the existing main building envelope is a freestanding structure for an additional 2 vehicles and a caravan garage with storage space, also including an additional large sized covered verandah attached to the existing indoor patio leading out to the swimming pool deck and garden space with open air fire pit and seating area for entertaining.
Smooth plastered and painted external walls and rustic face brick and vertical metal cladding feature elements predominate the facades in keeping with the orginal buildings architectural language so as to marry the old and the new seamlessly in keeping with housing estate's architectural building guidelines.
A large sized mono-pitch metal clad roof structure over the new upper level addition allows for ample area for an array of renewable energy solar panles ideally orientated north allowing for maximum energy efficeincy for the home to be unreliant on the grid provided energy to power this large sized family residence.