Johannesburg-based architectural practice, Nico van der Meulen Architects, has envisioned the House Boz project.
Completed in 2013, the opulent family home can be found in Mooikloof Heights, Pretoria, South Africa. The owner of this modern home wanted an airy and luxurious four bedroom steel, glass and concrete home with a stress placed on the design of the living rooms. The immensity and natural setting of this site inspired the design resembling a bush lodge that responds to nature and its immediate surroundings. Translating this concept into a modern home was almost effortless thanks to the location, orientation and natural beauty of the site, said the architects.
M Square Lifestyle Design strategically linked spaces through their use of various natural materials in the interior spaces. The design exposes the truth of the materials by using them in their purest form such as incorporating in situ-concrete, quartzite cladding and rusted mild steel in the design.
The interior design firm enhanced the interior space with pieces that blend with the natural materials and earthy colors featured in the home amongst others Molteni & C, Horm, Fantoni, Fontana Arte, Tom Dixon and Foscarini.
The house also won the Lafarge Award for the best architectural use of decorative concrete in South Africa 2013, as well as the overall award for the best concrete work for 2013.
