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House in Morningside : Johannesburg Property
Contemporary South African Residential Development in Gauteng – design by Nico van der Meulen Architects
23 May 2019
Brian Road Residence
Location: Morningside, Johannesburg, South Africa
Design: Nico van der Meulen Architects

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5 Brian Rd Morningside
Nico van der Meulen Architects have been called in for a total renovation of this 1960s home, located in a prime area in a quiet cul-de sac of Johannesburg. The architects had to start from the entrance, where they added in an aggregate driveway with broken rock in the joints and a very geometrical garden to complete the look of the space.
The look of the house has been valorized by an added atrium with a moat and a waterfall at the entrance. The moat runs all the way around the dining room and under the extended wing wall, where an oversize glass pivot door has been installed as a front door.

The ground floor is composed of an open plan, a double volume space with two living areas, a very large dining room with a kitchen and a lanai with one corner suspended from a massive, two storey high beam transversing the pool to adjoin the lanai with a timber deck on the opposite side.

The glass wall between the living areas and the lanai folds completely away to create one huge living space, with the second lounge area leading onto the garden, and the dining op...