Synopsis
When architect Bert Pepler first saw the empty plot of
land on the lower slopes of Signal Hill in Cape Town’s
Tamboerskloof he was struck by the spectacular view
and the opportunity to capture it in every room of the house he was
being asked to design.
These views sweep from the harbour, across the City Bowl,
to Lion’s Head and instantly made the idea of building on the erf
a compelling one. ‘I loved the site irrespective of its size,’ says Bert
of the dramatically sloping 438m2 sliver of land, the product of
a sub-division. He was more concerned about the ‘sun direction
and the “tunnel vision” created by the structures on the adjoining
sites’. The owners also wanted to keep the grove of wild olives
growing on the lower portion of the property. As the brief was to
create a three-bedroom home with a large living and dining space,
the only solution was to go up.
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