aaThe Space House hovers above the sand dunes of the famous Keurbooms beach, like a newly landed spaceship, elemental and full of hybrid vigour. This stonkingly-sculptured piece with its visual staccato is perfectly placed between sand dune, sky and sea. The horizon just a cuticle of pink. Designed by the famously outré adventure architects, Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens and inspired by headline names such as Frank Lloyd Wright, it is what it says on the tin: a beach house that parlays with a safari lodge.
This world-class retreat is surrounded by 150 acres of untamed land and is lavish with sensitively-sourced luxury. “The real luxury for people who stay here is complete privacy,” says the owner, a global business tycoon. “All the furniture is organic and relates to both landscape and house. It is all about peace and harmony.” Although it has show stopping potential and Hollywood glamour with its 30m swimming pool, gym, helicopter pad and spa, it is soft on the senses with lacunas of bare space that showcase famous artists such as Zaha Hadid who was a personal friend of the owner’s. Accommodation consists of 3 inter-leading bedrooms (two double, one single) with en suite bathrooms, good for kids. A huge master bedroom with seating area and His and Her bathrooms, and a further guest double bedroom with bathroom. There is an art gallery and playroom with a cinematic screen.
Plettenberg Bay, a seaside town on the Garden Route is a pleasure dome of leisure activities with signature beaches, nature reserves, indigenous forests, exotic birds, elephants and marine wild life such as whales. A recent guest describes it as unbelievably restorative. “You are in the midst of all the most health-giving elements which combined with the glamour of the house, tips you into another realm.”
What we love!
- The design and architecture of The Space House
- Walking on the most incredible long curved private boardwalk to the beach
- Privacy in this magnificent serene setting
- The art pieces
- The Helipad
What you need to know…
- The Space House has a no shoes policy
- Not suitable for young children or non-swimmers