good afternoon good afternoon good afternoon everyone this is xavier with luxury homes
johannesburg today we are yet another masterpiece by francois marais architects
today we are with francois himself who's going to take us on a tour of this magnificent
beautiful home francois without further ado thank you very much xavier
um yeah i think as you can see we are in front of a house which is a distinctly modern residence
but it has got some elements of the farmhouse style which we have introduced in here
so it has some rustic elements but it's distinctly modern let me take you through so as we arrive at
the entrance here you can see we've done a very nice double volume entrance hall um with the
views that look directly onto the staircase which has got a double volume in it which
is beautifully emphasized by the spiral lights that we've introduced into the entrance lobby
so the way that we've structured and planned the residence is
we've planted around the central atrium which forms the core of the residents
and with this uh section as you can see here um all of the rooms that spaces actually lead
and feed onto this space and it becomes a feature that is integrated throughout the residence so on
the bottom you can see from the dining room the staircase we've got the pajama lounge at the top
that all leads onto this space so on the right just behind my back here
we've got your study a guest room and a bathroom that is located on that side which is very nicely
privately situated so that guests who are in there are not inconvenienced by any noises that might
come from your entertainment area when you want entertains so as we come through to this area here
once again you can see the way that we've planned the house with flow and the residence is planned
with very much open plan but every area is distinctly located and has got a feel of its own
so as you can see the dining room the bulkheads and ceilings in this area identified properly as
your dining area it's in a very central position with nice flow to the inn and outside which we'll
go through in a second you've got your family room again with the bulkheads that define this space
carefully and you've got a beautiful open plan flow from your kitchen at your family room with
a breakfast area that is centrally located for your breakfasts and things in the morning so as we
go towards the right hand side here you've got your dining room as i mentioned which
is very central we've created doors that it actually opens up completely to the outside
and it is set in almost a breezeway that one can create between the two spaces from the inside and
outside and the atrium as i explained earlier as the central focus and feature to this space
so if you listen nicely and carefully you will hear the tranquility of the water
so it is this sound that we try and introduce into the home and it creates a very nice calming effect
and it also assists in the atrium cooling the residents down in in the summer so as you can see
on the right hand side here we've got your formal lounge area which is still open to the residence
but once again tucked in its own space so that it can function as a space on its own and the
centralized fireplace that we've done here creates a very nice cozy area if one wants to retreat here
in the evening during the winter and the fireplace then warming up this entire area from from your
lounge through to your dining room and all the way through to your living and entertainment spaces in
the kitchen moving towards the outside here you can feel how nice and spacious it is with the
the boundaries between inside and outside being blurred by the covered areas and the covered
patio and that leads onto your swimming pool and as you can see we've got beautiful views
onto the golf course here and the fairways and with the locality being set back like this we've
got beautiful privacy in the residence here and for that reason we've opened up the house very
nicely onto the front and on the pool with all of these beautiful views onto onto the estate here
so as you stand back here you get a feel of the modern flair of the residence although
we've got the pitch roofs um that give it a slight more slightly more traditional feel
it it's it's a beautifully modern styled residence and as you can see it's just
beautiful and open spaces so that we have a nice integration between the inside and outside of the
of the residence the covered patio which is located on the right hand side here with its own
little prep area on that side you've got a nice pry here obviously very nice flow between
your kitchen and this area so it's very easy to entertain from your kitchen to this area so when
one entertains you can entertain in the this area which is more family room orientated with your
family room kitchen and covered patio together on this side or you can choose to do a more formal
entertain which is then in your dining area located on the left here
and this flow of space between you your kitchen serving your dining room very close
located um and then obviously open plan from your kitchen to your family room which is great for
family living very nice styled white kitchen with the white countertops it features
very nice and light and bright and with a very big open laundry and scullery area at the back here
which creates quite a nice spacious feel for one wants to do some preparation or
ironing or anything that happens at the back here and then the link from the garage then
which comes directly into into this area here so as we move towards the upstairs
so very nice wide inviting staircase staircase overlooking the atrium as one goes up to the top
which causes that integration of spaces which i had spoken about a bit earlier
and you get selected views within certain into certain areas of the residence as one arrives
at the top it opens up into a beautiful pyjama lounge with a television area here
and once again we have created that beautiful open field trying to break the boundaries between the
inside and outside and you can see how nice and spacious it is here with views from here
down into your atrium so that we've got that continuity throughout the
structure and then as you can see here to the outside how beautiful it is here and how
tranquil it is looking out onto the estate and onto your swimming pool at the bottom
especially this time of day it's this is the lifestyle
that you're actually buying is this absolutely lovely absolutely
so moving through towards the side we've got then a small coffee kitchen that we've put in here
with a little fridge microwave etc everyone wanted to do a little bit of preparation
a fireplace to warm this up during the winter which is really great
and then we've got two bedrooms which are located on the side there's a suite that we've done on
this side which is almost like a guest suite upstairs so as you can see it's luxuriously
furnished with private doors going outside onto a balcony area and then here we've got the dressing
area here and then going through into the into the bathroom which is also nice and spacious
so on this side of the house as i mentioned we've got another bedroom here
and as you can see here we've got beautiful views once again looking out onto the central
court here and also let's in because this bedroom is actually located on the
southern side of the house with this window here brings in northern and western light in
the afternoon actually warming up this space with its own private bathroom
so as we move towards this side of the house we've got the main residence which
they actually wanted the main residence located as you come up the staircase
so we've done a very nice wide doorway going into your main bedroom
with double doors uh so we almost you enter into a lobby space as you enter into the main bedroom
and then from the lobby space we then have double doors here that open up that goes into your main
bedroom so that you can maintain the privacy in the room and then also very nice spacious
bedroom as you can see with a nice lounge area that we've located in here once again very wide
doors opening up to the outside and some nice casual chairs being on the outside here for
coffees in the morning or in the in the late afternoon if one wanted to see the sunset
so the bulkheads and the lighting design also
is very important and we plan the lighting in such a way so that one can dim the lights
and uh just use feature light so only the light around the bulkhead could be on or
depending on just how much light one would require and then here we've got sliding doors
actually going into our dressing room area with a very nice open style dressing area
and then coming through into our main bathroom so the main bathroom um once again uh living out to
the outside and one is able to actually open it up completely onto a private little balcony space
that is outside here and you can then utilize this as a tanning area or one can sit outside
here in the mornings or you can open it up just to have fresh air in the bathroom and one can
sit in the bath and actually look to the outside with your shower and toilet which is integrated
behind this wall so it is well hidden behind there and also glass doors to close off the two areas
independently and the toilet and the shower both being individually ventilated with windows to the
outside beautiful stunning the details in this bathroom actually are quite remarkable like you
said and just look at the bulkheads there yeah we've matched the bulkhead with the wool behind it
so that it forms almost like an integrated wall feature running down running down
so once again as we stand at the top here you just get the views down onto your entrance hall
here which creates a very nice voluminous feel and just that very open style living but everything is
located within its own area and one can maintain privacy in the house when guests enter
and you can then channel guests either to your study or to the guest room as
once you enter or if it's a guest that you will be entertaining that evening you can very easily
then bring them into this area and then one can then decide is it a formal entertaining or are
you outside entertaining and then just integrating your entertainment and your living spaces together
truly truly amazing francois the design the details the structure um
i truly love it um anyone else any questions whatsoever please don't hesitate to either direct
message myself or francois i'll put his details and his colleagues details below this video
if you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out guys as always
thank you for your attention and i hope you enjoyed this beautiful beautiful tour francois
thank you very much thank you very much thank you xavier