SAOTA's Kenmore Proves You Don't Have to Sacrifice Space for an Impossibly Narrow Cape Town Hillside - Yanko Design
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SAOTA's Kenmore Proves You Don't Have to Sacrifice Space for an Impossibly Narrow Cape Town Hillside - Yanko Design
"The architecture is organized entirely around those two axes, turning the site's constraints into its greatest asset. Rather than fighting the narrow footprint, the design leans into it - producing a continuous, open living space that flows visually from front to back."
"Placing it there allowed the home to connect directly to the landscape of Signal Hill and maximize sunlight - a critical move given the site's limited northern exposure. It also made room for a meaningful garden, something Bullivant had set as a core ambition from the very beginning."
Kenmore, designed by Mark Bullivant of SAOTA, is a home built on a narrow 58-meter long plot in Cape Town. The design embraces the site's constraints, creating a continuous living space that flows from front to back. The primary living area is elevated to enhance views of Table Mountain and Signal Hill while maximizing sunlight. The home features oversized windows and terraces, integrating a meaningful garden that connects architecture with the surrounding landscape, transforming the original dark structure into a bright, open living environment.
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