A unique, modern 5 bedroom, family home in prestigious Bishopscourt

Enjoying breath taking views of the iconic Table Mountain, providing an awe-inspiring backdrop to everyday living.


Welcome to this extraordinary sanctuary in Bishopscourt, where modern luxury meets natural beauty. Crafted by acclaimed architect Johan Slee, the house embraces an understated simplicity that exudes elegance. Experience the seamless harmony of free-flowing open spaces, where large glass windows and doors effortlessly retreat into walled pockets, creating a seamless integration between the interior and the enchanting meadow garden and verandah.


Reception rooms:
A large-scale family home for easy living, free-flow open spaces and views.
Generous open-plan lounge / dining / kitchen with a wet bar, fridges, a staging area, which all lead on to the study/library.
A modern, neutral colour palette, understated simplicity with consistency in finishes and the same tone throughout.
Johan Slee’s signature cavity sliding doors and shutters giving it a sleek no-curtain look
Chill room has built-in surround sound system.
TV points in lounge, chill room, study, all bedrooms.
Ceiling mounted speakers in all reception rooms, Nuvo (wired) audio system.
Open-plan lounge / dining / kitchen with a wet bar and fridges which leads onto the covered patio.


Kitchen:
Internal patio / deck, water feature, koi pond opening from kitchen.
Ilve gas-electric stove with integrated extractor.
Miele built-in appliances (second oven, coffee machine etc).
Walk-in cold room (fridge).
Walk-in pantry.
Large scullery / laundry/Ironing room.
Staff staging room with kitchenette and bathroom.
Covered back patio, pets sleeping area.


Bedrooms & bathrooms:
Separate stairwells to master bedroom (West) and kids’ bedroom (East) wings with an interleading door from West wing into East wing.
Master bedroom suite with mountain views on the first floor.
Linen room/ Dressing room.
Substantial wooden deck.
Bathroom with ‘outside’ shower feel.
Three additional large bedrooms on the first floor..
Interleading door from west wing into East wing.
Security roller shutter at top of East stairwell.
Bedroom 2 has artist’s studio facilities (worktop surface and wash trough).
All bedrooms open onto large outside wooden deck.
Passage / gallery area with bookshelves and desk workspace.
Linen / luggage storage.
Guest bedroom / gym with en-suite bathroom, outside access to garden / pool.
Each with an en-suite bathroom (two with a bath and shower and one with a shower only).
Each with a walk-in dressing room.
Guest loo is at the front entrance.
Hansgrohe taps and mixers throughout.
Heated towel rails, controlled from home automation system.
Signature sandstone ‘plank’ tiles, conforming to wooden floor planks.
5th bedroom is a guest suite on the ground floor.


Study:
The study/library leads on to the media room with an integrated entertainment system and kitchenette.


Exterior & garden:
Large covered patio / deck with extensive braai facilities, pizza oven, prep bowl,
Broad sandstone ‘plank’ tiles throughout.
Fire-pit area.
A well positioned sun drenched, 5.5m pool. The pool is heated and has a salt chlorinator.
3 vehicle garage with single 9m roller door.
Large driveway area, inside parking for +6 cars.
The garden was designed by Danie Steenkamp of DDS projects, who won an award from the Institute of Landscape Architecture in SA (ILSA) in its first year.
3 x 100-year old London plane trees.
Low-maintenance meadow garden, under the large trees.
Formal stone-walled herb garden & parterre garden on classic cruciform layout
shade lawns.
3 stone-clad water features.
Balau screens around heat service installations (tanks, pool pump, heat pump etc).
Koi pond with full filtration.


Staff accommodation:
Gardener’s loo and shower.
Staff staging room with kitchenette and bathroom.


Security:
Aiphone intercom system.
Electrical Allcape mesh fencing all round, 2.5m+.
Paradox alarm system.
13 security cameras, monitored remotely.
Cameras display on screen in house, any TV and phones.
Remote ability to manage access gates and alarms.
Retractable security shutter at top of east wing stairwell.


Extras:
Technical
All heating, pumping and water purification services take place in a centralized in pump room

IT
The home has fibre internet, modern wifi connectivity throughout as well as VOIP 'landline’ telephone system.

Electricity
Back up power solutions - Inverter, 4x lithium battery packs, backup for lighting, freezer, wifi, TVs and computers.

Lighting
Integrated, programmable, Iridium home automation system (to manage lighting moods from phone etc).
LED downlighters throughout.

Heating
Daikin aircon system throughout, central outside heat pump.
Water heating through 3 central 200l geysers, fed by heat exchanger from heat pump.
Redundancy through geysers’ electrical elements, should heat pump fail.
Hot ring main pumps hot water throughout the house.
Two Franco Belge wood stoves to heat large open-plan areas.
Electrical underfloor in tiled bathrooms.
Insulation.
Built post 2013 under the new regs for heat radiation factors.
Significant insulation under the floor slab.
Cavity walls.
Roof insulation.
Insulation under wooden decks (on top of ground floor slab roof sections)

Water
25 mm municipal water connection.
Year-round borehole for irrigation water.
Water filtration plant (in pump room) can utilize borehole water for house usage.
Two 5000l storage tanks.
Two 2000l storage tanks for usage in the house.
Garden fully irrigated, Hunter system, dual pressure pumps

Doors and windows
Alutech aluminium cavity sliding doors throughout, twinned with sliding shutters (on the inside of the glass).
Swivel and tilt aluminium windows.
Pump room (water geysers etc).
Tool / storage room with second washing machine facilities.
Gardener’s loo and shower.
Wood storage vault.
Garden storage locker.