Pengilly House
STAY IN ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC ARCHITECTURAL HOMES IN AFRICA
Protected by the peaks of Lion’s Head and perched over Clifton’s sandy coves, Pengilly House is as extraordinary as its alluring setting.
Designed by Peerutin Karol, this masterpiece in Cape Town’s swishest beach destination pays homage to iconic midcentury modern architecture. And now, thanks to In Residence by Pieter Brundyn, you can actually live here…
Such is the cinematic aesthetic of Pengilly House—which channels the essence of Southern Californian Modernism—that you’d be entirely unsurprised to hear James Bond himself drawling a ‘shaken not stirred’ cocktail request at the sunken bar in the entertainment pavilion cantilevered over the swimming pool.
This sculptural home captures the zeitgeist of the jet-set era, when visionary designs reflected the star quality of their residents as well as their dramatic and beautiful locations, from Malibu to Acapulco. Until very recently, you had to travel to Palm Springs Modernism Week to visit and admire these iconic mid-century modern homes. But not anymore! Since 2015 Clifton sports its very own modernist icon in Pengilly.
The home’s design certainly unlocks the beauty of this coastline. Unfolding out of the mountain slopes, it follows the natural topography of Nettleton Ridge.
“Viewed from above, the edges are a series of undulating curves. The idea was to mimic the undulations of the roadscape below the house, which winds around the natural forms of the mountain. But, really, the horizontal width of the site allowed for every room to enjoy a view of the coastline below,” explains architect, David Peerutin.
This striking iteration of modernist architecture is clearly completely at home here in its dramatic Clifton setting.
Through In Residence you now have the chance to make yourself at home in Cape Town’s own futuristic masterpiece, where urban living blends with nature and time stands still.
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