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The Barn | Yzerfontein

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Just over an hour's drive north of Cape Town, past the fynbos and the dunes and the long open stretch of West Coast, the village of Yzerfontein sits quietly at the edge of the Atlantic. It is the kind of place people tend to find and then find it very difficult to leave.
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Here, sits The Barn, a contemporary home conceived to feel like an updated farm building, honest in its materials and resolute in its simplicity. The steeply pitched roof, the criss-crossing timber trusses, the hand-worked brickwork and the reclaimed wooden doors sourced from flea markets and junkyards all speak to a building that has been made with patience and intention. ​

CreteCote Microcement Grey runs across the floors throughout the entire house, and it is exactly the right choice for a home like this. It carries the tone and temper of the West Coast indoors, the overcast morning light, the pale coastal stone, the quiet colour of the landscape in every season. Underfoot across the living spaces and bedrooms, it creates continuity without imposing itself, allowing the warmth of the timber, the texture of the brick and the character of the collected objects to take the lead.

The bag-washed brick walls are one of the most defining features of The Barn's interior; raw, textured and deeply characteristic of the building's honest aesthetic. A similar quality can be achieved on your own walls using Brickwash Salar, a finish that enhances the natural texture and tone of brick surfaces, softening them without erasing their character. It is the kind of finish that suits a home like this one perfectly.
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On clear days from The Barn, you can just make out the outline of Table Mountain on the horizon, some 90 kilometres to the south. Closer in, the beach is a few minutes' walk away. The Barn is also available to rent as a holiday home for those looking for a place to slow down entirely, and it is difficult to imagine a more fitting setting for exactly that.
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CREDITS
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Interior Design | Home Concept Solutions
Photography | Bureaux
Bookings for The Barn | thebarn.home-concept.cc/
Project Completion | 2022