An apartment perched between mountain and sea plays with geometry, light and textures, conceiving a striking space where ceramicist Martine Jackson lives and works.
“We were able to choose all the finishes, so we leant towards concrete floors and simplicity where we could,” says Martine.
As a ceramicist, Martine Jackson is no stranger to teasing beauty out of the muted clay she works with. So, when she and her husband acquired an unfinished apartment on Cape Town’s Atlantic Seaboard, she was undaunted by the task of shaping a family home out of the stark concrete form and geometrically fragmented interior she was presented with. Installing swathes of bespoke oak cabinetry was the starting point of making the new residential complex unit a layered and exciting space to accommodate and celebrate her work. Her choice of bright, soft furnishings, a striking floating kitchen island, and a succulent-laden deck combine to give it a quirky yet laidback charm.
The kitchen is defined by a bulkhead that contrasts with the raw concrete ceiling and a showstopping custom-designed angular kitchen island.
Keeping daughter Bailey’s room otherwise simple and pared-back, Martine chose to cover the bed in a fun woodland scene from Designers Guild that mirrors the hills that surround the apartment.
The architecture of the building created multi-angled interior walls. Custom cabinetry made sense of the space in the main bedroom and created nooks to display sentimental ceramic works.
The relaxed TV lounge is a space where children can unwind and do homework.
The lines are sharp and seamless in all the bedrooms, with doors and skirting boards sitting flush with the walls.
Words — Lori Cohen
Photographs — Elsa Young
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