Alfresco Living

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  Creating communities

  4 min readThe estate that appears so avant-garde today will have lost its competitive edge in 20 years, as developments with ever more sophisticated technology take the lead. So, how do you remain relevant? This is the question Dainfern sought to answer when it recently embarked on renovations to its clubhouse, restaurant and outdoor areas.

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  The Garden Route’s undiscovered gem

  4 min readIn 2001, the dramatic coastal scenery of Oubaai inspired Ernie Els to design an 18-hole signature championship golf course of matching beauty – his first in South Africa. It also inspired the developers, Kharafi Holdings, to create an extraordinary estate that sits atop a set of jagged Indian Ocean cliffs to the south with the imposing Outeniqua Mountains to the north.

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  Rabie – Planning national footprint of retirement villages

  3 min readLeading Western Cape-based developer Rabie Property Group is launching three new retirement villages in Cape Town within the next eight months, and is planning a to roll out a national footprint of villages in the next five to 10 years.

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  Sun, sand, sea and golf

  3 min readIn a country where there is no dearth of spectacular locations, standing out is no easy feat. And yet St Francis Links does, indeed, attract more than its fair share of attention.

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  Behind the scenes at Rondebosch Oval

  5 min readRondebosch Oval in Cape Town’s southern suburbs is a new 41-home estate that incorporates a historic cricket oval and a modern clubhouse with lifestyle facilities. The estate exudes a tranquil atmosphere and an air of effortless sophistication. But what actually goes into creating such a masterpiece?

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  Saddle Up

  4 min readIf you’re waking up to birdcalls and there’s a horse in your back yard, but you’re close to city life, there’s a good chance you’ve invested in Saddlebrook Estate.

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