No_4_November_and_December__1953 — Page 49

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VILLA MAGNOLIA, POKFULUM

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Detail of the entrance to the upper apartment.

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The Villa Magnolia is located on of a large lounge with an adjoining have doors leading to a balcony over Sassoon Road in the Pokfulum dis- dining space, two bedrooms with an the stoep: there is also a small bal- trict; it was recently completed for intervening bathroom, a box room, cony opening off the dining room Dr. Coxion To, who is now in pantry and kitchen. There is a ser- alone. Other accommodation provided residence. The design called for two vants' entrance directly into the on this floor includes a kitchen, separate apartments, one above the pantry. Opening off the lounge is a pantry. a study, a storage cupboard

stoep (the South African equivalent and a lavatory. of a terraced verandah). There is a staircase in the front hall leading up to the second apartment.

other.

On

The site is on a steep slope running

The staircase leads up in a graceful down to the beach; to avoid excessive

curve to an upstairs lounge which site formation, the entrances to the

overlooks the lower hall; this lounge separate flats were placed at diffe- The other apartment occupies the has a large verandah, from which a rent levels, so that in effect each flat two upper storeys of the building. staircase leads up to the roof. can be entered at its own ground The entrance leads directly into a this floor also are the master bedroom floor level.

large hall, which has a fine curved suite, which includes its own bath- staircase leading to the upper floor. room and dressing room; three other On the ground floor there are a living bedrooms, with adjoining bathrooms room and a dining room, both of which and verandahs; there is another room

On the lower ground floor there is a self-contained apartment consisting

cun

CUP

BATH

[BED ROOM

UP

STAIR HALL

BED ROOM

STOEP

DINING

LOUNGE

CUP

BOXES

PANTRY

KIT

Plan of the lower ground floor.

Another view of the house.

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