The Construction

 

The complex is located in the center of a vast open area, though Robertson City is only a 10-minute drive away, Makkie says. "The house is centrally located on the property," Willem says. "You see neighbors or fences. This is only a 360-degree view of the mountains." qatar selling

The property was constructed slowly; the Jouberts would not unnecessarily disturb any land, so they waited until the road was paved to build the houses.

The compound is surrounded by a five-foot high brick wall, to keep the dogs not out, says Willem. When entering, visitors will find two symmetrical buildings linked by a furnished breezeway.

The eastern building includes a living room, an entertaining kitchen where guests can gather around an open plan dining area, and a separate "work-room" with a heavy lift. Upstairs is a suite and study room. Two guest suites, a double-height library, a music room and a game room with a billiard table and a TV projector system feature in the western building. Each building has its own garage with two cars.

In the vicinity there is a house called the cottage by couples, with a fitness room and an additional guest suite. Deeper into the complex is a structure overlooking a big dining pool; a kitchen, a bathroom, and dressing rooms have been labeled as an entertainment building.

There is also a large barn with personnel on its second floor and a staff "cottage."

The property has 7 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms. There are currently two full-time staff, plus a gardener who doesn't live on site. A system of solar panels supplies the daytime energy needs of the property. (The system currently does not have a battery storage system, although it can be easily added.)

"There were plenty of rooms and open space for a lot of guests," Makkie says. She has designed the landscaping and house so that guests can move seamlessly from one building to another.

 

The Basis

The buildings are connected by a number of footpaths, gardens and gardens. The property is dotted with mature acacia and fever and a small, walled orchard with mango, gova and orange trees connects with the grass.

The star attraction lies outside the walls of the complex with a steady procession of wildlife.

"Game runs on the property freely," Willem says. Eland, springbok and Kudu (famous for their curved horns), grasp the house around, and regularly visit the nearby lake with red hartebeest and Zebra. Leopards are the only predatory predator to dominate.

"You have a view of the main plain from the bedrooms where the game gathers late afternoon," says he. While the Jouberts do not participate themselves, there has been a need for periodic hunting to keep the animal population down to prevent overgrazing.

Before they left the farm, the couple took bike rides and crossed the land without seeing anything or anybody; sometimes they bought horses from a (remote) neighbor and ride trails.

Given the mainly moderate climate and location in the region of the Cape Winelands, the couple says there is ample land for a few hectares of vineyards with proper irrigation. Willem says in February, at its peak in summer, temperatures can reach 30蚓 (86蚌), but in July the rainy winter season peaks.

"There is snow in some years on the top of the mountains but just a day or three," he explains, "so it's really exciting for everybody in the area," he says.

The farm is looked after by staff "that run the farm as if we were there," says Willem, and friends of the family in Cape Town use the farm regularly. The Jouberts only visit every three months; yet, Makkie says, this one will be difficult to sell.

"There were a lot of major changes that required us to make different plans," she says, "but we really liked the place."