Emagqumeni aseHout Bay kunezindawo ezimbili ezinokuthula ezinikeza indlela yokuphunyuka kuzo zonke - iVilla Maison Noir kanye nomakhelwane wayo omusha, iVilla Verte. Lezi zindlu zikanokusho zesimanje, ezakhiwe ohlangothini lwentaba, zifana nekhaya elikude nekhaya lezivakashi futhi zinikeza iziphakamiso ezihluke kancane zokubalekela, imicimbi kanye namaholide andwe. Itimu ebanzi, nokho, iyashaja kwesinye sezilungiselelo ezinhle kakhulu zaseKapa.
Lezi zakhiwo zingaphansi kwe-design-and-entrepreneur power duo uJim Brett (wodumo lwe-Anthropologie kanye ne-West Elm) kanye no-Ed Gray (owayenesitolo sempahla yasekhaya esezingeni eliphezulu e-Philadelphia ngegama elithi Bruges Home). Laba bashadikazi baseMelika baqale ukuza eNingizimu Afrika ukuzothumela izikebhe zaseNingizimu Afrika e-US futhi bathandana nezwe. “Sasibathanda abantu esasihlangana nabo, amasiko, ukudla futhi sasimangazwa ubuhle bendawo,” kuchaza uBrett. Bafaka izimpande futhi bathola indawo ekahle e-Hout Bay, lapho ihlathi eliluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka elingemuva kweTable Mountain lalisusiwe nalapho iqoqo lezakhiwo elibanzi elakha i-Villa Maison Noir lihlala khona.
Manje ngokunweba uhlobo lomkhiqizo ngokuqhubekayo, sebakhe indawo yokuhlala entsha yangasese endaweni eseduze, exhunywe ne-Villa Maison Noir ngezingadi ezinwetshiwe futhi eyindawo ecezile yezintaba. I-Villa Verte izonweba inhlanganisela yezinsiza zokunethezeka nendawo enhle. “Sikujabulele kakhulu ukwakha umkhiqizo futhi sifuna ukuqhubeka nokwandisa ibhizinisi. Kwakunendlu endala yama-1970 lapho siyithenga, futhi sasazi ukuthi singakha okuthile okungcono endaweni yayo ukuze kuhambisane ne-Villa Maison Noir engumakhelwane,” kusho uBrett.
Imbozwe yizihlahla, i-Villa Verte izohlinzeka ngezinga elifanayo lesitayela nomphefumulo elenziwa yi-Villa Maison Noir, ngephakeji elihluke kancane. “Sithemba ukuthi abantu bazoza kule ndawo enomlingo futhi bazizwe sengathi bahlala endlini enezihlahla, enemibono engapheli yezintaba nemvelo ebazungezile,” kusho uGrey.
Ilandela umqondo ofanayo 'wedolobhana' lezakhiwo ngokungafani nendawo yokuhlala eyodwa, i-Villa Verte inophahla oluphakeme oluyisihlanu, iphinda izici ezinhlanu ezihlala zikhona kuyo yonke indlu. Umgogodla oyisiyingi wendlu ufana ne-motif eyindilinga etholakala kuyo yonke i-Villa Maison Noir. “Sisebenzisa amajika neziyingi kuyo yonke indawo njengoba kungekho lutho emvelweni oluyisikwele noma elingunxande, ngisho nakumaselula amaningi. Ngisho nempahla yasendlini inezimo eziningi eziyindilinga nemiphetho egobile. Sithanda yonke into emele umbuthano: ukulingana, ukubandakanywa, ubumbano, ukusimama kanye nomyinge wempilo,” kuchaza uGrey.
“Ngesikhathi siqala ukuthenga i-Villa Maison Noir, sayithanda indlela umakhi wokuqala, u-Poalo Deliperi, enze umqondo 'wesibaya' sase-Afrika uphile. Uncome umakhi uThomas Leach ukuthi asisize siveze umbono wethu weVilla Verte entsha,” kusho uGrey. Uphawula ikhono eliyingqayizivele likaThomas lokusondela kuphrojekthi ngokuqaphela indawo ezungezile, kanye nokudala okuthile okuyingqayizivele ngempela ngokomklamo. "Abanye abaningi bebezophakamisa okuthile okunamandla, kodwa uThomas ukwazile ukwenza into yasekuqaleni, nokho lokho kubhekiselwa ku-Villa Maison Noir," eqhubeka.
Ukwengeza, i-Villa Verte izobonisa uthando olufanayo lokuklama uBrett noGrey abengeze ngalo ku-Villa Maison Noir selokhu bathatha ubunikazi - inhlanganisela eyinkimbinkimbi yobuciko nedizayini yenza kube nokukhanga komhlaba wonke kanye nokuhambisana kwendawo. “Besilokhu sihamba emhlabeni wonke, sifuna imikhiqizo eyingqayizivele engasiza abantu baveze isitayela sabo siqu ekhaya,” kusho uBrett. “Ikhaya lakho indaba yakho – futhi yebo – ixoxwa ngezakhiwo kanye nesakhiwo sangaphakathi; kodwa, okubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi umphefumulo wakho ukhanya. Kukhona ukushoda kokuhlangenwe nakho okunethezeka kwangempela okuyiqiniso ngamanani akhokhelekayo. Sikholelwa ukuthi kokubili izakhiwo zethu - ezikhona nezintsha - kuhlanganiswe nabantu bethu abamangalisayo kwakha isipiliyoni esingenakuqhathaniswa eKapa."
I-Villa Verte manje isivulekele ukubhukha kwangaphambili futhi izokwethulwa ngokusemthethweni ngomhla ka-5 Mashi 2020.
