Tropicana Magazine May-Jun 2019 #124 : Celebration of Success
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The art piece one chooses for their<br />
home can be the beginning <strong>of</strong> a<br />
colour palette for that space and even<br />
the centrepiece that becomes the<br />
focal point <strong>of</strong> that room. The idea that art pieces<br />
can be more than just a detail in the background<br />
is the driving force behind the Johannesburg Art<br />
House. The house was a collaboration designed<br />
by architecture firm Cimato Moroldo Architects,<br />
interior designed by ARRCC and objets d’art by<br />
design studio, OKHA.<br />
The house welcomes guests with a glorious<br />
double-volume entrance that is reached by a<br />
concrete bridge over a small water feature. The<br />
walls surrounding this opening are painted dark<br />
grey that acts as an enclosure towards the glassfronted<br />
doorway. Despite the heavier exterior<br />
colours, the interior walls are white-coloured to<br />
create a stark contrast. The white walls give an<br />
open space perception that enhances the owner’s<br />
art collection without seeming too busy or<br />
untidy. The owner wanted a space where he could<br />
not only showcase his curated African art pieces<br />
but also have a home that would be a space to<br />
entertain guests and be multi-functional.<br />
The ground floor holds the dining room, bar,<br />
cinema, formal lounge, family room and kitchen.<br />
43 MAY/JUNE <strong>2019</strong> | TM
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