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A Meeting Of Two Worlds

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August - September 2019

A revamped house in the suburbs of Johannesburg is home to an extensive array of contemporary art and vintage collectibles

- Layla Leiman

A Meeting Of Two Worlds

The notion of terroir is a familiar one in winemaking, referring to the way in which the precise environmental context of a vineyard contributes to the unique characteristics of a wine. Similarly, Marina and Robert Appelbaum’s Craighall home in Johannesburg, which they share with Marina’s three children, is an expression of their individual personalities, interests, and stories.

The house, originally designed by renowned South African architect Michael Sutton, underwent a major year-long renovation in 2015. ‘As happens when you start doing a small renovation, you very quickly realize that everything has to change,’ Marina says. For the job, she called in the same team who built her previous home in Morningside, which included her good friend Joe van Rooyen of JVR Architects and landscaper, Patrick Watson.

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