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A Luxury Boutique Hotel in South Africa

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The POD boutique Hotel in Cape Town is designed by Greg Wright Architects.

Massive blocks of granite behind the pool balance the weighty landmarks of Lions Head and Table Mountain.

The heavy granite and the oversized tree trunks do not seem out of scale in this setting.

In the dramatic landscape of South Africa, the gigantic trunks have the right weight.

The color palette also derives from heavy materials such as slate, South African native timbers and granite.

By night this outdoor seating area affords a sunset view out across Camps Bay Beach.

The drama of the natural surroundings is balanced in the massive weight of the materials chosen.

Beds are set on a raised alcove of weathered wood that surrounds the sleeper on three sides.

Even the lighting is bold and full of drama.

In the dining room too, the wood that shields you on three sides – roof, wall, floor – echoes the shape of the outdoor seating.

Weighty granite slabs give a discrete gravitas to the bathroom.

The huge logs appear to be situated on the sands of Camps Bay Beach that stretches in front of the hotel.

Each of the fifteen rooms have extensive views over one or two of these landmarks.

Altogether a luxurious and discrete design for a Boutique hotel.