JHB West - Nov 21

Ayesha Nobanda
Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens
Show apartments and penthouses
showcase luxury living
Although the City Centre will be popular with those
who’ve taken permanent advantage of the
work-from-home option Covid’s given us, moved
out of town and are looking for a glam lock-upand-go
spot for their Joburg visits, these really are
Bilala Mabuza magnificent residences and will be sought after as a
permanent address.
But it is the opulently decorated show apartments and penthouses
that truly stand as a showcase of luxury living. Steyn City enlisted the
assistance of South Africa’s leading designers to create a signature look for
the eight homes which form part of City Centre’s showcase, which are the
apogee of style and sophistication.
In many of these homes, a special effort has been made to bring the
outdoors in. This was certainly the case for Silvio Rech and Lesley
Carstens of Rech + Carstens, who focused on creating a home in the sky
with an eclectic, individual style, which is made to live and grow with
the inhabitant.
Stephen Falcke - Stephen Falcke Interior Design - meanwhile, applied his
award-winning expertise to create a cosmopolitan, luxury sanctuary that
would appeal to the super-rich in its unique palette of Eau de Nil, which
mirrors the lagoon over which its views extend. Both penthouses boast
their own private rooftop plunge pools, and private lift lobbies.
In her one-bedroom apartment, Urban Glam’s Ayesha
Nobanda played off the grit of urban living with glamour and
sophistication, while Amanda Elliott of Design Collective -
whose three-bedroom duplex apartment stands out for its
customised wallpaper designs - also played with contrasts,
juxtaposing Manhattan-style apartment living with Steyn City’s
parkland setting.
The Private House Company’s Yvonne O’Brien’s design philosophy
- emphasising understated elegance - is clearly evidenced in her
four-bedroom, duplex apartment which, again, is imbued with an
accent on the luxurious.
Buzwe Mabuza of Design Dreams International took inspiration
for his two-bedroom simplex apartment from the global citizen
who feels as much at home at Steyn City as they do in New York
or London, and Donald Nxumalo’s (Donald Nxumalo Interior
Design) designer of a two-bedroom duplex apartment, feels the
ideal homeowner is someone who values quality – not just the
quality of their possessions, but quality of life.
Finally, Cocoon Lifestyle’s Bilala Mabuza added an unforgettable
touch to her gorgeous three-bedroom apartment with the
inclusion of pieces by some of South Africa’s most exciting
up-and-coming-artists.
See all the apartments, and find out which are the designers
favourite rooms, on www.getitmagazine.co.za
November 2021 Get It Magazine 25