Whale Beach Cottage
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David Untiedt
Gill Siebert
Helen Hoekstra
Helena Smith
Rainer Kloos
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“The enchanting interior is cool in summer”
If heaven were on earth, it would be in Groot Paternoster. Whale Cottage in the Groot Paternoster Private Nature Reserve rests on a slice of pristine paradise. One of only 10 houses in this exclusive, 165-hectare reserve on the headland overlooking the bay of Paternoster, this is the ultimate place to disconnect and reconnect. It’s pure balm for the soul.
Clad with natural calcrete stone from the area, this enchanting home was built about 25 years ago – right in the front row with nothing but ocean and beach before it. It’s a haven of tranquillity and safety, where you can watch changing tides as well as both sunrise and sunset over the ocean.
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Completely off the grid, yet with every creature comfort, Whale Cottage is sensitively built and completely sustainable. It’s skirted with frilly fynbos and wild flowers and cooled by sea breezes in summer. Thoughtfully designed to accommodate the prevailing winds, there are two seafront verandahs and an internal courtyard for alfresco living.
The enchanting interior is cool in summer with its clay tiled floors, reed ceilings and open thatch roofs. In winter it’s deeply cosy with a woodfire crackling in the raw stone hearth. Natural materials have been used throughout the home and wooden fixtures are crafted from West African Iroko, which has the rich colour of teak. Here, the natural world lives comfortably inside too.
Whether you are cooking, dining, relaxing or have just awoken in the master bedroom – the ocean is always full frame. So throw open the front doors, step onto the wide verandah and breathe in the fresh ocean air. It’s right there, 180 degrees of it, along with a private 6km-long beach dotted with coves and little bays – and more seabirds, dolphins and whales than can be counted.
Property specifications:
- Erf size: 600m²
- House size: 220m²
- Courtyards and verandahs: 110m²
- 3 bedrooms (2 en suite)
- 4 bathrooms
- Family/games room (en suite) with mezzanine floor
- Plot includes a 1/20 share of 165ha commonage
- Architectural guidelines in keeping with the West Coast style
- 100% off-grid
- 6km of private nature reserve coastline
- Two hours from Cape Town
