With daring architecture, cocooning interiors and furnishings that shatter coastal style conventions, this West Coast villa elevates the seaside escape experience

To listen to tree expert Dag Willems recount the story of what it took to plant the olive tree that gives The Olive Tree Villa its name is to marvel at the multiple hurdles successfully overcome that led to that moment. The site’s sandy soil and salt-laden seasonal winds, the limited manoeuvrability of the five-ton tree itself, and the restricted mobility of the crane- truck necessary to airlift the tree into its heroic courtyard position are a bite-sized sampling of the challenges faced. And yet there was never any question as to the olive tree’s necessity. The owners of the villa, Karin König and Fred de Beer, insisted that, like the zinc-clad bridge that straddles the home’s central courtyard and joins its two pavilions, the olive tree be present for all that it represents – peace, harmony, and on a personal level, Karin and Fred’s union. https://lagrangeinteriors.co.za