Living area with grey egg chairs and a tufted daybed, sliding windows open to the marina

Quayside

On the water's edge, at Granger Bay marina. A minimalist palette of white, and neutral tones frames the space, with silver accents through sculptural vases and fittings, and the yachts moored outside doing the rest of the talking.

Location
Granger Bay
Rooms
2 Bedrooms
Year
2021
White kitchen island with a protea arrangement beside a dining table looking toward the marina
Bedroom with a large framed portrait and sliding glass doors opening to a garden terrace

Custom wall-to-wall cabinetry runs through the living space and bathroom, concealing storage behind flush, handle-free fronts so nothing interrupts the clean lines of the room. Large sliding windows pull back fully, turning the marina view into part of the living space rather than a backdrop to it. Furnishings stay deliberately restrained: grey upholstered dining chairs, sculptural grey egg chairs, a freestanding tufted daybed, each piece chosen for form over ornament. Framed black and white photography punctuates the wall.

Oak dining table with grey upholstered chairs and three hammered silver vases with succulents
Open-plan living area with grey egg chairs, a tufted daybed and dining table, open to the Granger Bay marina

Our approach here favoured discipline over decoration: every finish, from the wood-toned bathroom cabinetry to the trio of hammered silver vases on the dining table, was chosen to hold its place in a room built around light and water rather than clutter. The open-plan layout gives a single occupant the scale to host without ever feeling empty when he is alone. The result is a marina apartment that reads as calm rather than sparse.

  • Pair of grey egg chairs with footstools on a pale oak floor beside framed black and white photographs
  • Long white basin on oak cabinetry, with a mirrored wall reflecting the marina
  • Guest bed with rolled towels, a swirl-patterned cushion and slim pendant lights beside an upholstered headboard
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