Stilkrans arches
Stilkrans’ Gothic-inspired arched windows, the challenges of making them in aluminium, and our decision to return to traditional timber craftsmanship.
Building Stilkrans
Stories & ideas shaping Stilkrans
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A truckload of gravel (and money)
Getting onto Stilkrans is proving harder than expected. Three months of permits, steep slopes, retaining walls and a truckload of gravel later, we're still moving forward.
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A wheelbarrow on gravel
Stilkrans is a one-bedroom villa being built above Wilderness. Checkout will be at 3pm; we modelled what leaving the next night empty could cost.
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In defense of 33 stairs
Critics said 33 stairs was too many for a small house. They're right about the count, wrong about the point. Stairs at Stilkrans is friction on purpose.
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UnInstagramable
Wooden steps in Mozambique, a sunny spot on a kitchen floor, and the rock face in Wilderness we climb by fynbos branch. A story about coming back to your senses.
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Stilkrans video fly-through: softer corners, a Juliette balcony, & first costing
A video fly-through of Stilkrans, what we changed, and a peek at what building something beautiful actually costs.
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Explore Stilkrans in 3D: From straight lines to curves
Penny presented her first proper plan and 3D walkthrough of Stilkrans: arches, curves, steps and light. What she got right, and what we'll rework.
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First sketches by Penny Vorster from Liminal Architects
The first architectural sketches from Liminal Architects, shaped by the land, light, and slope — and why we're keeping the villa small.
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Why we're building Stilkrans — a house for two in Wilderness
Stilkrans is a small house above Wilderness on the Garden Route of South Africa, designed as a sensory, human-scale place where two people can truly rest.