A contemporary, off-grid cabin built on the edge of a nature reserve in South Africa’s Klein Karoo has become a special retreat for owners Cobus Van Wyk and Ruan Van Der Venter. The couple first discovered the semi-desert location through a property platform in 2015 and, after 16 years’ living in the UK, they returned home to start building on it.
On their 45-hectare parcel of pristine wilderness, they envisioned a cabin where they could devote themselves entirely to hiking and stargazing. What resulted after two years of planning and building is a stunning homestead they’ve (meaning ‘Star of the South’ in Afrikaans), which is managed by friends and regular visitors David and Tracey Petzer.
