IT'S THE KIND OF HOUSE YOU BARELY NOTICE from its jacaranda-lined street in Waterkloof Ridge in Pretoria. It is “very low-profile”, says Johan Wentzel of W Design Architecture Studio, which he and his partner in life and work, Grete van As, founded together. Given the home's spectacular setting, downplaying the grandeur of the entrance heightens the impact of what's to come when you cross the threshold.
“When you enter, the first thing you
