Accommodation The Castle | Clifton | South Africa | Villa

Graceful and commodious living is afforded in this eight-storey residence of imposing splendour. The property is an uncompromising architectural statement occupying three consecutive plots in the most sought-after secluded location on Nettleton Road. Suspended on the edge of the hillside, one enters the residence on the sixth floor as greeted by two Chinese terracotta warrior replicas that frame the entrance. Four metre high ceilings and half-metre deep cornices frame eclectic interiors of self-consciously untraditional taste accommodating collections of both distinguished local contemporary furniture by Pierre Cronje and French antique pieces from the Dordogne. The South African architectural designer Craig Kaplan is responible for the elegant proportions of the upper three living floors that house distinguished European and locally customised furniture as well as much chinoiserie. The opulence is underscored by rich fabric hangings and silk rugs contrasting with deep mahogany and war