September 2013
James took this panoramic shot of the open-plan downstairs living area at Orca, with his new I-Phone.
You can see the stair-case, designed by James and Teddy together, and made on a very swanky brand-new, very expensive machine that James has just imported from Italy, for his workshop in Cape Town.
The stairs are made from French oak.
We still have to get banister-railings made to attach to the wooden wall, and when we do this, the overhanging ledge which the upstairs railings are supported by will have to be cut off. On-going work, but we are pleased that we are doing things slowly now, with great thought.
The staircase steps are all different from each other, one of the difficulties of this design was fitting the stairs in between the two king-posts, and at the same time accommodating the doorway into the passage-way behind.
It's beautiful, unique, and visually very exciting !
Helen I love this shot, it looks just like one of your paintings. Zoe
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