Valley Lodge
Sector
Hospitality
Location
KwazuluNatal
Year
2022
Design Team
Trevor Vernes, Greg Hardie
3D Illustrations
Trevor Vernes
Photographer
VnA - BGR
18 Bed Game Lodge Hotel, created on an old Existing Site with a Farmhouse Vernacular. Consisting also of Staff Quaters and Back of House Facilities. Laundry, Workshops.
Substantial Upgrade and Extensions to an Existing Facility previously used for School and Ecological Tour Groups.
This included a new Infinity Pool, Boma and View Deck onto a newly established Watering Hole.
The lodge is Located near the battle sites of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift, hence the introduction of a Library area showcasing the areas history. It is fenced off for safety, privacy, and exclusivity.
Infinity Pool and Boma integral with Landscaping and facilitate views down the Reserve Valley, and over the new Watering Hole.
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Dining Area with suspended Ntingu "birds wing" over the seating area. Ntingu was sourced from existing Pine Plantations in parts of the reserve where rehabilitation is in process.
