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A Japanese Style Stone and Steel House Floats Atop a Cliff

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South African interior designers and architects GASS Architecture designed the Westcliff Pavilion project in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The house is raised above the ground.

Stone harvested on the site itself is used in the structure.

In a mind-bending twist this stone wall also “floats.”

The elegant, timeless aesthetic has a zen touch to it.

A bath tucked right in the wide open window is like the garden-access bath room in a traditional Japanese home.

The Japanese effect also comes from the modular proportions of the black steel framing.

The cliff-top site offers a uniquely private, tranquil hiding place in the trees at the ridge.

Steel framing was chosen to touch the ridge as lightly as possible.

The result is a simple and elegant contemporary home that feels like it floats within its wooded tree canopy – while enjoying magnificent views over the city of Johannesburg.