历史悠久的南非农场恢复了原始的辉煌，现代舒适
南非西部克莱因·卡鲁（Klein Karoo）地区的一个历史悠久的农场被从废墟中救出，并转变为屡获殊荣的大院。SAOTA建筑师acquired the farm in 2016 with the aim of restoring the six historical structures on the property, along with four hectares of fallow fields, into a working olive farm. So spectacular is the project that it even won the gold medal international Domus Restoration and Conservation Award for its “excellence in the field of restoration, redevelopment and architectural and landscape recovery at an international level.”
Buffelsdrift farm is located about 15km to the west of Ladismith Klein Karoo. The Klein Karoo is a stunning 350-kilometer valley running east to west, from Uniondale to Montagu. Surrounded by the Swartberg Mountains to the north and the Langeberge and Outeniqua Mountains in the south, the valley is only 40 to 60 kilometers wide. Originally built in the mid-1800s, the six historical Cape Dutch structures were constructed using the poured earth method, which the architects say is slightly different than the more well-known sun-dried brick method.
“This method of construction – ubiquitously used by Dutch settlers, trekboers and later Voortrekkers – requires a source of clayey ground into which is added ‘a good proportion’ of sand and grit, possibly straw or dung, combined in a pit, all trod through by oxen-hooves in span,” writes architectural historian Roger C. Fisher, Professor Emeritus of Architecture, University of Pretoria, quoting William John Burchell’s在南部非洲内部旅行。费舍尔访问了Buffelsdrift，并写了关于他的观察的未发表的叙述Buffelsdrift - 白话的解剖，他详细介绍了其建设和历史的各个方面。
尽管建筑物状况良好，但主屋显示了1970年代翻新的证据，必须剥离。实际上，这些年来，这些建筑物已经重做了各种不同类型的石膏。一旦去除，建筑师就评估了泥浆结构的状态，并用从干地球灌溉坝中收集的粘土固定了所有结构损伤，这显然也是建筑物的原始粘土来源。他们还按照传统的方式替换了石灰和沙子的结构。
该物业的大坝墙附近增加了一个新的泵房。它的设计和构造是使用与遗产建筑相同的材料和技术在当代建筑中的实验，包括倒泥或“棒”墙壁以及砖拱顶的屋顶。房屋周围的美化环境采用了一系列低露台的形式。
“The most decorative, strangely located to the rear of the house, is the central hol-bol (concavo-convex) gable of the T-wing where the kitchen is located, with its circular capping and string-moulded bottom chord, for which Hans Fransen coined the term ‘Prince Alfred Gable.’ Fransen’s seminal study,The Old Buildings of The Cape，记录“三座旧建筑物……全部与阿尔伯特王子型的末端山墙（带有水平弦乐课程的Holbol）”。他说，主要的T形宅基地“侧面有巨大的beplay平台没信用阁楼台阶和原始的空心stoepbankies”。
历史学家费舍尔说，对建筑物建筑结构的投机性阅读使他怀疑这座房子“最初是一个简单的长屋茅草小屋”，随后被添加到。可能早于房屋的附属建筑具有“更简单的基本的Hol-Bol Gables，带有……半圆形的尖刺”，而“宅基地的主体相似但更精致”。beplay平台没信用
该农场部分的主房屋的历史可以追溯到1852年。在门上刻有日期和缩写IWDV，Isak Wilhelm van der Vyver。Van der Vyver家族与Buffesldrift相关，早在1768年，当时他们首次租用了该农场。这是“用石膏框架的木制品（尽管前门的一半，还有其天花板的扇形灯，凹槽和凹痕的Ontablature看起来年龄较大。”
弗朗森还指出了扇形灯上的异常快门。进一步的研究表明，前门的锁是法国人，其历史可追溯到1700年代，因此由Paarl的一位专家恢复。多年来，随着农场改变了所有者的身份，媒体上出现的各种文章都指出，主屋的原始史克伍德门和衣柜仍然完好无损。
许可证放牧牲畜的土地可追溯to the mid-1700s, and it is clear that it was farmed before the 1800s. The original circular farm was divided into smaller parts over the years. Incidentally, 1852 was the year in which Ladismith was proclaimed, unlocking growth and development in the area. Fruit trees, grapes and other crops were farmed in the valley, although by the late 1800s and early 20th century, crops were largely abandoned in favor of ostrich farming, which brought great prosperity as a result of the international ostrich feather boom. The collapse of the fashion for ostrich feathers, war and drought brought economic devastation, and the once-bustling valley was largely abandoned. Now olives are commonly farmed in the valley.
主房屋的前部由一个中央客厅组成，每侧都有一个卧室。T部分包括一个用餐区。尽管前部有黄木梁和天花板，但t段中的after子暴露了。使用砖砌的砖块中添加了一个带有壁炉的倾斜部分，并被用作厨房。
On the interior, the main house floor was in bad repair so it was replaced with poplar floorboards sourced from the Eastern Cape. The original yellow wood ceilings were sanded down. At some point in the past, the roof had been redone with波纹金属板这些被删除了。白杨杆屋顶结构是由一名专家修复了传统施工方法，该方法保留了所有原始的销售固定剂。屋顶终于在当地种植的“迪克里特”（Dekriet）重新捕获，即茅草茅草。
完成后，将现代的厨房和浴室插入了一种自适应方法的保护方法。
The质朴的石材地板在这个厨房中可见around the terrazzoisland and attached wooden dining table. The rough-hewn look of the table helps pull unify the contrasting materials in the space with original elements including the window framing. Modern chairs that have a hefty visual feeling are perfect for the hybrid interior space.
Traditional features like the wood andplastered wallsare the dominant features of the bedrooms, while the furniture adds a contemporary aesthetic and emphasizes the casual nature of the space. The neutral palette is fitting and the navy bedding and handwoven rug add just enough color to brighten the space.
构成餐桌的相同的木材也在powder room vanity。简单的设计是完美的配对石容器水槽。外观以天然配件和金公羊的头完成，这是对动物耕作的致敬。
In another building, the kitchen is similarly constructed and the floor is evenmore rustic。可以充分向梯田后院打开的门，从而增强了自然氛围，允许新鲜空气和丰富的自然光。虽然仍然适当质朴，但这个特殊kitchen trendsmore toward the modern end of the spectrum thanks to thechoice of stools，以及独特的木结构，将楼梯间与厨房区域分开。
附带的居住空间也可以打开户外活动，这次是景色的景色。
Done in a similar color palette and style to the other building’s bedrooms, the阁楼卧室有一种开放，通风的感觉，足够大，可以容纳充足的起居区。连接的浴室采用相同的水磨石和石膏建造。虚荣是用沉重的木材制成的，但更精致。它还带有三个壮观的高窗户，可欣赏到宽敞的果园的景色。独特的天花板设计包括简约的聚光灯，可提供良好的照明，并且不会从视图中造成损害。
