Design
New African Modern™
The Mall Residence explores what contemporary African living can look and feel like today.
Our interiors bring together architecture, furniture, art, craft, natural materials and modern hospitality to create spaces that feel rooted in place while remaining relevant to contemporary life.
Rooted without becoming nostalgic. Expressive without becoming excessive. Distinctive without sacrificing comfort.
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Material
Wood, stone, metal, textiles and natural surfaces — chosen for how they age and how they feel under the hand. Iroko, limestone, burnished clay, linen and wool.
02
Craft
Making, detailing and fabrication. Every junction is resolved with makers, so joinery, welds and stitching are part of the design rather than hidden by it.
03
Furniture
Furniture as part of the architecture and experience of the residence — drawn with the rooms, not chosen afterwards.
04
Art
Contemporary African art as part of identity and place, hung at living height and chosen to be looked at for a week, not a minute.
05
Texture
Tactility and material richness — fluted timber, washed linen, bouclé, cast stone — layered so each room rewards touch.
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Hospitality
Design responding simultaneously to comfort, durability, maintenance, operations and guest experience. Beauty that survives a busy week of real use.
Colour
Confident but controlled.
A restrained palette of forest, clay and linen — warm enough to feel like home, disciplined enough to feel designed.
Deep Forest
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Charcoal
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Warm Ivory
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Sand
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Terracotta
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Sage
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