Honeycomb House | Cape Cache

The Honeycomb under construction on the dunes at Suiderstrand
Under Construction

The Honeycomb

A 48-square-metre residence on a fynbos dune at Suiderstrand, near where the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet. Built by Cape Cache, the Pearly Beach studio of Ché Hough.

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I · Terrain

Built on the dune.

The house stands on a fynbos dune near where two oceans meet, raised on timber posts so the dune beneath it can keep moving. Below lie stone fish traps attributed to Khoisan communities. With every dropping tide, they still hold fish.

II · Volume

Exactly as large as it needs to be.

Nothing inside is surplus. The house is sized so the view and the wind fill the room, and not a centimetre more. Birch ply follows the roofline; a sheltered deck turns the house away from the wind and toward the view.

III · Envelope

Concrete and sky.

The lower third is hexagonal glass-fibre reinforced concrete (GFRC), cast in the studio and weathered by the salt of this coast. It holds the timber to the ground and tracks the sun through the day. At night the large window frames the Southern Cross. With little light pollution, the Milky Way becomes part of the ceiling. The studio’s sculpture and finishes are built straight into the house.

IV · Coordinates

Point zero.

The Honeycomb ATLANTIC OCEAN INDIAN OCEAN Open in Google Maps
Location
The Honeycomb House,
Suiderstrand, Cape Agulhas,
Western Cape, South Africa
Setting
Dune overlooking the southern tip of Africa
Transit
From Cape Town via the N2 and R43 (±2½ hrs)
V · Access

By arrangement.

The Honeycomb is first the artists’ own house, and a working extension of the studio. It opens for short stays in 2026.

Enquire about the project
@capecache.studio