Bigger stands, bigger windows, next to the zoo.
We work Saxonwold from our Parktown North base, one heritage belt over — the same sash-window era, on a grander scale.
What homes here are like
Saxonwold sits in the same upper tier as neighbouring Westcliff and Houghton — wide, tree-lined avenues, larger stands than most of the Parks belt, and a genuine mix of grand original homes and carefully updated ones. Its position next to the Johannesburg Zoo and Houghton golf course adds mature tree cover most suburbs this close to the city don't have.
Bigger stands generally mean bigger window counts per project and more variety within one house — a formal original sash window at the front, a large opened-up glazed wall at the back where a previous owner extended. Both need to be measured and specified on their own terms.
What the light does here
Established tree canopy filters a lot of the harshest midday sun, but larger stands often mean less overshadowing from neighbouring buildings than a tighter suburb — direct low-angle sun in early morning and late afternoon can be sharper than the greenery suggests at midday.
Made to handle a whole house, room by room.
Timber venetians
The natural material match for grander original sash and casement windows.
Motorised blinds & automation
App or schedule control across a large window count, without a chain at every window.
Concealed & recessed blinds
Clean ceiling lines on larger glazed additions at the back of the house.
External venetians
Stops heat at the glass on unshaded west-facing facades with fewer overshadowing neighbours.
Read more on venetian, concealed & external blinds or motorised blinds.
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