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"Phinda Getty House\nA Safari Lodge in South Africa Honors Its Relationship to the Land\n\"We wanted to retain a certain sense of discretion,\" says architect Nick Plewman, who, with interior designer Chris Browne, created an eco-retreat in the Phinda Private Game Reserve in South Africa. For part of the year, the owners, Tara and Jessica Getty, rent the house out as a vacation property.\nThe main sitting room.\n\"We relied on texture rather than color,\" Browne says of the interiors.\n\nAs elsewhere in the house, the main sitting room combines sophistication with the rustic, thatch-roofed bush style.\nA wall of reclaimed sandstone creates an intimate space for the dining room.\nSunlight streams into one of the guest rooms. The bed is located close to the sliding doors and the deck beyond. When lying there, \"you're as open to the view as possible,\" says Plewman.\nBlack-and-white family photos dominate a wall of the master suite.\nThe Gettys are investors in the ecotourism company Conservation Corporation Africa and know the 54,400-acre reserve well. \"We wanted our house to blend in,\" says Jessica Getty, \"but keep that wonderful elevation and view of the plain.\"\n\nAn outdoor shower has both vistas and privacy.\nThe pool area offers a panorama of the bush.\nRecent reintroduction efforts have increased the wildlife population of the game reserve. Visitors to Phinda Getty House can go on twice-daily game drives to spot a wide variety of animals, including rhinos, giraffes, leopards, elephants (left) and cheetahs (right)."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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