 Search for a home on any device, any time, anywhere. Private property, a home for everyone. Welcome to When I Home on Afternoon Express, proudly brought to you by Private Property. My name is Danilo Acquisto and you are exactly the right place. Don't worry, this is not a repeat. Now due to the cricket, our schedule has changed somewhat and I hope you didn't feel too sad without your favourite interior design reality competition last week. But here we are now and ready to continue on this adventure. Now because it's been a while since we last saw each other let's take a look at what's happened with the kitchen design so far. Previously on Winner Home, the Design Duo's were served exciting news. What happens if I told you I'm giving you 20,000 a hand for your next challenge? I'm so excited that I fall off my chair. The Design Duo's got fired up for the challenge but two cooks in the kitchen might disagree over design choices. Some have to make do with leftovers. And too much spice could push the design too far. Not too much. No more chandeliers. Amanda, but just wine. Hoping to entice the most sophisticated palates, our Design Duo's aim to cook up kitchens that will leave the judges asking for more. Now excuse the panel with the kitchens in the half-baked state when we last saw them. Time is definitely of the essence and our Design Duo's have to add the final sprinkles of style with mere hours left in the challenge. It's the final day and it's the very last hours and our kitchen pendant is still not up only because it took forever to find the perfect light for the kitchen. And we had to buy it off the shelf. Literally in store, they had to take it down, which is something they never usually do. Yes, we're just like taking it. Take it, it's the last one because we need to have that light. All our Design Duo's have made use of caesar stone in their kitchens and Megan and Gerrard stopped by to ensure excellent quality workmanship of the installations. So we've arrived at Team Habitat's kitchen because I wanted to bring in the experts just to make sure that everything is going according to plan and what's fascinated me every single time I walk into these homes, Gerrard, is that they've used this product in such versatile ways. Now with caesar stone being the Rolls Royce of the engineered material in the industry, you're almost limitless with the amount of stuff you can do with the material. We've seen whether we're in competition. I mean, we've done the countertops, floating vanities, wall plating, shower plating, floating shelving, ladders, tile rails. I mean, you name it, we can basically do it. We know it's versatile but it's also so different. I mean, every different home has used a different style and colour. They have, this has actually been the perfect showcase of our new colours. Each team has used a different colour in their kitchen. So we've got Team Vissi, who's used the rugged concrete, which is that raw, rugged feel. It's honed in its finish, which looks amazing with the monochromatic theme. But then you look at Team House and Leisure. They've got them on blank. They've got these beautiful wood-finished cupboards, which bring in a raw, natural accent, which bring out the Mont Blanc. And then you've got the Moorland Fug here with Team Habitat. It's got a beautiful polished finish, but there's so much more in our ranges from textures to colours. There's really anything you need for your home. We know it's an incredibly beautiful product, an aesthetically pleasing, but it's also adding value to the homes that it's installed in. How does it do that? Well, apart from it being the highest quality surface you can find, it comes with a lifetime warranty. So just like the bricks in the wall, the roof over your head, the Caesar's own surface is here to stay, and you're never going to have to worry about it again. So you and your family have peace of mind at the end of the day. I've cut out all the architects and the interior designers demanding this product. We get inquiries daily from architects about Caesar's Stone, so definitely it's an in-demand product. With a lifetime warranty, the installation is also vital. Do you guys have a way of monitoring or ensuring that quality installation? Absolutely. It's not just about the material, it's about how it gets installed and by who. So like Gerard from Natural Stone Design, we've got an accredited fabricators program, and we highly, highly recommend that when you do buy your Caesar's Stone, you use a Caesar's Stone accredited fabricator to install it. After warranty, we'll in fact last a lifetime. It's beautiful, it's high quality, and it's versatile, and it adds value to the home, like it has to Team Habitat's home. And if you want to call this yours, enter now on privateproperty.co.za. Man, I love these tabs. Chubby, thank you so much for providing us with these beautiful tabs. They're absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for choosing Gerard. This is a K7, one of our most famous tabs that we're selling. It has a 360-degree turn around. You can use this for your washing your pots, for cleaning all your vegetables in the kitchen. Most of the people take tabs for granted in their kitchen. They're the most used in the house. You use them for drinking water in your kitchen, you use them for cooking. So we do have water-saving features that are here just to make sure that we play our part in the sustainability of the world. And remember with our motto, it's maximum enjoyment with less consumption. We definitely have the right choice that fits our kitchen perfectly with both this tab and that tab. Yes, we do have a wide variety of tabs within our ranges just to make sure that they match your look and the feeling that you're looking for. We've got a C-spout, the L-spout, also with a pull-out to make it easy for you to work in your kitchen. So our tabs are also reliable. Remember, this is where everybody's going to see and then they need to be aesthetically pleasing for your guests and everyone. So this is going to be your pride. Whoever's going to win this, is going to enjoy this kitchen. Well, I absolutely love this tab and whoever gets to win this beautiful house will absolutely love it as well. I can't wait for you to use it. Welcome to the Habitat Tour Guide. Both on your seatbelt so it can take you on a tour. It's about to be an adventure. Welcome to the kitchen. As you can see, we've got JP working on the skirting. He's just finished the beautiful shells that you can see all around. If you want to take a hike, just drawing Dennis on the ladder. He's painted it. And you can go straight to the top. And as you can see here, we've got a lighting for days by Steven. Oh, chandelier, chandelier. I'm interested we shouldn't do chandeliers but I said shut the front door, Amanda. Yeah, we were taking Instagram with Steven Pickup. Sure. And wow. I mean, it's amazing. His work is just amazing. Recycled bottles that these guys, the Gareza guys find in the streets work that and actually one at a time put it up there. And both this amazing chandelier. I mean, Razzle, Dazzle in that kitchen. We couldn't say no. So all we've got left to do is bring in our grundic products and when those fridges come in, everyone will be saying, What the fridge and shut the front door indeed. Those kitchens are going to look amazing and one of them could be yours. To enter the winner home grand prize competition, visit privateproperty.co.za and vote for your favourite design duo. It's literally that easy. You could win your choice of one of the three decorated homes at the I've Africa Golf and Residential Estates with luxurious finishes by Plaskon as well as those all-important kitchen appliances by Grundig. Remember that by entering the grand prize competition you also automatically put yourself in the running to win our bi-weekly prize giveaway. The latest prize was a Grower EuroCube Sink Mixer Professional valued at over 12,000 rand and the lucky winner of that prize is... Kleshala Pallas from Kensington, Cape Town who voted for Team Haas and Leisure. Congratulations. This means that we have a new bi-weekly prize to give away and in keeping with the kitchen theme it's the amazing black glass door combi fridge from Grundig. It's the same model as Team VC have selected for their kitchen valued at $8,999 so visit privateproperty.co.za and enter right now. Listen after the break we bring you all the excitement and the fun from the Heritage Day Festival at the I've Africa Golf and Residential Estates plus all those kitchens get to be revealed. Stay right where you are. Our partnership with Winner Home the best stone is Caesar Stone. Because if it doesn't improve people's lives it isn't plus gone. Designed for life. Come back to Winner Home on afternoon express and thanks so much for the tweets that are coming through hashtag Winner Home I'm loving reading them all. It's crunch time for the kitchen challenge for our design duos too. The word that is top of mind for me is trouble because that's exactly what they're facing as they deadline fast approaches they better get a move on. It's almost deadline and refining the wall trying to make it dry he thinks it's making a difference and I know that you've done that cement has to dry but we're really trying our best. Come come come what are you two doing? Watching paint dry or finishing off the kitchen? Almost done we just need that to dry and they're gonna paint that. I don't know if it's almost done it should be done by now time is running out you two fridges aren't in, cupboard doors aren't on you guys are nowhere near done. Oh heavens. Will they be done on time? I'm not too sure guys. Okay we can't wait for long. Yeah we're trying to make sure that everything is in order and when he comes to the room that's when we start panicking before the judges. Danilo scares me more than the judges like honestly speaking. There's so much still to be done yet you're just wiping tables. It's better to kill two bits with one stone Danilo. As long as it sees the stone I'm happy. What's the need for Danilo? Well Danilo all we have to do is install the extractor clean up and style and then we should be done. All appliances will need to be installed cupboard doors are being installed there's a guy drilling here still cleaning is the least of your worries. It happens and we're here now so we're going to push through what we need to push through and make sure we're done on time. I'm expecting a finished kitchen from you two otherwise whatever's here is going to be judged on alright get back to it. Danilo's about to come in beer's up on the ladder still trying to do touch ups beer with the grain I told you it's like brushing your hair with the grain. Wow great job hello Brad. How's it Danilo how you doing? Did you get in this fast approaching? It is. We get in there we've still got some painting to do carpenter work but the scissors turn is in it's looking amazing the Chandeliers app incredible I mean you can't fault this. The feedback from the previous challenge has to do with the minor details in your space lots of great ideas but what's going to win you the challenge is making sure that those details are ironed out and I'm seeing some little details need to be finished up now are those going to be done in time? Which details? Sure the carpenters need to come in fix up the top there put in the shelves put in our cornices still so it's a bit of woodwork that still needs to happen alright guys I want to see a finished product that is neat and clean because you guys have some great design ideas but the finishes is where you guys fall short. Let's make it happen and beer what do you think? That's right! As the saying goes if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen. This cranking up the heat got everyone into the kitchen to try and show the results are not a flop. Phew! The kitchen challenge was the toughest yet in the build-up to deadline for our design contestants but it's five o'clock time is up and here they come. We're running out of our unit and everything is done and we're quite confident about how everything turned out. And I think the judges will be impressed. As they enter the final weeks of the competition our design duos have a cash budget that is dwindling and they still have two large spaces left to decorate. Thanks to the 20,000 rand cash injection they all received at the start of this challenge Team Habitat spent 66,000 rand on their kitchen which leaves them with 68,000 rand left Team VC spent a similar 63,000 rand on their kitchen and have 64,000 rand of the cash budget remaining. Team House and Laser may have only spent 57,000 rand but even so are left with merely 48,000 rand. Yikes you two! As we near the pointy end of the competition Seppo and Manila will have to work extra carefully with their remaining cash budget and stretch their rands and scents to cover their final designs. However, this certainly hasn't diminished their considered design approach in the kitchen. With a tighter budget than their competitors Team House and Laser drew on their strengths to maximise the design of their kitchen creating a space that is simple and very practical. The kitchen looks impeccable. It's almost like it's been designed for a minimalist artist. That is true Danilo, we really consider everything from the wall colours to the lights and also just the finishes especially since it's combined with the kitchen and the lounge area. With minimalism, we try to bring that whole minimalistic idea from the spare room to the master bedroom into the kitchen and since we haven't started planning our lounge, we don't want whatever we do in that lounge to compete with what's going to be in the kitchen. And we believe less is more. True, less is more when it comes to aesthetics but maybe not when it comes to adding value to the home. What fixed objects have you inserted into your kitchen to add value here? First of all, it's our Caesar stone. We've got so much Caesar stone here that it instantly adds the value to the kitchen and our bulk cortex flooring which is vinyl I think that instantly as well adds value to the kitchen and lastly our grinding appliances which are gem and made so that really is everything. From the feedback from the previous challenges, what have you tried to adjust in your kitchen to make those judges really make notice? Like we minimised our colour and another thing, our window dressing we did see that in our spare room they did really appreciate the whole idea of changing the blind to the wall colour so we tried to bring that element into the kitchen as well. What I also noticed that was a great feature is that you've played with products like your Caesar stone behind you. That is true, we wanted our drainage grooves and that's what we got here and we're trying to eliminate the idea of having plage rails which can become too cluttered but it can just place your dishes here and it drains. Very, very nice idea you two. Well done on that. Who is the person working in this very kitchen? It is a couple first of all because with everything we designed we're considering each other and I think that balance helps a couple to show different personalities and also the fact that we actually consider every detail and infested in quality like even our sinks and everything like we really went for the best. Well I hope the judges see that quality and perhaps we'll get another challenge to win. Let's do like the Marie Antoinette cat and Danilo, a little birdie told us that carrot cake is your favourite. Indeed it is. He was the little bit. I'm not the judge though. Team House and Leisure are hoping for sweet success but we'd love to hear your thoughts and comments on those completed kitchens. Use the hashtag winner home to join the kitchen conversation. After the break the other kitchens are revealed. We're home is. Go back with your favourite interior design reality competition winner home on SAVC 3. Now every cook knows there are some classic flavour combinations that just work. Lamb and rosemary come to mind, blue cheese and pear or perhaps chocolate and coffee. For Team VC however they know that classic colour combinations can be used in a modern design that is precisely what they've done in their kitchen. Continuing their monochromatic palette the VC's modern kitchen draws on both the poor and Le Sejo's design experience with a distinct urban edge. Welcome to our kitchen Danilo. You guys have done an amazing job. I love this monochromatic feel that you've got going on here. How do you feel? Well we're just glad we're done. It's been a long road a long journey and we're just glad that we're done and now it's time to enjoy our kitchen. Well a good chef is able to take a simple describe it to sounds oh so delicious but so is a good designer. They're able to take a kitchen and describe it beautifully. So what have you guys tried to create in this space? Well we've tailored our space to our client who is a bachelor and bachelor's although they're not in the kitchen as regularly we still want to supply him with what he needs when he's cooking. If you look at the floating shelves we continued them with the floating cupboard here and we added like a grocery cabinet next to the kitchen. The good part about this kitchen is that we have used dynamic space living for instance if maybe you're chopping your onions you can wash them here and then take all the gavages and throw them inside your bin. So there's no need for you to move around looking for things where they are not supposed to be. And we've also included LEDs underneath our floating cabinet and this if you switch off all your lights and leave those on it turns this house into a major party. Love it. I want to see these. So underneath here is where these LEDs are placed right? Yeah. These are so cool and they even change colour underneath here. Oh but then what's going on with these things here? Like this stuff dudes? Well unfortunately for us because it's a room by room challenge the contractor would only agree to put in skirting once the entire room is done and because we have an open plan this might have to wait for the next check. Okay so just a placeholder for now it's not a train smash. Not a train smash it will be fixed within the next check. Great and this little guy over here so that one there you know covered that up made from magic we need to have that thing in order to balance it until it's dry. Forever? No. Not forever. Just for meanwhile. Okay so this just was bad timing for you guys bad planning. Yeah. Okay. When Dan comes into the kitchen and or maybe in any room and gives us a critique it's more of a he wants it to be perfect because if we've been doing this for quite some few weeks now and him pointing out everything it's like guys you need to pull up your socks and when he comes to the room that's when you start panicking before the judges. Danilo scares me more than the judges like honestly speaking. We've also decided to put in a beautiful chalkboard so you can always note down what you want to do. Lovely take away on Fridays I'm excited that sounds good. Yes so we have tried to think of all the details but unfortunately we are human and some of the details slip through the cracks. Alright well let's hope that the judges don't see most of those they are on their way. Good luck to both of you let's hope you get another challenge win second in a row. Thank you Danilo. Cool guys. Ciao. The devil is in the details and that's precisely what can make or break a kitchen over the past few challenges team have clearly shown that they are learning and growing by paying attention to the details. So could this kitchen be their masterpiece? Go big or go bold has been team Habitat's mantra throughout the competition and in their kitchen this reveals itself in the way they have maximized space and lighting. Well hello team Habitat. Hi. Welcome to the kitchen. We've prepared some milkshakes and cleans. You delivered on your promise? Yes. We want to make sure the milkshake brings Danilo to the kitchen. And I love it because you put it clear back in eclectic. Well we thought let's go big bold and do a kitchen for a family side. So what are your favorite elements in this space and what are you hoping the judges will notice as they walk in here? Well definitely the judges as they walk in calmness this tea junction. The chandelier is very special it's made from recycled glass so it's an incredible showstopper for the kitchen and a compliment for Caesar stone. Absolutely it looks like Caesar stone went up into pieces and just hung there and dazzled. As you can see we've got a seating on four which can be extended to six for a king size family, a king a queen and a baby and boss. Yes, princess. That's right we've got some full leather chairs so you can sit there and nibble or just chit chat. And we've got cabinets for days. I mean from up there to down there there's just cabinets for your pots, your pans and any other thing you might want to store. And the cabinets, it's quite a nice contrast between the white and the dark wood. Yeah. Kandlerkho is obviously going to be looking at colour as you guys know and you've mentioned a bit of it now how have you tried to please her with the colours in this space? Well our choice of colour we actually went for a dusty baby pink undertone because it's called ivory pillar and it's almost like a rose quartz colour that compliments the chandelier the Caesar stone and apparently it's supposed to get your appetite going. So we hope that's going to get her appetite going. She might be enough for you. Well as you guys know a kitchen needs to be both practical and aesthetically pleasing and so with all the cabinetry you guys have thought very wisely about how to make the space more practical with the leather. Absolutely. And it's such a great addition so can you, can I, oh. Come on girl, put in some oil or grease. You might need some oil, it's not going to break and it won't come down from the seating, I promise you that. Oh heavens, okay. That's right. This might need a king or a queen to help you trolly it along. The stairs are nice and sturdy, it's a nice colour and you just open up the cupboard and get a place. Absolutely. You get a place, yes! You can throw it down to your ass at the bottom. Well I feel like I'm on the stairway towards heaven so congratulations you two. Let's hope the judges don't try and move it because it looks good, it doesn't even works good. But by the time the judges come I will have put some oil or butter from the front. Okay, I want to steal my milkshake steal any clan I'm out of, the judges are on their way. Bye. The three kitchens could not be more different from one another and the judges might end up giving different reviews. Why not give yours on social media using the hashtag WinnerHome, the more sauce the better. But all work and no play does not make for happy design duos. The Eye of Africa Heritage Day Festival over the recent long weekend was the perfect way to relax and give our loyal viewers the opportunity to meet the design duos who are very proud to show off their work in open house viewings of the three WinnerHome units. Were they as critical as our judges? Let's find out. I'm extremely excited to be hosting our very first Heritage Day Festival and we are just blown away by the amazing art come not only by the support from the residents but inviting friends, family and in the nearby community to get involved in supporting our local vendors which are serving some amazing food, drinks and awesome products here today. So yeah, we couldn't be happier and we look forward to hosting many more events like this. Best part is going around having a taste of all the different flavours and chows and the guys have been really friendly coming around, giving some tasters and we're having a good time with the children. South Africa is really, really such a good place because there's so many different cultures and just the demographics here is really amazing seeing different people coming out here in their numbers and families and stuff and really just take the vibe that's here as one says. Afternoon Express's President Chef Clem Pedro dazzled the crowd with his delicious cooking demonstration and the attendees were welcome to have a look inside the winner home units. SMBC3 took the opportunity to invite our South African progressive viewers to the eye of Africa to come and experience the greatest prize on South African television. So please enter to stand the chance to win. Sing it on TV and sing it live. It gives different perspective and it's more lovely sing it live than on TV because as clearly you can see the hard work that went into everything that they did and the details as well. Really South Africa must be the wallpapers on each room, very dynamic also adds a little bit of space, really looks good as a focal point to the rooms. I wouldn't put so much grass in the bedrooms and things like that, I think grass needs to be outside, shouldn't be inside. Hmm, seems everyone is a critic but thankfully it's up to the judges. Before they have their say we're going to get some property advice on the hottest residential estates in KwaZulu Natal. That's coming up after the break. Welcome back to Winner Home on Afternoon Express exclusively on SABC3. Now as you know private property is teamed up with Afternoon Express to provide you with advice on the different aspects of property on estates. Today we have in the loft with us Carol Reynolds, North Durban Area Principal for Pam Golding Properties who is going to chat us about the property and estate market in our home province of KwaZulu Natal. Welcome to the loft. Thank you, thanks for having me, good to be here. So Carol how does one like you get involved in the sort of world of property? I was born into a property family. My father's a conveyancer, my mom's owned the Pam Golding franchise for 20 years in the Midlands. My sister co-owns it with her, my brother's in construction, my grandfather was a developer and I did law and decided that I needed something a little bit more vibrant in my life. So you tried to run away and the cord was too close and it kind of pulled you back. That's it, I thought I've either got to be an estate agent or a lawyer so let me do property because I love everything about property, I love renovating, decorating, investing and it's my passion. What's so cool about your family is that you're so diverse in the field of property so what exactly is going on in the markets in Durban when it comes to property? You know 2017 has been an interesting year for South Africa and there's been a lot of negative sentiments but ironically people tend to gravitate back towards a bricks and mortar, more solid investment class so actually the residential property market particularly in Natal is being really resilient. It's showing extreme resilience. We've had growth of 9% year on year in Amshlanga which is 4% above the national average. My little Durban North Amshlanga franchise has done better this year than last year so I think sometimes you've got to remove yourself from the noise and the sentiment and actually focus on the stats and you'll see that actually the residential property markets doing exceptionally well. And speaking of the stats we were mentioning over the last couple of weeks that estates are a growing trend when it comes to residential property. Everyone's looking to be part of an estate so what are some of the hottest estates that are happening in KZV at the moment that are around? Well just north of Belita in a little place called Tinley Manors Palm Lakes, very popular with young families because you can get a three to four bedroom home there for three million rand so it's really affordable and the lakes in the estate lots of community centres are deal for children so that's a popular one. Then moving slightly further south into the heart of Belita is Symbiti. Symbiti has done very well over the years beautiful modern contemporary architecture it's got an 18 hole golf course an equestrian centre so also very popular with families and then moving slightly further south to Zimbali which is on the cusp of Belita probably the most well known security estate in KwaZulu-Natal it's got Balinese architecture very established it's got a lot of coastal forests which creates privacy. Weren't they also named as like the second just below an estate in Cape Town it's like one of the key estates. Yes, voted number two in the country Zimbali and prices they are higher so your entry level is about six million up to over 20 million for a free standing home but beautiful and private and secure and obviously you've got the golf course and the fame on total so lots happening in that estate and then moving inland to the Hillcrest area's Cotswold Downs it's more of a rural sort of country estate also on an 18 hole golf course beautiful architecture at probably as contemporary farm style you've got exposed trusses gray slate roofs so it's quite classic and also more affordable entry level there's four million you can buy a beautiful home for between four and ten million so also lovely estates. Excuse my appropriation when it comes to these things but Durbanites you know like quite chill people and they've got lots of really cool you know like activities to engage in just on their daily lifestyle. So what exactly do Durbanites look for and the rest of the country look for when it comes to an estate or that's already at your fingertips you know 100% I mean we really are spoilt in it all we've got the best climate the most user friendly sea a beautiful coastline but first and foremost people are seeking security and then once you've got security they look at the features and the benefits they want their children to grow up in an environment where they can get their bicycles and go and visit their friends go and play a little bit of golf on the driving ranges and so I think it's just that peace of mind of being within a gated community and having that security which is absolutely paramount at the moment in the market. And what's happened to KZN it's become a hotspot for Johannesburg commuters so there's a mass immigration of Joerberg buyers coming down wanting their families to grow up in these beautiful coastal estates five minutes from the airport the convenience and the lifestyle offering can't be beaten there's a reason Durban's been voted best place to live in South Africa for the last three years. Has it? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh my gosh. So Mercer Index is rated at the best lifestyle city in the country so head of Cape Town, the head of Joerberg you know at the end of the day you can't beat a beautiful climate. Yeah. Is that going to be expected to grow into the future? I mean are you going to see these trends kind of moving forward? Is the property market going to continue to increase or is it starting to reach that cap where it's now too many people there so it's going to start declining? No, not at all. The beauty of Natal is there's lots of sugarcane land and it's slowly being developed. The Sabaya precinct which is between Aam Shlong and Aam Shloti is incredibly popular at the moment it's a talking point. It's literally three minutes away from the airport. So I predict that KwaZulu Natal is going to grow over the next ten years that's why I'm there. I think it's a place to be. So it's finally being discovered. Aam Shlong is attracting foreign investors for the first time in the last two years. I'm sadly seeing a lot of Dubai people investing in our property market so it's very exciting times. It's a very buoyant market and we're very blessed because not lots buoyant at the moment. Exactly. Oh thank you so much. I don't want to take care of myself. I don't want to go and buy a property in Dover somewhere. Yeah absolutely absolutely. I'll show you which one. Thank you so much. Listen there you guys have it. The low down of what's happening in the property market in KZN and you have not done so already be sure to enter the winner home grand prize competition on private property to stand a chance to win a multi-million rand home on the Eye of Africa Gulf and residential estate. All you have to do is log on to privateproperty.co.z and answer a very easy question. It's literally as simple as that. Now after the break of the show the judges come feast their eyes on those kitchens. Welcome back to Winner Home on Afternoon Express. Now all our design duos are hungry for a win in this challenge and that boils down to impressing our judges who might just stir things up when assessing the kitchens. It's like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Every time the judges arrive it's what? We will be back. It's always like that. It's like I just want to get out of it. Let them judge. It's judgment day. But you know when you've done your base it's you know you don't want to be around. Our judges are interior designer Donald Numalo, Plaskons Katlejo Kondlo and guest judge renowned architect Jonathan Anstey, a adjudicator of Caesar Stone's prestigious annual student designer competition. I'm Jonathan Anstey. I'm a professional architect and a managing director of Anstey Architects. I came up with the classification that there's two parts to a kitchen. First of all there's the purely functional and then of course there's the character and with this being a design competition there's obviously an emphasis in looking at how the designers have been able to deal with the fundamentals of kitchen design. From a designer what we expect is taking it beyond simply just the practical I mean to look at those aspects of design which move into how does it create atmosphere? How does it create an environment in which you enjoy being? I'm a bit nervous since we are being judged by architects of this time around. So it really is a bad function for them and seamless design so it might be a problem or not. The judges begin their tour of the kitchens in team habitat space which was inspired by the whimsy and stature of giraffes. I think they're going to love it when you stand back and you look at the kitchen you can't deny that this is a winner. My biggest worry is Donald and Ketler I hope they don't slap that letter like Danilo did because it's not going to be a smooth transaction. I was so excited we walked in here and I saw the chandelier I was like wow look at the artistry involved and at the craft and I wanted to see more of that kitchen to be quite honest. I looked at the slabs and I started to see the organic nature of working through the slabs beautiful and I understand the designer then using quite a neutral element to set those slabs but then if I look globally I start to get disappointed that maybe some of the decisions are pedestrian after that. Donald? A little too plain for me. I like the fact that they've used their space quite wisely I think because you've got such high ceilings they've chosen to go higher with the cupboards and by introducing the ladder you're able to reach those top cupboards in order to reach those delicious ingredients for you to make that food. Okay so I'm going to try and push it see what happens okay no need for words there. I think the execution of it isn't as great as out of love did to be. This thing is just not being solid at all but guys honestly when I walked in I was a bit sad because I feel like their personality from the other episodes is not coming through at all on a positive note though I feel they've created a sense of space in the kitchen however I'm concerned about the proportions between the kitchen and the living area how they're going to execute that I'm not so sure. The space is well considered it certainly consumes a lot of the area of the room but it defines both dining and preparation I like the fact that they've created a dining table out of Caesar stone and it's a part of the kitchen but also part of the lounge. I love the idea of this ladder however it's quite clunky the execution is not that well thought out it's quite clunky even the way they've painted it they didn't prepare the wood properly so it just let down it lets down the kitchen. Designed by Team VC the next kitchen to be judged is a bold representation of the modern urban African style of their fictional client I hope all goes well I think it's going to go well with our guest judge being an architect we did like an architectural kitchen honestly speaking. Guys I feel that this is really fresh I love the consistency of design they've been true to who they are and it makes sense it makes sense however I'm not so sure about the use of kitchen and bathrooms on this wall. I think the idea is great using Tribeca however I would have used chalkboard paint because it's more practical you can clean it over and over again. This kitchen is definitely not for me who cooks 5 colours every Sunday it definitely is Cape Town lifestyle living vegan which makes sense because they are designing for that single guy the bachelor. I certainly take your point on that 5 colours Sunday but the wonderful thing about this particular kitchen I truly love this simplicity. The designers have actually worked with quite a neutral palette set off that black and white you're getting a very graphic response I like the fact that this kitchen just screams quality for me the appliances are great I think those are quality appliances considering that the kitchen is one of the most expensive rooms to do in any home. I like the fact that the stone is so beautiful simple but it's got such personality in it it literally looks like cement and with the play of the black and white a grey countertop is just perfect for me and in the strongness of the black and white I just love that there's colour at the bottom. We're just using light that's great for lighting design. I don't even notice the light until Donald said have a look. They feel like those low down those drop suspended cars with the lighting underneath I felt it cheap in the space I don't like that execution. Black and white is really my favourite colour combination any day and the way that this kitchen has been put together so seamlessly it looks very professional it's well designed I love it. The men you brought behind the stove really brought out a sense of the team's personality. It was a matter of walking into somebody's space in which they weren't shy to actually demonstrate how you would use the space My least favourite aspect of the show I'm not a fan of some of the accessories I think some of the metallic accessories like the gold pots did seem inexpensive to me because the kitchen is just so crisp and clean and so high and they were just a mess for me. Prepare any meal in that space and suddenly all of that minimalism will be cluttered and all of that graphic sensibility will be overshadowed that's the downside of minimalism. Finally the judges pay a visit to Team House and Leisure's kitchen where the overall feel is intended as minimalist, welcoming and practical. What I think the judges will appreciate the most about our kitchen is the high level of functionality we really really consider like that aspect of the kitchen. It might to some extent appear a bit too simple. Well guys, I think this is a practical kitchen. Everything is in its place and I think it works really well. You've got a backsplash on the stove, you've got a kick plate so your covers don't get dirty or damaged at the bottom. I like the fact that the sink is the right proportion. You can actually fit a plate in there. There are plug points everywhere in case you need some extra appliances. The broom covered is nicely sized so you can do a lot with this kitchen. The only thing is that it feels a little bit cold and undesired almost what you would do in a corporate project and this is a home. The nicest thing about this kitchen is the cake. Sorry. No really I came into this kitchen and there was such a high standard that was set and the expectations were quite high. It's definitely obvious that you can prepare a beautiful meal in here and there's enough space for each one of the activities. Where I feel it fails to me is that it doesn't create a sense of mood. I don't get excited about this kitchen. I think they really tried hard with maybe a couple of contrasts. They played with the neutrality of the grey and then the warmth of the wood. But in its execution it almost feels like a 1970s restoration project where half the kitchen is in the kind of new and the other still needs to get there. I love boldness. I don't think this one's working. This kitchen for me and I'm just reinforcing what you say Jonathan. It feels as though you bought those all suburban homes that you're trying to refurbish. It feels almost bipolar. But as Donald said it is a very practical kitchen. The space is just right. The light is incredible. House and Leisure's kitchen is the most practical kitchen. They've dealt with each and every element of what you need to facilitate in the kitchen exceptionally well. My impression of this kitchen is that it leaves me with no impression and that's a problem. It meets all the standards of what a kitchen should be. Huge plus for them because I can see myself creating a beautiful meal in this kitchen. However it's not inspiring and we are looking for an inspirational project. The great news is that they've used the neutral of the earth, Amadeus which is a gorgeous colour. However the execution the way they've combined the dark wood and the dark grays it really doesn't work that beautifully in this space so I wouldn't have recommended it although it was stunning colour. I'm left feeling very neutral about their kitchen and that's disappointing knowing that these kitchens are not put together by kitchens but designers have been involved in them and I want to see their personalities I can't see them in their presentations. Team House & Leisure, I've loved your trail thus far. I just think that closer to the edge we need more energy and we need you to just deliver on inspiration and true, true design. Sure, the judges' commentary was definitely a mixed masala of positive and negative feedback from different perspectives. However they must choose a winner for this challenge so which kitchen satisfied their appetite for great design? Congratulations, welcome back. Congratulations on completing your kitchens. Each and every kitchen looked so fantastic we just wanted to eat them up. The judges had a very difficult decision to make this time round so I'll start with feedback for you team Visi. Black and white will never go out of fashion. But would a family really want to eat dinner in a kitchen that kind of looks like a nightclub? Ooh, Danilo. No Danilo, you don't mind. I mind. It doesn't look like a nightclub. It looks like a nice house party. I don't know which nightclub Danilo goes to but it's fine. And our client is a bachelor. His life is a party. Teamhouse and leisure. Your kitchen was simple yet oh so elegant. Your minimalist design might be great for a spec home but did you really push the boundaries of design or just play it safe? I'm a bit worried that that's going to work against us since we are about to get our results and they thought our kitchen looks back, which is sad. Team Habitat, your kitchen really made a statement. You made some really good and bold design choices but were those design elements really practical? It's nice to hear that the judges like our personality, our aesthetic and they want to see more of that so that's exciting. And encouraging because when we started off we were like whoa, whoa, whoa is this the jungle? Is this the Amazon? Is this the Pruga national park? This is Africa. And also with our aesthetic we are loud, we are very bold. Are you going to hire young designers to do the same thing that you could get next door? I don't think so. Overall the judges said that you should be very proud of your decisions in your kitchens. Great work and although there was some harsh feedback this will make the designers in the future. There can only be one winner and that design team that walks away with an extra 3,000 rand for their next design challenge is Team VC. I'm quite happy that we've taken two challenges now so other teams they should just take us serious now. I think it's about time that we start meeting. I like the look of the kitchen. Okay, I'm done. I think we'll be set up after that. What is Naomi Dubich who doesn't want to answer a question? So when they announced the winner wasn't us, I just loved it. We hope that the curse of the double challenge win doesn't fall on us. So hopefully we can get a third win. I think we need a third win. I think we need all the wins. A fourth win too and then the final win. Nice. Winner home has been such a rollercoaster ride for our design duos thus far and there are only two challenges left to complete their houses. Luckily for you and I we are bringing you a double dose of winner home next week on Thursday the 12th of October and Friday the 13th of October you'll get the garden challenge back to back. So can our design duos blossom into landscape designers or will they just wilt in the attempt back in functional outdoor spaces? Join me again next week for more of Winner Homes double dose on Thursday and Friday. Good night and have a great rest of your week.