In Residence: Gawie and Gwen Fagan

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  • Gawie Fagan is known as one of South Africa’s most celebrated architects, while he and wife Gwen, who is also his creative partner, are known for their seamless integration of built structures into the surrounding natural environment.
    For the latest installment of In Residence, director Gavin Elder, known for his extensive documentation of synth-pop legends Duran Duran, captures the couple in their labyrinthine Camps Bay pad. Known locally as Die Es (The Hearth), the building sits neatly in the hillside surround and boasts panoramic views of the sea from one side and mountains to the other.
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  • @chiayaya
    @chiayaya 7 ปีที่แล้ว +593

    "We're very happily married, thank goodness, after 65 years -- and the fact that I can live here with Gwen is what makes it nice for me."

    • @TsetsiStoyanova
      @TsetsiStoyanova 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh my god thats what got me too!

    • @uxpace4894
      @uxpace4894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      lovely story inspire me.

    • @zikaeziagulu1
      @zikaeziagulu1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rangel beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏

    • @debmcc8854
      @debmcc8854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😍😍😍

    • @MM-qz9bl
      @MM-qz9bl 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@uxpace4894...... but only one side.....wired...

  • @johnburman966
    @johnburman966 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    When I worked for him in 1971 for a short time, he was already an icon...I was nobody...still am...no probs. I remember going with him to inspect a premises not too far from his offices. He said "can you run", so we jogged to our destination. I liked him beneath all the cultural agenda back then....a good man.

  • @Dev1nci
    @Dev1nci 5 ปีที่แล้ว +318

    I started my architectural career in this house.
    The couple’s one son is an engineer responsible for almost all of the architectural technological achievements in South Africa.
    My current office has a roof that is based on the same geometric principle as this house.
    Even though it’s just a house its actually very architecturally significant.

    • @hellizma
      @hellizma 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Is their son Henry Allan Fagan or are they different Fagans?

    • @michelepastele5347
      @michelepastele5347 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for sharing your history - interesting!

    • @cujotwentysix7519
      @cujotwentysix7519 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@hellizma they're the same Fagans

    • @andrewkomlodi
      @andrewkomlodi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      What's the principle behind the roof design?

    • @marieslabbert6009
      @marieslabbert6009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree, simple lines built according to radical principles.

  • @alunamoon2415
    @alunamoon2415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The view through the living room window, the light, the shadows, the tree that she planted, the swimming pool that he built for her, the groundedness, the love. Thank you.

  • @porkyV2
    @porkyV2 7 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    not only is their house beautiful, they are a beautiful couple.

    • @uxpace4894
      @uxpace4894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      totally agreed

    • @Amelianz
      @Amelianz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And a beautiful video and photography too!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @markhirstwood4190
      @markhirstwood4190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      on the surface but watch closely when he claims they're happily married: her mouth is down in a bit of subtle contempt, her head moves just slightly to indicate 'no' and then her hands both move, a tell that she's not happy and probably hasn't been for a long time, maybe she's even cheated but would never admit it.

    • @vs71597
      @vs71597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mark Hirstwood lmao yeah okay fucking weirdo

    • @arthurb8436
      @arthurb8436 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markhirstwood4190 I hardly think you have the right to come to a deduction such as that through psychoanalysis from less than 4 minutes of footage of them.

  • @michaelfrancistan
    @michaelfrancistan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Such a timeless house, even though it is quite old it doesn't look stuck in a certain decades aesthetic

  • @_MSD75_
    @_MSD75_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +343

    91yrs old and clambering up ladders to change the clock.

    • @lsamoa
      @lsamoa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      #goals

    • @carloshugosuarezsampaio8251
      @carloshugosuarezsampaio8251 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My father is like that too. But recently he has quit driving. Not as sharp as he used to be, he says.

    • @427CobraV81
      @427CobraV81 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Oh yeah! This is the perfect example of a life that must have a great fulfillment! Because only then will you stay so young and joyful for so long.

  • @valentinaruseva8727
    @valentinaruseva8727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That is a timeless house. So youthful and up to date as the 91 years young Gawie. He died at 95 on 13th September 2020. Let him rest in peace. The house will go on.

  • @nicolescott89
    @nicolescott89 7 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    This ones inspiring. Since 1965 till the present day they have lived there. The house must have lots of stories to tell if it could. That's amazing :) Thanks for this one Nowness

  • @iezgi
    @iezgi 7 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    I love when he describes the door!

  • @joshuahomme1
    @joshuahomme1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    When the door opened to the full body mirror...my jaw dropped. Seconds later, I realized it was not a mirror. Wow!

  • @DannyMercer1993
    @DannyMercer1993 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    It's the people that make a house like that. The house is merely a blank canvass on which to express yourself, what a wonderful video.

  • @Liamdbuckley
    @Liamdbuckley 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    91??!! Seems like he is incredible health for 91 !!!!!!

    • @maggetman69
      @maggetman69 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      i have a great aunt that's 94. Speaking to her over the phone you'd think she's in her 30's. Some people.

  • @anudeeparakkathara5520
    @anudeeparakkathara5520 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    You can feel the genuineness in the house and in also in his words when he says, l’ve been happily married...

  • @TsetsiStoyanova
    @TsetsiStoyanova 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Two old people living happily ever after!

  • @SK-my1lj
    @SK-my1lj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Dear lord, hear my prayers - in my next life give me my parents and sister and nephews, but please also give me a spouse I could get lovingly old with, just like this couple. Amen

    • @thispedro1
      @thispedro1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Expect there is no next life. We ha only this one life and then heaven or hell based on the actions.

    • @freya683
      @freya683 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thispedro1 or no heaven or hell

    • @thispedro1
      @thispedro1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@freya683 Haven or hell is certain.

    • @freya683
      @freya683 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@thispedro1 no it is not

    • @thispedro1
      @thispedro1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@freya683 You speak from belief. I speak from experience. That's why i said "certain".

  • @lailisima
    @lailisima 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautifully shot and produced. I felt like a welcome, quiet guest in their timeless house. Amen to their aesthetics and joy de vivre.

  • @leeanucha
    @leeanucha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Wow since 1965. What a great life to they have been living there all these years.

  • @joshuadarrenarendse3835
    @joshuadarrenarendse3835 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As a proudly South African Civil Engineering student this video humbles and inspires me. That Camps Bay wind is really something. Anyone else from the Mother City?

    • @francoisroux9897
      @francoisroux9897 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Joshua, we on the other side of the hill ,Vredehoek! We also know about the wind but wouldn't want to live anywhere else than the good old Mother City !!

    • @princessprojectza
      @princessprojectza 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Beautiful video right? What an incredible force of love and inspiration - Gwen and Gawie!

  • @orionxalanda1141
    @orionxalanda1141 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This house, its builders, and dwellers represent a unique philosophy of how to live intimately and enjoy life! The way the light falls onto a particular space, the shadows of objects, the wind gushing through the trees... inside, outside, altogether makes the place seem so serene and yet so alive! I adore its atmosphere! I could spend hours just sitting with this solitude doing absolutely nothing!

  • @bugbumble3
    @bugbumble3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I like how the trees move with the wind as if they are happily dancing ...

  • @janafabijanic1464
    @janafabijanic1464 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Thank you, Nowness, for making me fall in the moment od now watching your magical videos! Wonderful!

  • @erwillis
    @erwillis 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    a beautiful story captured within a beautiful home, one of my favorite videos of the series so far --thank you

  • @susiehaddock6224
    @susiehaddock6224 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    just landed on this lovely 4 minutes of love, creativeness...life well lived. Inspirational and tender...I am lucky to have something very special with my Honey also...

  • @indie8189
    @indie8189 ปีที่แล้ว

    Years later, I watch it again, still believe this is the house I like the most in Nowness channel. A house full of life, love, soul, knowledge and wisdom.

  • @Rubylove48
    @Rubylove48 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow. They are couple goals. And I love the house. Every part of it. Seems like they had strong values and treasure the most important things in life. To me that’s what a home is- a place to treasure the most important things in life. 🥰🥰

  • @sidneynjau7907
    @sidneynjau7907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best one in the series hands down!

  • @aneumann372
    @aneumann372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    gawie headed into the great blue yonder yesterday. respect + fair winds...

    • @sashachip
      @sashachip 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      he died? If so, what a shame- this man seemed so healthy and intact for his age in this video.

  • @adrianmcnally6006
    @adrianmcnally6006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We keep coming back to this, what a beautiful story about beautiful people... I hope that what I take from it ensure it lives on
    Thank you

  • @ReadingThing
    @ReadingThing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Exquisite! Beautifully filmed and narrated. Love this! The music!!!

    • @marcostecnic3170
      @marcostecnic3170 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/yrzNVX7Qh5Q/w-d-xo.html

  • @CheekSteve
    @CheekSteve 7 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Beautiful house...beautiful people...I'm almost crying

  • @eduardobenitez752
    @eduardobenitez752 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Besides this amazing architecture there's a story of love and happiness. Kudos for them.

  • @nicoledougherty5502
    @nicoledougherty5502 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I want more! Ah -- would love to see this couple in a mini series.

  • @bennydimirco5073
    @bennydimirco5073 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3:04 = chills // Beautiful space and elegant cinematography. Well done.

  • @hnttakata713
    @hnttakata713 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The fact that he can live here with Gwen. Sweet.

  • @imbinicc4906
    @imbinicc4906 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This house will always be theirs. Anyone else who lives in it will be care takers. This house has a life and personality all of its own, created and nurtured by Gawie and Gwen. Just beautiful.
    Is it just, me or are these videos deeply meditative and mesmerising?

  • @marieslabbert6009
    @marieslabbert6009 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are the pioneers of South Africa, quietly working at building up and bettering spaces around them.

  • @NeerajGupta-fy1bv
    @NeerajGupta-fy1bv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the most underrated channel on youtube.

  • @rmiddlehouse
    @rmiddlehouse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ‘Vicious and continuous wind’ sounds heavenly

  • @leonewilliams1946
    @leonewilliams1946 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful home. Inspirational couple.

  • @CatskillsGrrl
    @CatskillsGrrl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Stunning place. Well integrated into the landscape with magic texture and light and space.

  • @nthatomalope
    @nthatomalope 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a wonderful channel. One of very few that I have notifications for. Great work guys.

  • @truthseeker444
    @truthseeker444 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love the ingenuity of this house, like the big door made from old copper hot water tanks!

  • @cecilgstu
    @cecilgstu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is so special 🙏🏾

  • @kevmagill5163
    @kevmagill5163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Vivid...beautiful...heartfelt

  • @eunkyochoi2238
    @eunkyochoi2238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very old but an amazing place that has been a long history with the owner! :)
    Beautiful!!! Still beautiful and I believe that this is what house should be like, not own to sell but own to live.
    I am living in Seoul, South Korea. I feel like the concept of home here is a place to make an additional profit not a place to actually stay.
    Moving to different place hurts me so much but it is now a kind of a routine. Housing market is just a bubble.
    This is what I love to see. I was looking for something like this. Such an inspiration and a source of healing.
    Thanks so much for sharing! :)

    • @francoisroux9897
      @francoisroux9897 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think that is the modern way, worldwide unfortunately !!

  • @fatoomgierdien2181
    @fatoomgierdien2181 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful. Cape Town.
    Thank YOU.

  • @anbernika
    @anbernika 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    best series ever

  • @zcdel9192
    @zcdel9192 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    his last statement is loaded. Thank you!

  • @karinevahofbauer5960
    @karinevahofbauer5960 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Inspiring that is LOVE .. thanks so much for shearing.. NOWNESS is un wonderful beautiful channel❣

  • @minglis5475
    @minglis5475 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So lovely, so peaceful, so beautiful. Thank you for sharing!

  • @kaydesign
    @kaydesign 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brilliant! Thanks!

  • @mpho5664
    @mpho5664 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Timeless and beautiful

  • @wendystratton9219
    @wendystratton9219 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Impressive man! I would like to grow older as fit in mind and body as him...

  • @angelaberni8873
    @angelaberni8873 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Loved this.

  • @roxynil
    @roxynil 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incredible!

  • @SH-vm1rz
    @SH-vm1rz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow so special and unique

  • @Creadoresba
    @Creadoresba 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    muy bello relato, al igual que las imágenes!!!

  • @user-yh4bd8qu5x
    @user-yh4bd8qu5x 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Space full of love!

  • @therealcontrabeatz
    @therealcontrabeatz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Inspiring!

  • @chaechae7447
    @chaechae7447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    아름다운 케이프타운안에
    아름다운 부부가 살고 계셨군요
    감동이예요

  • @wendyw86
    @wendyw86 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful, thank-you

  • @briana14333
    @briana14333 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful. So dreamy!

  • @jamessilvester9077
    @jamessilvester9077 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this. The house could have been designed last year. Timeless style and good chat from the old fella.

  • @hushiechan
    @hushiechan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Its breathtaking!

  • @zoraboung142
    @zoraboung142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ils croient encore a la vie jusqu'à la mort ❣️!!

  • @paulness361
    @paulness361 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My husband and I are 45 years together.we absolutely adore each other.Amazing couple
    Love has made you last.love has made us last.your bot beautiful and inspiraring .awesome video
    Yvonness

  • @navaxf
    @navaxf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very lovely

  • @zharinaberondo8062
    @zharinaberondo8062 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this!

  • @jhb61249
    @jhb61249 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now dead as of 13 September 2020 at the age of 95. He was an Architect. She was a medical doctor. Quite an admirable couple.

  • @GG-yn6jw
    @GG-yn6jw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Stunning house stunning couple!❤

  • @barrywen2980
    @barrywen2980 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome Thx nowness take all kind of art & home video

  • @thisorient6332
    @thisorient6332 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Really inspiring

  • @091mmm
    @091mmm 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The person editing these videos is very talented!

  • @faintingsaint
    @faintingsaint 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What A Beautiful Story

  • @chukilewis1696
    @chukilewis1696 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love it!

  • @yoelprasetya1795
    @yoelprasetya1795 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THIS IS GOLD

  • @aeralv8649
    @aeralv8649 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    i would kill for that amount of natural light

  • @dayanara2774
    @dayanara2774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Unfortunately we aren’t exposed to older couples like this very often. If you were to tell me we’ll be watching a short film on an older couple’s home, I’d expect something along the lines of Hoarders. This couple is just fabulous!

  • @cassandrastornoway5445
    @cassandrastornoway5445 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful

  • @PureFun4Me
    @PureFun4Me 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    wowness

  • @nupurgaming777
    @nupurgaming777 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing

  • @peterzonis1719
    @peterzonis1719 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    So beautiful

  • @kacasudiro6306
    @kacasudiro6306 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love their love ❤

  • @ianroselio8204
    @ianroselio8204 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    beautiful house. hope they will live longer and happy together

  • @info1sthomerent520
    @info1sthomerent520 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Waaooo 1956 amazing

  • @patriciadejesussantos5233
    @patriciadejesussantos5233 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Linda casa adoraveis moradores!💚💛💙🇧🇷

  • @marissa_____
    @marissa_____ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    As soon as I saw the mountain, I thought that it looks a lot like Cape Town.

  • @ETIENNE8100
    @ETIENNE8100 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a dream last night I can’t remember exactly what I dreamed,but I now it was beautiful as this story.

  • @prashanthb6521
    @prashanthb6521 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Life ! This how it should be.

  • @lanabananas550
    @lanabananas550 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love , love, love

  • @mariawelling4194
    @mariawelling4194 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Perseverance!

  • @empty5953
    @empty5953 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow 🙏🏻

  • @teresa1400
    @teresa1400 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hermosa pareja, hermoso hogar, hermosa armonía...

  • @-alexander-6520
    @-alexander-6520 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ! Hermosa...!

  • @tiagoagm
    @tiagoagm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just perfect house.

  • @ozsebfuloppeter3113
    @ozsebfuloppeter3113 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hermosa casa y pareja, me encanta la vista de los ventanales con esas cortinas.

  • @vgvignesh5115
    @vgvignesh5115 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    MAY GOD BLESS YOU BOTH TO SCORE A CENTURY.
    🙏❣️💯

  • @sundea9388
    @sundea9388 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    beautiful people . lucky children

  • @donaldraife8099
    @donaldraife8099 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Blessings