Dark Hour Beetroot and blackberry vampire vodka. Sleek cocktails and simple yet sophisticated snacks set the scene for a noir soiree with a difference.

House ODonnell In one of the leafier corners of Camps Bay in Cape Town – 12 minutes’ walk from the beach – on a street where all the houses face the street, there’s one at a rakish 45-degree angle, looking out in a different direction from the rest.

House ODonnell In one of the leafier corners of Camps Bay in Cape Town – 12 minutes’ walk from the beach – on a street where all the houses face the street, there’s one at a rakish 45-degree angle, looking out in a different direction from the rest.

House ODonnell In one of the leafier corners of Camps Bay in Cape Town – 12 minutes’ walk from the beach – on a street where all the houses face the street, there’s one at a rakish 45-degree angle, looking out in a different direction from the rest.

House ODonnell In one of the leafier corners of Camps Bay in Cape Town – 12 minutes’ walk from the beach – on a street where all the houses face the street, there’s one at a rakish 45-degree angle, looking out in a different direction from the rest.

House ODonnell In one of the leafier corners of Camps Bay in Cape Town – 12 minutes’ walk from the beach – on a street where all the houses face the street, there’s one at a rakish 45-degree angle, looking out in a different direction from the rest.

House ODonnell In one of the leafier corners of Camps Bay in Cape Town – 12 minutes’ walk from the beach – on a street where all the houses face the street, there’s one at a rakish 45-degree angle, looking out in a different direction from the rest.

House ODonnell In one of the leafier corners of Camps Bay in Cape Town – 12 minutes’ walk from the beach – on a street where all the houses face the street, there’s one at a rakish 45-degree angle, looking out in a different direction from the rest.

House ODonnell In one of the leafier corners of Camps Bay in Cape Town – 12 minutes’ walk from the beach – on a street where all the houses face the street, there’s one at a rakish 45-degree angle, looking out in a different direction from the rest.

House ODonnell In one of the leafier corners of Camps Bay in Cape Town – 12 minutes’ walk from the beach – on a street where all the houses face the street, there’s one at a rakish 45-degree angle, looking out in a different direction from the rest.

House ODonnell In one of the leafier corners of Camps Bay in Cape Town – 12 minutes’ walk from the beach – on a street where all the houses face the street, there’s one at a rakish 45-degree angle, looking out in a different direction from the rest.

Dark Hour Activated charcoal and basil cocktail (non-alcoholic). Sleek cocktails and simple yet sophisticated snacks set the scene for a noir soiree with a difference.

Dark Hour Botanical gin fizz. Sleek cocktails and simple yet sophisticated snacks set the scene for a noir soiree with a difference.

HOUSE HARALAMBOUS It's the abundance of light that makes the dark elements work in this house," says Interior Designer Ruth Duke of Chris and Ruth Haralambous' KZN home. The architecture, by Dean Jay Architects was designed to allow for true indoor-outdoor flow .

HOUSE HARALAMBOUS It's the abundance of light that makes the dark elements work in this house," says Interior Designer Ruth Duke of Chris and Ruth Haralambous' KZN home. The architecture, by Dean Jay Architects was designed to allow for true indoor-outdoor flow .

HOUSE HARALAMBOUS It's the abundance of light that makes the dark elements work in this house," says Interior Designer Ruth Duke of Chris and Ruth Haralambous' KZN home. The architecture, by Dean Jay Architects was designed to allow for true indoor-outdoor flow .

HOUSE HARALAMBOUS It's the abundance of light that makes the dark elements work in this house," says Interior Designer Ruth Duke of Chris and Ruth Haralambous' KZN home. The architecture, by Dean Jay Architects was designed to allow for true indoor-outdoor flow .

HOUSE HARALAMBOUS It's the abundance of light that makes the dark elements work in this house," says Interior Designer Ruth Duke of Chris and Ruth Haralambous' KZN home. The architecture, by Dean Jay Architects was designed to allow for true indoor-outdoor flow .

HOUSE HARALAMBOUS It's the abundance of light that makes the dark elements work in this house," says Interior Designer Ruth Duke of Chris and Ruth Haralambous' KZN home. The architecture, by Dean Jay Architects was designed to allow for true indoor-outdoor flow .

HOUSE HARALAMBOUS It's the abundance of light that makes the dark elements work in this house," says Interior Designer Ruth Duke of Chris and Ruth Haralambous' KZN home. The architecture, by Dean Jay Architects was designed to allow for true indoor-outdoor flow .