New South Africa architecture projects with building news and architectural images, plus architects background. South African building news from across this country, featuring the most interesting contemporary properties.
Design: Boogertman + Partners Architects. The circular form symbolises the simplicity embodied in the basic cycle of nature. The form, embedded within ethereal forest physically manifests the notion of ‘walks and talks’.
Design: MMA Design Studio Architects. An encrusted cave for modern day Nomads. Designed on an awkward 700m² residual site this modern 4 bedroom house is planned as a village around a central courtyard with multiple “situations” and living arrangements.
Design: Metropole Architects. With the site giving an expansive ocean view, the design was able to respond with a “Wingspread” type architecture that appears to float over the indigenous dune vegetation, making the most of the comprehensive beach and sea views.
Design: Metropole Architects. The brief was to design a contemporary family home on a one acre site, in Simbithi Eco-Estate. The clients wanted a sophisticated home with a sense of simplicity.
Design: Metropole Architects. The Salt Rock House is a bold contemporary architectural design set into the picturesque coastal suburbia that is the Dolphin Coast, celebrating magnificent 180° panoramic sea views where one might be able to catch a glimpse of a Humpback and Southern Right whale.
Design: SAOTA, Architects. 109 Hatfield Street is located in gardens near the vibrant City Bowl in Cape Town, and is surrounded by iconic landmarks like Table Mountain, Lions Head and Parliament.
Design: SAOTA, Architects. A four bedroom home for a young family: the design had to encapsulate all qualities of luxury open-plan living but still provide a homely environment. The narrow steep site with tough planning restrictions drove the design.
Design: Nico van der Meulen Architects. From the inception of this project; the client brief, existing house and contextual setting were all factors to consider carefully before pursuing the extensive alteration and additions to a modest hillside house.
Design: SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects. The clients, a British couple living in Cape Town, requested a six-bedroom, seven-level home that makes the most of the site, the views and the mountain. The lower levels of the existing structure were totally remodelled while the upper level was demolished to allow for two new levels.
Design: SAOTA. A flexible contemporary family residence in a spectacular but challenging location: the “site was spectacular requiring a design that could respond to a challenging slopped corner site and its aspects”.
Design: SAOTA, Antoni Associates & OKHA. A holiday home for a young family, maximising the view and creating sunny wind-free outdoor living spaces,
Shelley Point is a small spur of land jutting into the Atlantic, on the northern tip of West Coast Peninsula.
Design: Three14 Architects. Designed for a young family in the suburban area of Rondebosch, Cape Town, this house sits on an elongated site with views towards Devil’s Peak and The Back Table, which is the south-eastern edge of the iconic Table Mountain.
Design: GASS Architecture Studios. Situated on the slopes of the Helderberg Mountains in Stellenbosch and nestled between rolling vineyards, a small granite hill and a river below, Hillside House is simultaneously arresting and juxtaposed and fits flawlessly into its surroundings.
Design: SAOTA. The Brief was to create a spectacular home which encapsulated the expansive 360 degree mountain and sea views. Though views out were paramount this needed to be carefully balanced with the required privacy from within.
Design: SAOTA. The clients – who owned and lived in an existing house on the property for nine years – needed to rebuild the house in order to suit the demands of their family with 3 teenage kids.
Design: Nico van der Meulen Architects. Located at the foot of a nature reserve in Bedfordview. The 1100m² sculptural piece of architecture is a family-orientated home suitable for indoor/outdoor entertainment that maximizes the views to the north.
Design: SAOTA ; Interior Design: Studio Parkington Design Consult. The brief was to create a spectacular home which encapsulated the expansive 360 degree mountain and sea views. Though views out were paramount this needed to be carefully balanced with the required privacy from within