AWARDS

2013/2014
AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (SAIA) IS TO RECOGNISE

AWARDS
AND PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN ARCHITECTURE AND TO CREATE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND DEBATE ON
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THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THAT THE BOOK ON THE SAIA AWARDS PROGRAMME HAS BEEN PUBLISHED. IT
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it is also, significantly, the 25th UIA Congress - and it takes place in South Africa’s 20th Year
AWARDS OF MERIT of Democracy. The gathering comes at a particularly poignant time in South Africa’s development.

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COMMENDATIONS qualities of life we enjoy, remain totally skewed by our divided history. This is not solely a South
African challenge; a massive gap in living standards is a global affliction.
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AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

AWARDS OF MERIT
COMMENDATIONS
REGIONAL AWARDS FOR ARCHITECTURE

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 CONTENTS
4 PREFACE (MESSAGE FROM SPONSOR)
5 FOREWORD
6 ADJUDICATORS’ REPORT
9 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 2013/2014
29 AWARDS OF MERIT 2013/2014
59 COMMENDATIONS
65 REGIONAL AWARDS 2013/2014
108 AWARDS LEGACY

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 We are again delighted, as a Patron of architecture and sponsor of the South African Institute of

PREFACE
Architects Awards of Merit and Excellence programme, to preface this wonderful catalogue of great
recent South African architecture.

South Africa certainly presents architects with exciting challenges consequent to varying topography
and climates, often limited budgets and an evolving multicultural society where public architecture is
required to be more engaging, transformative and inclusive. And then there are the many important
design and specification considerations surrounding climate change, in order that we use non-
renewable resources more effectively and tread with greater circumspection on our planet.

Each of the projects displayed in this book has passed the critical review of both the regional and
national adjudication committees and has successfully addressed the challenges mentioned above,
presenting an architecture founded on sound programmes, in context, demonstrating resource
efficiency that extends into the future and using materiality that is innovative, right and proper.

Corobrik salutes the architects whose work is represented in this book, not only for the architectural
merit of their buildings, but for conceiving architecture with the propensity to delight.

Dirk Meyer
Managing Director, Corobrik

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 FOREWORD
Architecture is the most visible and functional of public arts. Works reflect the thinking, debates,
mores, philosophies and concerns of an era, which remain observable on a landscape for countless
generations. In this way, architecture leaves an indelible legacy, not only for the architects concerned,
but for an entire generation.

One of the main functions of the South African Institute of Architecture (SAIA) is to recognise and
award outstanding architectural works. Following the regional awards last year, the most exceptional
works identified regionally were judged this year in the national awards. The objective was to identify
the very best of South African architecture created in recent times. The projects submitted for
inclusion in this year’s awards programme were of a high standard and were extremely diverse in
nature, ranging from academic works to private residences and community, public and private sector
buildings. Given this diversity and the high standard of the projects entered, the challenge for the
adjudicators was to find the essence of what made a project worthy of distinction and award.

Following several rounds of adjudication, our panel comprising a representative from our sponsor,
Corobrik; a prominent architect; an academic architect; an eminent layperson; and the convenor of
the adjudication panel, SAIA’s president, Sindile Ngonyama, made their final selection.

These award-winning works, together with those being put forward by the regional institutes, are
contained in this Awards booklet. This booklet records, for posterity, the very best of South African
architecture. And, as we host the International Union of Architects (UIA) Durban 2014, these works
serve as a reminder that South African architects can hold their heads up high, not only amongst our
own communities, but indeed worldwide.

Obert Chakarisa
Chief Executive Officer, SAIA

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 As it has become a known tradition of the South African Institute of Architects (SAIA) to
recognise the work of high standard that gets produced by our members, it is heart-warming
to note that the majority of the projects submitted for awards, are of an exceptionally high
standard. At SAIA, we extend well-deserved acknowledgment to Corobrik, which continues
without fail, to sponsor this prestigious awards programme.

I have, during my presidential term, continued this tradition of convening the awards
ADJUDICATORS’
programme without exception. We kick-started this year’s process in May 2013, whereby an
all-inclusive workshop of jurors was convened to review and agree on the adjudication criteria
to be adopted at regional and national levels.

This year’s team of national adjudicators comprises highly knowledgeable and respected
persons, both in the field of creative arts and in that of academia. They are:

• Peter Kidger, who represented Corobrik, sponsor of the awards;

• Annemarie Meintjes, Deputy Editor of VISI magazine;
• Malcolm Campbell, an architect from ACG Architects & Developement Planners, and
academic in his own right;
• Paul Kotze, an architect and urban designer and professor at the School of Architecture &
Planning of the University of the Witwatersrand; and
• Sindile Ngonyama, SAIA President.
REPORT

A total of forty-nine (49) varying submissions were received from the regions. The project
range included residential projects, new public buildings, restoration of heritage projects and
an academic research project.

After looking at the range of projects submitted and having carefully considered the agreed
criteria developed at the workshop of May 2013, the national jurors met over a two-day
period, in February 2014, to work through the submissions. The jurors emerged, out of this
intense and highly engaging two-day session, with a shortlist of twenty-eight (28) projects and
an academic work. There was a further agreement that all the selected projects were to be
physically visited, so as to solidify the jurors’ selection and shortlisting decision.

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 This was, on the one hand, a daunting task, but the positives which eventually came out of it,
bore resounding results. The adjudicators got time to seriously engage not only with each other,
as individuals with different outlooks on architectural trajectory and background, but also with
the projects and their respective authors. This was certainly the most enriching and valuable
outcome of the awards programme.

It is with pleasure that I now share with you the eight (8) projects that received Awards of
Excellence; the fourteen (14) projects that received Awards of Merit; and the two (2) projects
which the jurors agreed had not quite met the set criteria, but had demonstrated certain qualities
that need to receive ongoing architectural debate, as we move our profession forward.

Subsequent to this experience, I came to the personal conclusion that SAIA needs to
continue the debate and review process regarding the adjudication of its awards. Successful
architectural submissions should not only talk to materiality, programmatic requirements,
employment of resources and application of socio-cultural debates, but also engage and
articulate the day-to-day intellectual and topical discourse of our ever-changing biophysical
environment.

Best wishes

Sindile Ngonyama Pr Arch; MI Arch

SAIA President

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 2013/2014
EXCELLENCE
10 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA PHASE 2
12 BABYLONSTOREN TOURISM (PTY) LTD
14 //HAPO_ FREEDOM PARK MUSEUM
16 NEW ADDITION AT ST CYPRIAN’S GIRLS SCHOOL
20 SPRINGFIELD CONVENT SCHOOL, PRE-SCHOOL CAMPUS, FRA
ANGELICO ART CENTRE AND JASPER WALSH ART GALLERY
22 DUNKIRK ALL SUITES HOTEL
24 HOUSE KLEYNHANS
26 HOUSE SNYDERS

Adjudication panel
SINDILE NGONYAMA - CONVENOR
PETER KIDGER
PROF PAUL KOTZE
MALCOLM CAMPBELL
ANNEMARIE MEINTJES

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 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA PHASE 2,
15 JEAN SIMONIS STREET, PAROW
for UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
by MSa MICHELE SANDILANDS ARCHITECTS, CAPE TOWN

Citation PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT MICHELE SANDILANDS

Beyond the world-famous horizon line of Table Mountain and beyond the equally familiar
horizon line of the Hottentots Holland mountain range is a context that hardly ever QUANTITY SURVEYOR BTKM QUANTITY SURVEYORS,
receives a positive mention in the press, let alone the architectural press. This sandy BRIAN MAHACHI, RODNEY WOOD
and windswept wasteland is euphemistically known as the Cape Flats. Parow, where STRUCTURAL ENGINEER NADESON CONSULTING
the Phase 2 University of South Africa (UNISA) building is situated, is on the northern
SERVICES YOUSEF ISMAIL, THEO NEL
border of these sandy flats where the topography starts to rise towards the Tygerberg
Hills. This context, a world away from the desirable and rather glamorous parts of the CIVIL ENGINEER NADESON CONSULTING
City of Cape Town, is mostly the domain of the poor working classes and where industrial SERVICES CLINT STOCKWELL, ANDRE DYERS
production occurs.

Climatically and topographically, it is a difficult and demanding context for any architect
to work with. In a building mass where there is no height to produce the relief of the
view towards a distant horizon, the architect is restricted to an internalised world. This In principle, the newly created social space for the
is, fortunately, not a problem in the hands of a gifted and careful architect. This project students became the most important space in the
gives proof that Michelle Sandilands is precisely such an architect. building. The remainder of the building mass was used
to form this high-volume and light-filled space. The
The typological form that is most obvious and logical to use in these kinds of contexts main student entry to the building is focused on this
would be the perimeter block, and climatically it makes sense to enable the circulation space and all circulation logically originates and ends
of air and light by means of the section. In a somewhat altered form, this is what the here. Encircling and defining it, is the double-storey
architects have done. classroom and examination hall accommodation.

The non-place qualities of the broader macro context extend unaltered to the immediate The section is ingeniously used to create a series of
context of the building. The site is situated in a mixed-use area between the major ventilation and light scoops to the teaching venues.
arterial route of Voortrekker Road and the railway line from Cape Town to Bellville and This long teaching block is right up against the railway
beyond. The bulk of the building is sandwiched between the existing UNISA facilities line to the south. The south façade is completely
and the railway line, rendering the site reasonably accessible to the students of this transparent, boldly creating a visual interaction
distance-learning university. between the learning activity and the intermittent
passing trains with its daily community of commuters.
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The architects were requested to provide accommodation for student registration, The double-glazing façade reduces the possible noise
examination venues, teaching venues and administrative offices. This is not a ‘normal’ interference from the trains, while also reducing energy
residential university, where the social aspects are so fundamentally important to consumption. The Fibonacci number system has been
the educational experience. Thus, it was seen to be crucial that such spaces should used to design the subdivisions and opening sections
be created in order for a semblance of this socialisation process to occur. The univer- of this window wall. The light and ventilation towers
sity authorities also decided that this campus should be a showcase for sustainable ensure reflected daylight into these spaces, while also
building practice. creating through ventilation via electronic sensors when

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 SECTION BB

SOUTH EVALATION

SECTION AA

any of the windows are opened. Also, on the south of the chosen sections have been used to great poetic effect. In the open courtyard,
side, is a series of water tanks storing the harvested an inspiring mosaic mural has been created by local artists. In the adjacent enclosed
rainwater that is used in the ablution facilities. central courtyard, nature has been introduced in the form of trees growing in normal soil
via openings in the floor. Overall, the building is solid and detailed for low maintenance
In this bleak and difficult environment, the architects without being cold and inhuman.
have created a lyrical and inspiring place of learning
by means of tectonics, detailing, materiality, mathe- Every decision made by the architects speaks of a deep concern for the upliftment of the
matically inspired geometry and the near musical play human condition and the judicious use of the earth’s resources. The architects’ careful
that light and shadow creates through the sunscreens. consideration of every design decision in this building has created for every user a sense
Sandblasted paving bricks have been used for the of comfort and delight. In many ways, the building also displays a sense of the textural to
walls throughout, and this brings an aged solidity to the create a memorable place, as well as some abstract qualities to signify that the building
building. In the metal detailing, the inherent qualities houses a place of knowledge exchange and generation.

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 BABYLONSTOREN TOURISM (PTY) LTD,
BETWEEN KLAPMUTS AND SIMONDIUM
for BABYLONSTOREN TOURISM (LTY) LTD
by MALHERBE RUST ARCHITECTS, PAARL

Citation ARCHITECT CHRIS FICK, JOHAN MALHERBE

This farm is the remaining piece of an 1692 VOC grant. It includes the historic werf of
the original farm. The farm and a number of its buildings thus form part of the original STRUCTURAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERS DE VILLIERS
Dutch colonisation of the Cape. It is located in the Drakenstein valley. The iconic horizon & HULME ENGINEERING, JOHN HULME
line of the mountain ranges in this part of the world overshadows whatever man places QUANTITY SURVEYOR DE LEEUW GROUP,
on the landscape. On the lower-lying and flatter terrain, the landscape is dominated by
PIERRE DU PLESSIS
the geometric precision of intensive agriculture, in the form of vineyards and orchards.
Architecture often acts as the man-made intermediary between the larger-scale natural CONTRACTORS JJ DEMPERS MASTER BUILDERS,
elements, such as the mountain ranges and the smaller-scale agricultural activities. ISIPANI CONSTRUCTION, JDV CONSTRUCTION AND
Very often these buildings take the form of low-slung, small-scale and relatively simple BAMBOU
buildings with whitewashed walls and thatched roofs.
LANDSCAPE DESIGN PATRICE TRAVELLA

More often than not, these farm buildings are sometimes also consciously used ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING: THE PINK GERANIUM
in relation to natural elements, and to enclose space by means of low walls. These INTERIOR DESIGN JAMES BRUMMER ASSOCIATES
environments are born out of necessity, mostly the necessity of agricultural needs and PHOTOGRAPHERS ARCHIGRAPHY – WIELAND
the limitations imposed by building materials and technology. In this way, a cultural
GLEICH
landscape has been produced that is of national and international importance. Many of
these historic farms have experienced a constant evolutionary and natural change since
inception. Within this process, the architectural question has always been one of how to
obtain a balance between the historic and the contemporary. This balance, specifically
in a globalised world, can only be achieved by a sure and secure vision of the past and
the future and, obviously, by architectural restraint.

This is what Malherbe Rust Architects has achieved for the owners. Despite a relatively In the general layout of all these elements, great
large capital investment in the farm, the architecture and new spaces created have care has been taken to reinforce and enhance the
retained a delicate character, whilst maintaining its rustic working-farm qualities. existing, while adding new elements along similar
principles. For example, the new elements added to
The old structures on the farm, namely the manor house, cellar and koornhuis, have the overall design create a much more pronounced
been carefully restored, new guest accommodation and facilities have been built on the focus on the Babylonstoren Hill, which is in proximity
EXCELLENCE 2013/2014

footprint of previous workers’ housing (now rebuilt elsewhere on the farm), dilapidated to the farm. The larger-scale elements, such as the
outbuildings have been recycled as restaurants and a large new wine cellar has been wine cellars, have been sunken into the ground to
constructed. A beautifully designed and impressively productive fruit and vegetable reduce their bulk and possible spatial impact. In
garden has also been created. Within this garden, traditional irrigation furrows have all the architectural work that has been done to the
been reintroduced. In addition, a somewhat playful and idiosyncratic glasshouse and a historic core of the farm buildings, care has obviously
shade structure for plants have been added to the ensemble. been taken to restore them as sensitively as possible,

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 to reveal previous layers, to emulate the previous scale continuous line of development. In some other instances of the restoration of Cape
and to add the new in a bold and confident manner. Dutch farms, there has been an effort to fossilise the buildings within a certain period of
Previous changes that were deemed insensitive and time. In this case, a different approach has been taken. The owners and their architects
incongruent architecturally were removed. Everything understood that the life of any building – or group of buildings – is, in reality, something
was done to restore a line of continuous development that evolves over time. It is also the continuous process of cultural evolution that keeps a
that is in sympathy with the original buildings, while still building ‘fresh’ and pertinent, while taking the weight of history seriously, but at the same
remaining true to the sensibilities of its time. time not too seriously – in this way, it can be renewed and reinterpreted.

What is most striking about the work done on the farm The other aspect that is truly impressive is Babylonstoren’s quality of authenticity as
is precisely this uncovering and strengthening of a a no-nonsense working farm.

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 //HAPO_ FREEDOM PARK MUSEUM,
TSHWANE
for FREEDOM PARK, RSA
by OFFICE OF COLLABORATIVE ARCHITECTS (GAPP ARCHITECTS/URBAN DESIGNERS + MASHABANE ROSE ASSOCIATES +
MMA ARCHITECTS), JOHANNESBURG

Citation ARCHITECTURAL TEAM

This building has been constructed on the southern edge of the old colonial settlement
of Pretoria. The older parts of the city of Pretoria/Tshwane are situated on the fertile PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT JEREMY ROSE
plains between two roughly parallel ranges of low hills. These hills, to a large degree, PROJECT ARCHITECT DIETER BRANDT
contain most of the city centre and this allows nature to have a presence on its northern ARCHITECTURAL TEAM CARON SCHNAID,
and southern horizon lines. To an extent, these hills also compartmentalise the city
EUGENE MARAIS, KATLEGO MAKOE,
spatially into relatively discreet gestalt units. Over time, these hills have been used to
elevate institutions of collective political and social importance. There is a whole series LIONEL CUMPS, LIYA TESFAYE, RENE MCLAREN,
of them – for example, the military forts, the Union Buildings, the Voortrekker Monument, PETER VERNACIK, ROCHELLE VOLSCHENK,
Freedom Park, etc. These institutions, placed in this manner above the city, communicate SIMON BIRD, TEBOHO MAPHIRI, DORAH KHOZA
with each other in a symbolic way – they imbue a special character on the city, while also
PROFESSIONAL TEAM
emphasising it as a place of national importance.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS AURECON
//hapo_Freedom Park Museum is located at the foot of Salvokop, south of Herbert MECHANICAL ENGINEERS UHURU WETU
Baker’s iconic Pretoria Station building and north of the Freedom Park Garden ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS ELECTRICAL – WSP /
of Remembrance, situated on top of the hill. Both the Station and the Garden of
UBUNYE
Remembrance have a visual and symbolic presence in the city, while //hapo_Freedom
ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH INC
Park Museum only has a presence in its immediate vicinity.
LANDSCAPING NGBM – NEWTOWN LANDSCAPE
//hapo_Freedom Park Museum takes its design inspiration from nature. Its overall form ARCHITECTS, BAGALE GREEN INC. MOMO
and materiality emulates its natural context. As an institution and symbol of national LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS JOINT VENTURE
importance, it seems, however, to ‘disappear’ into its physical context. It also does
QUANTITY SURVEYOR DAVIS LANGDON; CHAUKE QS
not visually compete with any of the other national symbols/institutions that are so
prominent in the Tshwane environment. CONTRACTOR FIKILE / STOCKS JV
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERS WSP
The building is seen as a series of abstract ‘boulders’. Using this idea, the architects PROJECT MANAGERS PMSA
have assimilated and given form to traditional African ideas of healing and indigenous
knowledge systems, while paying homage to an idea of what the typical South African
landscape is all about. The design of the building reinterprets the cracks and complex The spatial progression through the building is, thus,
EXCELLENCE 2013/2014

shapes of rocks and other geological formations that have been the result of the forces a movement through a cave-like space. Along this
of nature acting over millennia. It was also the architects’ design intention to symbolically route, the space is manipulated by constricting and
recreate man’s first shelter or home, namely the cave. The cave, in this way, becomes the opening up the volume, by moving up or down levels,
metaphor for man’s continued presence in this landscape. The cave is also a metaphor and by punctuating the movement through the largely
for how man has made his presence known visually, how events and observations have dimly lit spaces by means of ‘cracks and fissures’ in
been recorded by various means, how human progress has been recorded, how the the building’s envelope to articulate the movement
landscape has been appropriated and used for survival, and how the cave as refuge has with light and views. The copper-clad exterior and the
been imbued with social and emotional meaning. interior surfaces are faceted to recall natural forms.

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 SECTION OF NATION BUILDING BOULDER

NORTH ELEVATION

ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

These faceted forms, in combination with the exhibition conceived and realised gardens adjacent to them gives meaning to, and reveals the
material, become the ‘message’ of the building. The logic of, the //hapo complex. The garden is a worthy counterpart and extension of the
large bulk of the building could, at first sight, become building. Its contemplative aura heals and refreshes those who want to see and observe.
overpowering and intimidating to the visitor. However, There is also a wonderfully dense and ‘wild’ indigenous forest to the back of the building,
the architects managed to work around this by subtly on the slopes of Salvokop. This forest greatly assists in nestling the //hapo complex
manipulating the form and experience into manageable further into its site.
spatial and thematic episodes. On the whole, the dimly
lit interior spaces are not menacing or disorientating at This complex building has been thoughtfully detailed and expertly built to the highest
all, but the play of light and darkness on the exterior standards that can be achieved in South Africa.
and interior of the building are used to convey expertly
Whereas many other social institutions in South Africa and elsewhere create the
the narrative of the physical, social and belief-system
evolution in this part of the world. impression of being finite in their form and message, //hapo_Freedom Park Museum
by the Office of Collaborative Architects seems to open up new possibilities and visions,
Moving through the building and the beautifully while it simultaneously records and symbolises the complex evolution of South Africa.

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 NEW ADDITION AT ST CYPRIAN’S GIRLS
SCHOOL, ORANJEZICHT, CAPE TOWN
for ST CYPRIAN’S GIRLS SCHOOL
by NOERO WOLFF ARCHITECTS (2005-2012) AND NOERO ARCHITECTS (2012 TO DATE), CAPE TOWN

Citation QUANTITY SURVEYORS RIVERSIDE CONSULTING

This school is situated in the lush and privileged context of Oranjezicht in Cape Town.
The site is encircled by the Table Mountain range and has distant views over Table Bay. CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS DE VILLIERS
The original buildings were designed by the architects Kendall and Morris. Over the AND HULME
last hundred years, the school has been developed in a piecemeal, but caring and ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS MAC CONSULTING,
considered manner. When buildings or groups of buildings are developed in this way, it
CLINKSCALES MAUGHAN BROWN
always becomes a context with a rich frame of reference and significant memories. Such
contexts open up the possibility of continuing with their physical development in a similar MECHANICAL AND FIRE ENGINEER
manner. It is within this spirit that Noero Wolff and later Noero Architects approached this ALAN CUNNINGHAME, CLINKSCALES MAUGHAN
commission. BROWN
PHOTOGRAPHY UNO PEREIRA
The site of the school, adjacent to George Street, is irregularly shaped. It has a relatively
steep fall towards the north. The site is densely built, consisting mainly a series of 3: New IT Hub: This is a two-storey circular building
inserted into one of the courtyards. The circular form
courtyard buildings. The largest open spaces are a hockey field, and the entrance forecourt
in front of the main building of the school. The successive waves of additions reflect theenables the teacher to view all the computer monitors
from a central point. It is a small building, and all its
architectural sensibilities of the time. The older buildings exude a quality of ‘heaviness’
with their thick walls and relatively small windows, nevertheless forming beautifully fittings and pieces of equipment have been designed
tranquil and memorable courtyards, while the newer buildings, due to their ‘thinner and to optimise the usage of space. The intention of the
lighter’ construction methods, are mostly just objects in space. The older buildings are architects was to create a spatial experience that
predominantly plastered and painted white, while the newer buildings were mostly built would be different from the other teaching spaces.
using facebrick. Most of the buildings have the same roof materials, namely red tiles. This building has been covered on the outside with
pale blue mosaics – the result of this decision is that
The school initiated a campaign in the early 2000s entitled ‘Creating Future Leaders’. It it nearly ‘disappears’ against the sky. On the inside,
was this campaign that resulted in the creation of a number of new buildings and spaces. very strong and memorable colours have been used.
The following alterations, as well as new buildings, have been completed in terms of this The building also has small round windows, ensuring
endeavour: a distinction from its immediate context.

1: Creative Centre: This facility has been relocated in the old library and domestic science 4: New Knowledge Centre: A new information and
block. Two classrooms have been created for art education. These are subdivided by a sliding knowledge centre has been created in the old historic
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folding screen that enables the two areas, when combined, to be used as an exhibition space. gymnasium. Care has been taken not to touch the old
Within this building, a space for drama teaching and performance has also been created. On building. All the new elements have been made from
the eastern, northern and southern façades a canopy has been added, while the remodelled timber so that they can be removed, should this be
eastern façade now allows for the pick-up and drop-off of learners by their parents. required. A courtyard adjacent to the gymnasium has
been covered with a translucent roof. Inside this space,
2: Science Centre: This building has been largely remodelled to create a more updated three cylindrical seating spaces have been created.
facility. The building now showcases exhibition spaces, and those passing in the corridors can These semi-private spaces quickly became highly used
see into the science spaces. social or learning spaces.

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 5: Molteno House: New additions on the eastern and western facades have been made to The architects were not intimidated by the school’s
this previously rather uninspiring rectangular building. The addition to the eastern façade history, but they instead added to it with confidence.
has a wavelike form, in order to accommodate the existing trees. The accommodation on In so doing, they have inserted a new chapter that can
this side consists of specialised spaces, as well as extra ablution facilities. The façade has act as future inspiration, both for the users and for other
been punctured with long, thin vertical-strip windows. The extensions to the classrooms on architects.
the western side have simple direct openings, with ample sun-shading devices.

6: Loggia: On the southern side of Molteno House, a beautifully designed and crafted
loggia has been added. This building attaches itself to a new extended walkway. The open
loggia has tiered seating and is partially screened by breeze blocks. It is also adjacent to
the main entrance forecourt of the school, and its purpose is to provide a waiting space
for the children. The thin concrete roof and the see-through screen render this a delicate
and elegant structure.

7: Life Centre: This building has been placed in an open corner formed by two other
buildings, one of which is the school hall. It is a double-storey structure consisting of
two multi-functional spaces on top of one another, linked by a circular staircase. This
impressive building is clearly the piece de resistance of all the buildings created by the
architects, is round in shape and has a square, high-pitched roof with a central roof light
at its apex. It has been designed with mathematical precision and is an obvious delight
to the architects and its users alike. The structure of the roof has been exposed to the top
floor. The circular walls have been layered, with an outer skin of terracotta breezeblocks
and an inner skin of glass. The interior of this light-filled building is dramatic, while on the
outside it reveals a quietly imposing and dynamic quality. Its iconic roof profile has given
an immediately memorable quality to the adjacent outside spaces.

8: Dining Hall: As an extension to the existing dining hall, one courtyard has been covered
with a translucent roof. Additionally, a wooden floor has been inserted, while the existing
trees have also been retained.
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Groups of buildings, like those of the St Cyprian’s School for Girls, that have been developed
over time have created their own ‘story’ and narrative. Any new addition or demolition would
alter the narrative and its associated meanings. The earlier work of Noero Wolff and the
later work of Noero Architects has changed the narrative of this school in a fundamental
and profound manner. It has also, at the same time, respectfully enriched the vocabulary.

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
& SECTION

MOLTENO HOUSE & LOGGIA

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

KNOWLEDGE CENTRE/IT HUB

DIAGRAMATTIC PLANS

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 SPRINGFIELD CONVENT SCHOOL, PRE-SCHOOL
CAMPUS, FRA ANGELICO ART CENTRE AND JASPER
WALSH ART GALLERY, WYNBERG, CAPE TOWN
for SPRINGFIELD CONVENT SCHOOL
by CCNIA CHARLOTTE CHAMBERLAIN & NICOLA IRVING, ARCHITECTS, CAPE TOWN

Citation ARCHITECTS CHARLOTTE CHAMBERLAIN,

This school, which was started in 1871, is owned by the Dominican Sisters, who also
reside on the property. It is situated in the southern suburbs of Cape Town, in the foothills NICOLA IRVING AND ASHVIND BEETUL
of the Table Mountain range. Water drainage is from west to east. This has created a LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS TKLA
series of low and nearly perpendicular hills and valleys running from west to east. The TARNA KLITZNER, BONNIE FLETCHER
school was built on the north-facing slope of such a low hill. It has its own watercourse
CONSULTING STRUCTURAL AND CIVIL
on its northern boundary. In general, the school is surrounded by well-tended and
impressive gardens. Development of the built infrastructure has, over time, been rather ENGINEERS MENY-GIBERT & ASSOCIATES,
haphazard, and it is difficult to experience a spatial logic at first glance. In order to give CHRIS MENY-GIBERT
spatial direction to this loosely arranged group of buildings, Framework Planning was CONSULTING ENGINEERS B2A
carried out by Nicola Irving of CCNIA, Tarna Klitzner of TKLA and Jacqui Perrin and Sandra
ANTON SAMUELS, BRENT SAMSON
van der Merwe of Design Studio. As a result of this work, a central (parking) space has
been created. This space greatly enhances and assists with the spatial orientation within MECHANICAL AND FIRE ENGINEERS SPARQ
the campus. CONSULTING RYAN BUDDEN
PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS DAVID HELLIG
The architects of the pre-school and art centre had a difficult task, as they had to
& ABRAHAMSE RICHARD ABRAHAMSE
insert new buildings into the existing built fabric. This had to be done sensitively in
HERITAGE CONSULTANT CLAIRE ABRAHAMSE,
order to enhance the spatial definition, without detracting from what is already there.
This they have achieved in a judicious and careful manner. The pre-school is ‘quiet and ARCHITECTURE| URBAN DESIGN| HERITAGE
demure’ in design and execution, while the art centre is far more expressive in its form CONTRACTOR HABITAT DECORATORS
making. However, both groups of buildings use similar methods and principles, namely J-P STROHFELD, PATRICK SAUNDERSON AND
to carefully relate it to its immediate surroundings. Most sections have been designed
SHAUN VAN DER RIET
to bring in light by means of clerestory windows, and a white-walled architecture typical
of the region has been used.

It was obvious that great care was taken with the design of the pre-school to relate it,
in terms of scale, to its tiny users. Spatially, it is arranged alongside a newly created
pedestrian street. There is excellent visual interaction between this circulation space and
the school’s interior spaces. The infinite care of the architects is also beautifully evident
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in the way in which they have related this building to the sports fields on its southern
side. Here, they have created a well-considered seating arrangement overlooking these
fields. This building manages to expertly define its outside
space, while remaining a sculptural form to be viewed
The art centre is the more expressive counterpart to the pre-school building. It has and enjoyed from all angles. Internally, it has several
been arranged to define and respect the Sisters’ Cemetery and the historic gardens, is floor levels, and a constant spatial interrelationship has
adjacent to the Laundry Building of 1883 and overlooks a north-facing slope that leads been created between each of the spaces and levels.
to a small watercourse. This results in a wonderful relationship between the

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 SECTIONS MODEL

viewing and production of art. While the focus of the of the internal landscape of this building. It can only be a positive experience to view
building is mostly on this internal world, the architects and produce art here.
have succeeded in bringing its interior and exterior into
a positive relationship with each other. In a sensitive The design of the pre-school and art centre is underpinned by well-considered judgement
and respectful manner, the cemetery has become part calls that have been carried out by the obviously caring and highly talented architects.

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 DUNKIRK ALL SUITES
DUNKIRK ESTATE, SALT ROCK, KWAZULU-NATAL
for THE DUNKIRK ESTATE HOME OWNER’S ASSOCIATION
by DESIGNWORKSHOP: SA, ARCHITECTS, DURBAN

Citation PRINCIPAL ANDREW MAKIN, MARK HORNER

Dunkirk Estate is situated approximately 50km north of Durban. The topography and
the richly green landscape are characterised by frequent watercourses and rounded PROJECT ARCHITECT CARINA STRAUSS
hills. In this subtropical climate, the plant growth is lush and it usually overwhelms the TEAM CHARLES DE JAGER, RUDOLF NAUDÉ,
viewer with its density and height. A multitude of shades of green is interspersed with the SHARDAY KOEKEMOER.
bright colours of the flowering plants. These intensely green and fertile hills and valleys
ENGINEER YOUNG + SATHARIA CONSULTING
adjacent to the Indian Ocean form the dominant impression of this proverbial paradise.
STRUCTURAL & CIVIL ENGINEERS
The Dunkirk All Suites Hotel is situated in this natural condition, while it also overlooks QUANTITY SURVEYOR AECOM SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD
the ocean. It is impressive to observe how inspired and brilliant the architects were in MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL CP&P CONSULTANT
placing this building, in order to maximise the positive qualities of the site.
MECHANICAL & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS

A minimalist spirit is in evidence at the Dunkirk All Suites Hotel. The accommodation FIRE CONSULTANT WSP GROUP LTD
has been divided into three separate buildings, where the administration, gymnasium CONTRACTOR GVK SIYA ZAMA BUILDING &
and residential component respectively have each been assigned. These buildings are RENOVATION
arranged to form a triangular courtyard.

Internally, the residential units are arranged into served and serving spaces. The ‘served’
spaces are the social spaces, while the ‘serving’ spaces are the kitchen and the more
private bedrooms and bathrooms. The social spaces of each unit stretch the entire width
of the building. These units are served by three sets of staircases. These staircases face
into the courtyard – ensuring its animation and surveillance by the constant movement
of people. The way in which the vertical circulation has been arranged allows each unit
complete privacy, on both sides of the building. This arrangement, coupled with the
internal design of the individual units, also allows for the free-flow of air through the
building when the sliding doors are open – again, without any compromise to privacy. The
balconies on the courtyard side of the building are enclosed in finely grained, vertically
spaced wooden screens. Despite their delicate nature, these screens are the most
important and memorable element of the façades of the building.
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The architecture of the All Suites Hotel is crisp in its detailing and confident in its form.
There is an intriguing interplay between these bold, confident and singular forms and
the thinness of some of the elements that have been used. For example, some windows
are set into metal surrounds, where the thinness of these surrounds contrasts with the
flat surface of the wall, and where the shadows formed emphasise this contrast further.

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SOUTH ELEVATION NORTH ELEVATION

Other elements, like the steel staircases, have also been within this forest. In design, the buildings are a logical and innovative response to the
designed in terms of a play between line and plane/ exacting realities of the local climate.
surface. The wooden, slatted screens are reminiscent
of a culture of screens found in many countries on The minimalism displayed in the architecture is rich in its associative depth. This building
the Indian Ocean rim. They allow for privacy, while at has all the hallmarks of a highly confident, sensitive, thoughtful and talented architect’s
the same time for glimpses of life to be seen on both hand. It displays a rare maturity of approach that does not seek its meaning in what
sides of the screen. The crispness and machine-like is seen to be ‘current and new’, but rather seeks renewal by respectfully reinterpreting
precision of the building also forms a positive contrast what is known, accepted and loved. The evolutionary journey that Designworkshop : SA
to the apparent wildness of the luxuriant surrounding has embarked on, in this and other buildings, will always renew itself, will always be
vegetation. It is as if the architects, with each of their intrinsically part of its place and time, while never failing to inspire current and future
site-making actions, attempted to cut open a ‘room’ users and architects alike.

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 HOUSE KLEYNHANS, MARBLE HALL

for THEODOR & THEA KLEYNHANS

by THOMAS GOUWS, ARCHITECTS INTERIORS, PRETORIA

Citation ARCHITECT TG ARCHITECTS + INTERIORS (THOMAS

The landscape in the Marble Hall area is relatively flat, with no real or memorable
topographical features. What is impressive about this landscape, however, is the & SUREEN GOUWS)
meticulously well-kept agricultural areas in the immediate vicinity. The plant spacing, the CONTRACTOR OWNER BUILDER
irrigation methods used, and the food and cotton that are produced create an impression STRUCTURAL ENGINEER P DESIGN CONSULTING
of a mathematical precision to this highly fertile environment. In the residential areas
(PIETER-BEN VAN ASWEGEN)
of the town, a layer of bushveld landscape forms a filter between man and the big sky
dome above. The broken sunlight and shadows created by this filter form the first layer of INTERIOR TG ARCHITECTS + INTERIORS (SUREEN
a sense of dwelling in the landscape. GOUWS) – IN PROGRESS WITH CLIENT

House Kleynhans is situated on the edge of the town. The architect used the building with
great skill to form a barrier between the suburban and rural landscapes. The forecourt
of the house is relatively hard, while in the private areas on the other side of the house
considerable care was taken to incorporate the natural landscape into the lifestyle of
the owners. The plan of the house is organised around a pinwheel structure, consisting
of four stone-clad walls. These walls have been arranged at a 90-degree angle to each
other. This organising device demarcates and defines the circulation and main functional
spaces of the building. These walls and circulation spaces are generally lit by means of
skylights. This light, and the view of the outside from the bedroom wing passage and
entrance into the garden, greatly assist with the creation of hierarchy and orientation.
The way in which the walls and roofs have been disassociated from each other, by means
of materials and shadow lines, lends the building a dynamic quality. On the private
northern side of the house, a staircase leads up to a viewing area on the roof. This is
a rather clever device. It takes the user above the protective tree line of the area, to
orientate them in the larger context underneath the sky dome. In the immediate vicinity
of the house, a series of courtyards, platforms and more formal outdoor spaces have
been created. These form a well-considered transition zone between inside and outside, The house has a quiet and tranquil quality. It has a
that links the house and garden in an effortless manner. ‘lightness’ of touch that must make living in it on a daily
basis an utter pleasure. In a perhaps unintentional
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A part of the house has been covered with a barnlike pitched roof. Galvanised manner, the mathematical and geometric precision
corrugated-iron sheeting has been used both on the inside for the ceiling, and on the with which the house has been designed and built
outside for the roof covering. This brings memories of, as well as creating the illusion of, brings it in tune with both the wildness of the veld and
an agricultural environment. The types of materials used, the finishes and the precision the highly ordered quality of the intense agriculture in
of the detailing reinforce the references to the directness of rural and agricultural the Marble Hall vicinity. Intentionally created with this
architecture. Furthermore, the building has been owner-built to a level of technical in mind or not – the house is the perfect mediator
perfection that is astounding and enviable. between these two landscapes.

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 HOUSE SNYDERS, BLAIR ATHOL ESTATE,
JOHANNESBURG
for PEET AND HANLI SNYDERS
by W DESIGN ARCHITECTURE STUDIO CC, ARCHITECTS, PRETORIA

Citation ARCHITECT W DESIGN ARCHITECTURE STUDIO CC

Nature in its purest form is in short supply in the Gauteng province, due to it being the
smallest, most densely populated and significantly urbanised province in the country. JOHAN WENTZEL
What is left of nature is constantly under threat; it is often being urbanised in very BUILDER PANACHT CONSULTANTS (PTY) LTD
inefficient ways. This increases exponentially the value of what is left of nature. BUILDER PHILIP VAN ACHTERBERG – PANACHT
CONSULTANTS PTY LTD
Blair Athol Estate is situated towards the north-west sector of Gauteng. The Cradle of
Mankind is not too far from it. The mere proximity of this world heritage site, the open STRUCTURAL ENGINEER JOSIAS ZERWICK –
quality of the landscape and the pressures of development on the outer fringes of the GODISANG CONSULTING ENGINEERS CC
conurbation all increase the conceptual challenge of building in the area. This undulating
and seemingly uninteresting landscape with its low hills, shallow valleys, watercourses
and unexpected fissures and caves has been the context that played an important role
in the evolution of man. The most distinguishing feature of the site of House Snyders,
situated within a privileged and low-density gated community, is its close proximity to
the Crocodile River.

The site has a gentle slope towards the river that forms part of its eastern boundary.
Much of the image of the primeval grassed landscape still remains in the area. The
gentle slope towards the east, the grassed landscape and the precious water in the river
formed the basis of the conceptual departure point for the design of this house. All of
these elements, in combination, were used and celebrated to form a place of dwelling
for the Snyders Family. The utmost care has since been taken to ensure the primacy of seems to be part of, as well as being protected by, the
the relationship to nature and that the building mass will always remain subservient to landscape. The building on the level of plan, section
this relationship. The building itself has, consistently, despite its apparent bulk, been and form is direct and strong in its making, giving
dematerialised with manipulated indirect light and views onto the landscape. Water, evidence of the long and contemplative process the
with its reflective and life-giving qualities, as well as in reference to the presence of architects must have followed in its development and
the Crocodile River, has been used generously and with great effect to underscore this design. The detailing is careful, and the execution of the
dematerialisation even further. The building has an open yet private quality, while the building reflects the highest technical standards.
burden of security has been dealt with in an unobtrusive manner.
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The respect for nature as a device for inspired

The house is functionally and geometrically arranged around this relationship to the architectural form-making, the way in which the
grassed landscape and river. The house, like the site, also steps down to the river. The building has been placed on the site, the manner in
bulk of the house cannot be seen from the street entrance; the focus upon entry is which nature has been re-created in the open and
on the relationship with the river and the watery landscape created by the architects. closed courtyards, and the subservience of the building
The grassed roofs extend the natural landscape onto the building. The house itself is to nature, has created an inspired and peaceful place
mostly used as a device to frame and form this relationship. The lower part of the house of dwelling in this landscape and for this family.

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 2013/2014
30 AUDITORIUM FOR THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE, ALICE
CAMPUS, UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE
32 HELLENVALE COMMUNITY CENTRE
34 WALMER LINK HOUSING PROJECT
36 UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
ARCHITECTURE
38 WEEKEND HIDE-IN AT ROSENDAL, FREE STATE
40 DUNKIRK BEACH CLUBHOUSE
42 BRIXTON STUDIO
44 AFRICAN IDENTITY IN POST-APARTHEID PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE
MERIT46 HOUSE KLEINE SCHUUR
48 SEED LIBRARY
50 HOPEWELL VISITORS’ CENTRE
52 NEW ARCHITECTURE WING, TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY
54 TEN ON LANE
56 ART MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND

Adjudication panel
SINDILE NGONYAMA - CONVENOR
PETER KIDGER
PROF PAUL KOTZE
MALCOLM CAMPBELL
ANNEMARIE MEINTJES

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 AUDITORIUM FOR THE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE,
UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE, ALICE CAMPUS
for NGONYAMA OKPANUM & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS, EAST LONDON
by EDWARD PEINKE

Citation ARCHITECTS NGONYAMA OKPANUM &

When architects do their job really well, they usually achieve buildings and spaces with
a quiet sense of ‘rightness’ about them. When the observer or visitor steps into the ASSOCIATES - (EDWARD PEINKE)
shoes of the architect, even for a brief moment, and allows him- or herself to become STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS HSC CONSULTING -
acquainted with the logic the architect developed and applied in the design of a building (EDITH SAVANHU)
– respect for their accomplishment usually follows. The design logic of the architects of
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS RICHARD NZUZA &
this building is immediately and directly clear for visitors and observers alike.
ASSOCIATES - (TRAVIS WARNE)
All auditoriums need to follow certain parameters in order for them to properly fulfill their ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS RICHARD NZUZA &
functions. They are also highly serviced spaces. Their expense needs to be optimised by ASSOCIATES - (BUBELE DYANTYI)
means of frequency of use (crucially important at any university), and sensibility needs
QUANTITY SURVEYOR PULANA BAXTER &
to be applied as to the level and sophistication of services, since it is easy to pitch these
incorrectly. In reality, the demands placed on the budget by these technical necessities ASSOCIATES - (LES SMITH)
can be such that not much budget remains for the building itself. In all of this, a careful CONTRACTOR ALEXANDER CONSTRUCTION TRUST
balancing act is usually required. It is also critically important to get the basics right. CONSULTANTS/OTHER SPECIALISTS:
ACOUSTICS & NOISE CONTROL CONSULTING -
The above is what has been achieved with this auditorium. The balance between building
(IVAN STEENKAMP), RAW STUDIOS (SEATING) -
envelope and technical requirements ensures that the auditorium fulfills, in an excellent
manner, all the basic requirements. The design of the building is efficient without (PEET VAN STRAATEN)
any superfluous elements, while it respects and complements its built and natural SUB-CONTRACTORS SHUKUMA (PRECAST
environment. It connects logically with existing infrastructure and its detailing has a CONCRETE RAKED SEATING PLATFORM)
direct quality.
RV SMITH (ROOF, CEILING + ACOUSTIC PANEL
The generous way that the foyer space opens up to the views of the building’s natural INSTALLATION)
surroundings is a thoughtful antidote to the weariness that can result from attending PHOTOGRAPHER ESP PHOTOGRAPHY -
lectures. The most memorable aspect of the building is, quite rightly, the interior of the (EDWARD PEINKE)
auditorium. This is a space that should, in principle, enable continuous concentration
on, and involvement in, the educational experience. The auditorium is also shaped
in such a way that the audience can interact with one another in an easy manner –
creating a much more personal and social experience when it is in use. Overall the crisp,
tranquil and well-considered detail and layout of this building enables the space to be
positively memorable.
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 MULTI-PURPOSE COMMUNITY CENTRE,
HELENVALE, PORT ELIZABETH
for HELENVALE COMMUNITY
by THE MATRIX, URBAN DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS, PORT ELIZABETH

Citation ARCHITECT THE MATRIX… URBAN DESIGNERS AND

Helenvale, on the outskirts of Port Elizabeth, is situated in a hilly landscape. The small grain ARCHITECTS CC
residential fabric of this community marches relentlessly like a monotone quilt over the hills
QUANTITY SURVEYOR MARKUS BURRI QUANTITY
and valleys. Sporadically, there is a thickening of the fabric with larger-scale urban elements
SURVEYORS CC
where social, commercial and community functions are accommodated. Welcome relief from
CIVIL ENGINEER BVI CONSULTING ENGINEERS
the relentless and depressing character of this environment can be found in the form of
EASTERN CAPE (PTY) LTD
certain investments in the upgrading of public urban spaces. In these areas, it is as if there is
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER C.A. DU TOIT (PTY) LTD
a quickening of the collective pulse and a far more positive experience of Helenvale comes
to the fore. CONSULTING ENGINEERS
MECHANICAL ENGINEER C.A. DU TOIT (PTY) LTD
This community centre forms part of the public space-making programme. The facility, CONSULTING ENGINEERS
replacing a previous and obsolete community centre, is appropriately sited on top of a hill. STRUCTURAL ENGINEER BVI CONSULTING
The views from, and towards, this small acropolis seem to imbue the whole area with a more ENGINEERS EASTERN CAPE (PTY) LTD
positive air. PRINCIPAL AGENT THE MATRIX… URBAN DESIGNERS
AND ARCHITECTS CC
The public and urban spaces that have been made culminate in, as well as connect PROJECT MANAGER CABITECH PROJECT
seamlessly into, the community centre. The climax is a well-defined public forecourt, MANAGEMENT AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
emphasised with a vertical element (a specific requirement of the development agency), a CONSULTANCY
‘community street’ (as organising element of the whole complex), and a less important exit/ HEALTH AND SAFETY CONSULTANT ENGINEERING
entrance to this ‘street’ at its far end. All the community facilities, like the support services ADVICE AND SERVICES
offices and various multi-purpose halls, relate to this ‘street’ in a logical and direct way. In this
FINANCIAL CONSULTANT DOJON FINANCIAL
well-lit and well-proportioned space, provision has been made for semi-private waiting areas.
SERVICES CC
At times, people wait in these areas for very private purposes and these cubicles enable the
SURVEYOR SURPLAN SURVEYING AND ENGINEERING
wait to be more dignified.
SERVICES
MAIN CONTRACTOR PRO KHAYA CONSTRUCTION
There is a straightforward and logical simplicity to the structure and forms employed
throughout this building. Considerable care has been taken to bring daylight into the building, CIVIL WORKS SUBCONTRACTOR FWS
and to constantly and positively relate the interior of the building to its immediate exterior. ELECTRICAL SUBCONTRACTOR UNAKA ELECTRICAL
This immediately assists with orientation, and creates a positive transparency where all MECHANICAL SUBCONTRACTOR SIREC THERMAL
activities can take place in the open. What exterior spaces are left on the site have been STEEL SUBCONTRACTOR BAY STEEL STRUCTURES
well considered, cared for and brought in to complement the building. Colour, daylight, ROOFING SUBCONTRACTOR CLADALL ROOFING
expressive and exposed structural elements are used throughout to emphasise orientation (PTY) LTD
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and to create memorability. ALUMINIUM SUBCONTRACTOR JOWIL ALUMINIUM

FLOORING SUBCONTRACTOR COAT-RITE, SHAAIDS
Compared to the previous facility it has replaced, and in experiencing the positive role that FLOORING
this building and the adjacent urban space-making actions have brought about in the area, LANDSCAPING SUBCONTRACTOR PRETTY
Matrix Urban Designers and Architects should be congratulated for their positive role in the GARDENS
physical and social development of the Helenvale community.

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 WALMER LINK: SOCIAL HOUSING
DEVELOPMENT
for THE HOME MARKET
by ERIK VOIGHT, ARCHITECT, PORT ELIZABETH

Citation ARCHITECT/PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT ERIK VOIGT

Housing is a basic human requirement. In many countries, as in South Africa, it is a
constitutionally enshrined basic human right. Housing, like food and education, ensures ARCHITECTS
a stable and dignified human existence. In countries with certain patterns of population PROJECT MANGAER METROPLAN TOWN &
and economic growth, the demand for housing far outstrips the ability of the society to REGIONAL PLANNERS
provide formal housing for those most in need of it. This inability is then expressed in
QUANTITY SURVEYORS ROUSSEAU PROBERT
the way that the informal processes, operative in society, provide housing. The speed of
delivery of formal (social) housing, coupled with the often inhumane and exploitative ELLIOT CC
conditions created in the informal housing sector, creates significant social tension. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ELWANDLE PROJECTS CC
This social tension is often expressed in outbreaks of public violence. CIVIL ENGINEERS ENGINEERING ADVICE AND
SERVICES (PTY) LTD
South Africa expresses all of these characteristics. Furthermore, we do not have an
exemplary track record concerning social or affordable housing provision. Architects, and ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL ENGINEERS TRIOCON
their allied professions of Urban Planning and Urban Design, have largely been excluded, CONSULTING ENGINEERS (PTY) LTD
or have excluded themselves from this process. To see architects getting involved in LAND SURVEYORS VPM TOWN PLANNERS &
housing provision, at this level, is gratifying; to see them excel, is highly inspirational. This
SURVEYORS CC
is what Erik Voight Architects achieved with the Walmer Link Housing Project.
PRINCIPAL CONTRACTORS O STEYN
Walmer Link is a greenfields social housing development. To date, it is the only social CONSTRUCTION CC
(rental) housing project that has used government subsidies for this form of housing PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS ROSHAN BHAGWANDAS CC
and, when the second component of affordable units for sale using the new Finance
Linked Individual Subsidy is complete, it will be the only project in the country that has
used these two forms of procurement in one area.

The rental component of the project has 347 units. These units are made up of studio,
one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, mixed into different walk-up blocks. The great care
with which the different units and blocks, and the overall layout has been designed, is The overall layout makes use of the perimeter block
highly impressive. Despite the obvious economy of means that has been applied, the principle and a public ‘boulevard’ as entrance gesture
architects have managed to create sensible gradations between privacy and publicness, has been created. This design element creates a positive
variety, delight and ease of upkeep. Horizontal and vertical circulation has been positioned
feeling of dignity and urbanity in the project. Adjoining
in such a way that it fosters surveillance and group formation, while at the same time the boulevard are two large courtyards, formed by the
allowing for privacy. various housing blocks. In these courtyards, ample
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provision has been made for social and play spaces,

Interest and variation have been created by the judicious use of different materials, while remaining under constant surveillance of the
colours, differing block heights and shapes. Long-term maintenance will be kept to inhabitants in order to ensure safety. These spaces also
a minimum by the careful choice of materials, robust and straightforward detailing, and allow for vehicle parking. In time, the new planting will
the sensible placing of services. mature to increase the amenity value of these spaces.

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Apart from the architectural concerns and to underpin the success even more. It is evident that the architecture, and this
expressions, it was clear that the management specific architect’s skill, talent, commitment and experience, has made a
systems that have been put in place would be fundamental contribution to ensuring human dignity and to bringing hope to
crucial to the initial and ongoing success of the the fortunate inhabitants of this housing project. Furthermore the architect,
project. High levels of spatial, architectural and Erik Voight, has proven, once again, that architects and architecture can make
economic efficiency have also been achieved a priceless contribution to housing for those most in need of it.

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 DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, UFS

for UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE, BLOEMFONTEIN

by TYPOLOGY ARCHITECTS, BLOEMFONTEIN

Citation PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT HENRY PETORIUS

This building, originally constructed as an all-purpose, loose-fit and least-cost option
for the Departments of Architecture, Quantity Surveying and Town Planning at the PROJECT ARCHITECT HEIN RAUBENHEIMER
University of the Free State, was intended as a ‘temporary’ building. Many years and STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS MOSTERT, VAN DEN
many alterations later, the building still houses the Departments of Architecture and BERG & DE LEEUW, BLOEMFONTEIN
Town Planning, while the growth in student numbers necessitated that the Department of
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS WORLEY PARSONS
Quantity Surveying be moved to a new building.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS WORLEY PARSONS
The original building with its general and generous structure and its equally functionalist ENVIRONMENTAL
section resulted in an utter utilitarian structure. However, its adaptability proved its worth QUANTITY SURVEYOR VERSTER BERRY
and it became begrudgingly accepted and appreciated by countless generations of
PARTNERSHIP
students and staff. It is within this generalist quality of the plan and section, where the
opportunities for the latest round of changes and adaptations were found and realised. CONTRACTOR WGK BLOEMFONTEIN
It was also these existing conditions that were mainly enhanced and amplified in the CONSULTANTS/OTHER SPECIALISTS
design by Henry Pretorius and Hein Raubenheimer of Typology Architects. SPECIAL MENTION TO FERREIRAS DÉCOR WORLD:
TILE SPONSORSHIP
The wide central passage on the first and main floor of the building has always played a
PHOTOGRAPHER STEPHEN COLLETT
crucial role in the academic and social life of the Department of Architecture. The latent
visual and social interaction that the plan and section could facilitate was now made
manifest and celebrated. Mezzanine floors were inserted, and the walkways created
on these facilitated an increased possibility of social interaction, while emphasising
the original height of the building that was previously hidden in the ceiling space.
Vertical staircases were extended and movement through the section of the building was
celebrated by means of colour accents. The central roof lights that previously existed
were modified to make this source of light indirect and more of a ‘mystery’. At the same
time, services and environmental controls were improved, resulting in a much more
acceptable internal climate and working conditions.

The entrance arrangements on the west façade have been rearranged and re-imagined. Overall the changes to the building have been achieved
Roof overhangs, the partial lifting of the roof, sun screening and the general way in in an economical and direct manner. The academic
which the façade has been recreated, has resulted in an increased amelioration of the and social life enabled by the building has received a
harsh western afternoon sun, as well as the creation of a more celebratory entrance to huge positive boost. Human dignity and the celebration
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the building. In addition, the most positive result of these changes has been the fact of the daily operations of the Architecture Programme
that the building now makes a more positive contribution to the creation of an outside have been instilled and assured by the design
transitional and social space. This relationship created between inside and outside interventions, without the negation of the possibilities
space sets a good example for the rest of the university’s buildings, where physical of future changes and adaptations to the physical
insularity is generally the main operative condition. fabric of the building.

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 WEEKEND HIDE-IN (HOUSE WESTMORE),
ROSENDAL, FREE STATE
for IAN WESTMORE
by CARMEN DICKENS, ARCHITECT, BLOEMFONTEIN

Citation ARCHITECT CARMEN DICKENS

This is the proverbial small building with big ideas. The brief from the client was simple
and direct – minimal accommodation was to be added to a small building on a site on TECHNICAL DESIGNING AND CONTRACTING, SITE
the edge of the town of Rosendal in the eastern Free State. AND PROJECT MANAGING INIZIO HOMES
ENGINEER THUSABATHO CONSULTING ENGINEERS
This part of the country is well known and enjoyed for its scenic beauty. The area marks
the beginning of the topographical build-up to the Maluti Mountains in Lesotho. The
horizon line of the undulating landscape is punctuated with flat-topped mountains.
Usually, these mountains are crowned with a layer of sandstone that is still resisting
the slow forces of erosion – the continual shaper of this landscape. In summer, the
huge floating clouds become the visual counterpoint to these mountains; in winter, the
landscape turns brown, it is bare and usually bitterly cold.
to be negotiated, while moving between, and before
Man and man-made objects, like architecture, are relatively small in scale in relation entering, the different elements of the accommodation.
to this natural backdrop. The older part of Rosendal, where this building is located, has The cladding, the moving screens (that are actually
the usual grid layout, vaguely orientated to the cardinal points. The grid of Rosendal is security devices) and the framed views into and out of
generally so sparsely built up that it is of no real spatial consequence. Most buildings the building, add to its sense of surprise and mystery.
read, thus, as objects in space. With the design of this small weekend abode, Dickens It has often been said that a house is like a city and a
realised intuitively that this large, natural landscape was the real context and not city is like a house – in this instance, this phrase is also
necessarily the rest of the built fabric of Rosendal. If the plan of the building is analysed, applicable to the building at hand.
it is as if she arranged the accommodation in discrete spatial units in a ‘street and
square’ configuration. In reality, it acts as an urban counterpoint to Rosendal – the town Fortunately, Dickens did not fall into the trap of using
that does not exist as an urban space, but only as a loose collection of largely unrelated sandstone and corrugated iron as materials – for
buildings. In turn, these ‘streets’, corridors, movement routes and visual axes, and the so many, the symbols of the romantic domesticity
‘square’ – the main social space – are the real elements that relate back to the vastness of dwelling in this landscape. She used forms and
of the landscape. The new elements of accommodation are brought in relation to the materiality that are relevant to the time, while making
original structure in an additive/cumulative process, much like cities change and morph contemporary references to longer-term traditions.
over time. All the new elements have been wrapped in layers of black metal cladding
– as if they are not really there. This action also places them in a position of contrast The most poetic of all the gestures might be the small
to the original white-painted building. The cladding and the way that the openings have floor-level window inserted into the original building.
been articulated in it creates an illusion of thick walls that are, again, not there in This window simply frames a view onto the Free State
reality but instead act as an emotional layer of protection against the vastness of the veld. This is a small-scale but profound celebration
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landscape. The central ‘square’, or outside deck where most outside social activities of place. Like all good poetry, this building alludes to
would occur against the background of the landscape, has been framed with a metal the acute powers of observation and interpretation of
frame that creates a cube-like space. Without this cube, the space would not have the architect, Carmen Dickens. Like all good poetry,
existed – it frames and defines the urban square, while it waits for the city to arrive. each stroke of the pen makes reference to powerful
Like all good (urban) architecture, Dickens created thresholds of privacy and security associations that cannot always be described or built.

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 DUNKIRK BEACH CLUBHOUSE

for DUNKIRK RESIDENTIAL ESTATE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION

by DESIGNWORKSHOP : SA, ARCHITECTS, DURBAN

Citation ARCHITECTS DESIGNWORKSHOP : SA

Dunkirk Estate is situated approximately 50km north of Durban. The area is characterised
by the rolling hills and the lush, green landscape of the coastal edge of KwaZulu-Natal. STRUCTURAL ENGINEER YOUNG + SATHARIA
CONSULTING STRUCTURAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERS
The Clubhouse is situated on a long and narrow site, with the short boundaries adjoining ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT SUSTAINABLE
a road on the one side and the beach at the other. From the road, the site has a gentle
DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
slope towards the crest of the site, with a dramatic fall towards the ocean thereafter.
Previously, there was a house on this site and the Environmental Assessment Report QUANTITY SURVEYORS AECOM SOUTH AFRICA
stipulated fortuitously that the new building had to be placed on the same spot again – [PTY] LTD
right on the crest of the site. CONTRACTOR STEFCON PROJECTS

The architects’ design for the Clubhouse is a delight in minimalism. Architecturally, they
have done just enough to heighten the expectation, and then to confirm and to celebrate
the dramatic qualities of the view over the Indian Ocean. On both the ground and first
floor of this building, the most important aspect is the user’s interaction with the sea.
Proximity to the sea is the main reason for being there and, for this purpose, it is as if
the building is not there at all.

The plan uses the well-established principle of served and serving spaces. The ‘serving’
spaces are discretely enclosed and used as two bookends to frame the view. All the
vertical support structures between these two elements are slender and delicate, so as
not to interfere with the view. These columns primarily support the mostly translucent
roof over the first floor. Equally delicate vertically spaced wooden slatted screens have
been used to provide privacy in places and to protect users from the coastal winds. The
parking between the road and the building has been designed as a minimalist urban
forecourt, emphasising the building without the distraction of any visual paraphernalia.
This forecourt (parking) acts as a dramatic clearing in the natural, subtropical forest.
This places greater emphasis on the Clubhouse, as a pristine object and the ultimate
destination for the visitors. A grove of trees, planted on a grid in front of the building,
leads the eye to the entrance in the most subtle way possible.

The architecture of the Clubhouse is crisp in its detailing and confident in its form. The
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crispness also forms a positive contrast to the apparent wildness of the area’s luxuriant
vegetation. In the way in which it has been designed, this building is also a logical and
innovative response to the exacting realities of the local climate.

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 STUDIO-HOME, 30 WIMBLEDON ROAD,
BRIXTON, JOHANNESBURG
for ANNE GRAUPNER & THORSTEN DECKLER
by 26’10 SOUTH ARCHITECTS, JOHANNESBURG

Citation ARCHITECTS 26’10 SOUTH ARCHITECTS & URBAN

Brixton, the suburb where this project is situated, is one of the oldest (mainly) working-
class suburbs in Johannesburg. Topographically, it bears the distinction that it straddles DESIGNERS
the watershed between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans that traverses this part of the ARCHITECTURAL TEAM THORSTEN DECKLER
city. This means that the suburb is situated on one of the highest points in the city. (PRINCIPAL, REGISTERED ARCHITECT), ANNE
From the start, its relatively small properties resulted in a fine urban grain. Despite
GRAUPNER (PRINCIPAL, REGISTERED ARCHITECT),
the suburb being well situated in terms of work, leisure opportunities and its proximity
to metropolitan connector routes, the change that gentrification or urban decay can LARA WILSON (REGISTERED ARCHITECT, PROJECT
inflict on an urban area has largely passed it by. The change that has occurred is of a ARCHITECT), SHAMEEMAH DAVIDS (CANDIDATE
slower and more incremental nature. The population living in Brixton is, like that of many ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST) NZINGA BIEGUENG
inner-city areas, highly diverse and cosmopolitan. Most residents have lived here for a
MBOUP (CANDIDATE SENIOR ARCHITECTURAL
relatively long period of time; long enough to form lasting bonds with the place and the
other inhabitants. This has resulted in a pronounced pride in, and ownership of, the area TECHNOLOGIST), GUY TRANGOŠ (REGISTERED
by the majority of its residents. ARCHITECT), STEPHEN REID (REGISTERED
ARCHITECT), THULANI RACHIA (ARCHITECTURAL
Brixton is well served internally with retail, work, recreation and social opportunities –
ASSISTANT), ALEXANDRA HOWELL (ARCHITECTURAL
all mostly within walking distance. The studio-house at 30 Wimbledon Road is one of
ASSISTANT)
several examples where life and work occur on the same premises.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS MIKE LINNING, RIGBY
The architects and owners, Anne Graupner and Thorsten Deckler of 26’10 south CRONJE INC.
Architects, were careful to painstakingly document the process of evolution that their QUANTITY SURVEYOR JJ CALITZ, MI-CONSULTING
home and studio underwent prior to their involvement in it. They have, in an equally
CONTRACTOR DURSTON CONSTRUCTION
careful manner, envisaged a possible future expansion of the property. The first building
on the site, a corner shop, was erected in 1906. In 1931, a classroom was added to the LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT SONJA SWANEPOEL,
back of the property. Thereafter, the school was converted into a residence. This changed AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
into a cooking school and then, again, into student accommodation. It was only then
that this structure was converted into the current home and office.

The outstanding aspect of this project is the architects’ respect for the continuity of
change that the group of buildings has undergone. The understanding that has been
shown here is equal to the respect that the architects have shown to the social
continuities of the neighbourhood. From the start, they made it clear that their intention
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was to be good neighbours, architecturally as well as socially – and they have proved
themselves to be such. and not too specific. It is not too difficult to imagine that
the buildings will be suitable to be used for different
Their architectural act shows a fundamental belief in the value of urban living. The way in purposes in the future. In this way, the building will
which they have accommodated their own specific requirements is, in essence, generic continue to prove its continued resilience – like all good

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 urban buildings. All the spaces that have been created its context, as well as into many proven urban models of development. The architects were
have a generality and multiplicity of use inherent in equally brave in that they have applied their considerable talent and financial investment in
them. The way in which the building continues to define the face of a perception of urban decline. With this visionary act, they have also set a worthy
public urban space is equal to the way in which it defines example to follow. Not only that, but they’ve created a group of buildings that is a source of
private open space. It fits seamlessly and humbly into quiet delight to many.

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 ‘AFRICAN IDENTITY IN POST-APARTHEID
PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE – WHITE SKIN
BLACK MASKS’
Citation
This work is derived from a PhD study undertaken by Professor Jonathan Noble, and is
based on the case studies of five significant post-apartheid public buildings and the
processes that gave rise to them.

It interrogates the inclusion of traditional African representations and forms of

architectural expression, their relationship to traditional knowledge bases, and the
nature of the dialogue between these and universal/modernist forms in the differing
hybridised responses that emerge from each of the case studies.

Drawing on Franz Fanon’s work ‘Black Skin White Mask’ as a theoretical frame of
reference, Professor Noble explores the different forms of interplay between skin and
mask, as manifests in the case studies.

What results is a means of exploring the relationship between modernism and

authenticity; a rich, well-researched and meticulous documentation of significant
projects and processes that arise from the ‘heroic’ period of the post-apartheid discourse.
Particularly exciting to read is the narrative of the competitions, which accompanies
each of the included case studies.

The book poses critical questions that should precipitate debate around approaches
to architecture, in this post-apartheid period. Its other real strength is as an historical
resource, providing a way for architects and students to engage in ongoing conversations
around recent past experiences and practices in architecture.
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 HOUSE ‘KLEINE SCHUUR’
PARKTOWN, JOHANNESBURG
for SCOTT DRIMIE
by NABEEL ESSA, OFFICE 24/7, ARCHITECT, JOHANNESBURG

Citation ARCHITECTS NABEEL ESSA OF OFFICE 24-7

There are not many buildings in the relatively young city of Johannesburg that can
be classified as ‘old’. The number of buildings that can be viewed as ‘important’ for STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS MVW CONSULTING
architectural and socio-cultural reasons are miniscule in relation to the total built fabric ENGINEERS
of the conurbation. This fragile heritage plays only a small part of the daily life of its QUANTITY SURVEYOR QUANCO
inhabitants. Its role is so small and insignificant that most, generally, believe that this
CONTRACTOR MDC CONSTRUCTION
fabric can be allowed to follow a natural path into oblivion or that the salvageable
materials/structures should be used for the very different requirements of newer LANDSCAPE DESIGNER BRENDON EDWARDS
generations and the conditions dictated by the quest for survival. PHOTOGRAPHER RENELLE RAMPERSAD

When the owners of a building and, in this case their architect, step in to creatively stem
the tide of attrition – society should take note. When it is done with such elegance and Inside the original house, service areas like the kitchen
careful thought – those interested in the values inherent in the built environment and the and bathrooms have been rationalised and updated.
architectural profession, should celebrate. A new spiral staircase has been introduced to enable
easier access between the ground floor and the loft. On
Kleine Schuur was designed in 1910 by Sir Herbert Baker for Dennis Santry, who was a the side of the garage, further rationalisation of existing
satirist working for the Sunday Times and the Rand Daily Mail. This house, situated on the accommodation followed. It was with the new addition
southern edge of the Parktown Ridge, was named Kleine Schuur in a satirical gesture to in this area of the existing buildings that the architect
the house Groote Schuur in Cape Town, which was built for Cecil John Rhodes and was really excelled in making a memorable contribution to
also designed by Sir Baker. Francis Fleming, Baker’s partner, later prepared the design the whole. This new room, with its bare concrete floor
for alterations to Kleine Schuur. and ceiling and its crisply detailed floor-to-ceiling
windows and sliding-folding doors, is a tour de force
The original double-storey house, built in the materials and solid craftsmanship of the belying its small scale. The cantilevered window box is
time, reminds one of the Arts and Crafts style of some typical English country cottages. made ‘weightless’ by the vertical garden that covers and
Its symmetry is reinforced by its elevation, and steeply pitched broseley tiled roof that hides its support structure and the accommodation
has dormer windows and prominent chimneys. In plan, this symmetry is reinforced with that might be behind it. The vertical garden emulates
a central room stretching from the northern to the southern façades. Adjacent to this the steeply sloping and heavily forested ‘wildness’ of
beautifully proportioned room, the more private and service accommodation is to be the garden on the southern part of the property. It also
found. The house was placed right on the edge of the ridge in order to visually connect contrasts with the more serene and classically ordered
the north-facing garden with a magnificent southerly view over central Johannesburg. north-facing garden on the other side of the buildings.
The architect, Nabeel Essa, worked carefully with this legacy and fabric in order to add The views created from this room draw attention to the
the required new accommodation, to rationalise and modify older accretions, and to old house, as well as to the city. The longest and most
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effect internal re-arrangements. This was done with great sensitivity, applying also the prominent wall of this room is covered with an enlarged
principle that the ‘old’ will remain so, while the ‘new’ will also reflect the sensibilities of version of one of Dennis Santry’s satirical drawings –
its time in order for the combined whole to reflect its total history, both physically and most probably created in the loft space of the original
socio-culturally, as far as possible. house, where he worked for most of his life. The shape

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of, and views from, this room also bring to mind the of the house, ensure that space-time and social continuities are embodied in the structure
qualities of the ‘noble’ central room of the original house. and felt throughout. In this way, both ‘new’ and ‘old’ sets a context for the next generations
that might inhabit the house. Kleine Schuur also sets an example for society, as well as the
The qualities created in this new addition, coupled with architectural profession, of how to deal with such a fragile historical legacy in an inspired
the way that the changes were effected to the older parts and careful manner.

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 SEED LIBRARY AT MC WEILER PRIMARY
SCHOOL, ALEXANDRA, JOHANNESBURG
for MC WEILER PRIMARY SCHOOL
by ARCHITECTS OF JUSTICE, EDENVALE

Citation CONTRACTOR DYMOND ENGINEERING

The MC Weiler Primary School is situated on the ‘East Bank’ of Alexandra. This part
of Alexandra is newer and, judging from the general condition of the built fabric, it is ARCHITECTS ARCHITECTS OF JUSTICE
obvious that there is more prosperity here than in the older parts of the suburb. The
school itself reveals a typical model, where efficiency and utility were the driving forces
in the design of this hard and foreboding place. Its infrastructure is overburdened and
there is hardly a green leaf to be seen. The buildings are rundown and depressing – sadly,
it is like so many other schools across South Africa.

The SEED (Supplementary Extended Education Device) Library is the exact physical
opposite of the abovementioned school building. It is the result of an earlier and more
ambitious library proposal commissioned by the MAL Foundation, which could not be
realised due to insufficient funds. The architects then redesigned it, and what has been
built is the result of this redesign. This building, constructed from disused shipping
containers, is not intended to replace the earlier project – but will be moved to another
school when the funds are secured for the earlier design. is exuberant, playful and colourful – as if it is a giant
toy. The whole courtyard, where the structure has been
Alternative building materials, such as shipping containers, have fascinated architects placed, has been covered in artificial grass.
for many years. Many have partially established reputations for themselves by using
and developing such materials and construction methods. This kind of experimentation Everything in combination is a much-welcomed antidote
is mostly future orientated and has been, in certain instances, associated with to the depressing reality of the school and its immediate
countercultures. It also has a healthy rebelliousness associated with it. Such urban context. The architects have also quite skillfully
experimentation mostly attracts the constantly young at heart and those who are not managed to give the structure a feeling of permanence,
afraid to challenge convention. while in certain instances they have kept the containers
in their original and somewhat battered form. This
Lacovig, Rassman and Granicki, the partners involved in Architects of Justice have, in a feeling of permanence was intuitively a good move, as
short space of time, established quite an enviable reputation for themselves in this kind many such buildings fail to win the affections of their
of experimentation. The containers were placed on top of each other in a cross formation users – not because there is something inherently wrong
and linked with a playful steel staircase. The side walls of the containers were modified with them, but simply because they do not contribute
to allow for light and ventilation. Other components were added to achieve structural a sense of ‘permanence’.
stability, as well as to create additional floor space. Insulation, services, internal finishes,
furniture and additional outdoor platforms were also installed and constructed. The The SEED Library is intended as a repeatable prototype.
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roof of the top container was made accessible to create additional reading and It can only be wished that it would be repeated many
recreational spaces. times over, as there are simply too many sad and
depressing places of learning in South Africa where
The internal finishes are subdued; it is ‘warm’ and a humane, touch adds to the proper buildings such as this could act as symbols of, and
functioning of this structure as a place of information and informal learning. The exterior could contribute to, a materially better future.

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 HOPEWELL VISITORS’ CENTRE, VICINITY
OF PORT ELIZABETH
for HOPEWELL CONSERVATION
by RICHARD STRETTON OF KOOP DESIGN, DURBAN

Citation ARCHITECTS RICHARD STRETTON, KOOP DESIGN

The landscape in which this small building is situated is characterised by majestic
views and deep ravines, with the distant horizon line of a high mountain range. STRUCTURAL ENGINEER JP MULDER BVI
Whatever man builds here will be small by comparison. When the architect’s response ENGINEERS
to this magnificent and somewhat intimidating site is analysed, it would seem that QUANTITY SURVEYOR JUAN BOSCH, DAVIS LANGDON
he (Richard Stretton of Koop Design) was inspired to react with a design that has all
CONTRACTOR WOUTER VD WESTHUISEN,
the hallmarks of thoughtfulness and infinite care in order to create a building of great
sensitivity and delicacy. The larger-scale site consists of a memorable valley section, CHRIS HOWES CONSTRUCTION
enclosing the building and visitor below the horizon line. Within this setting, the LANDSCAPE BLACKIE WITBOOI HOPEWELL
building virtually disappears, while the interaction between nature and man remains CONSERVATION
the dominant sensation.
(INTERIOR SPACES STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY THE

In keeping with the careful approach to this project, the building was placed on a LANDSCAPE)
previously disturbed site. The accommodation was divided into ‘served’ and ‘serving’
spaces. A clear spatial and material distinction was made in order to set the two types
of accommodation apart. The serving accommodation is located inside a ‘heavy’ form
built from stone, like the base of the building. This form interlocks with, but is made
distinct in section and plan from, the ‘light’ glass and timber-frame structure housing
of the served spaces. The stone structure houses the ablution facilities, kitchen and
sales office, while the glass and timber structure accommodates the sales office. In
keeping with this distinction, openings in the stone structure are kept small and to a
minimum, while everything is done to maximise the view of nature in the ‘light’ structure.
The window surrounds in the stone structure are made from thin steel plate (in an open
homage to similar details developed by Designworkshop : SA), creating a distinction and
crispness of detail between the two elements. The load-bearing structure of the glass
pavilion is constructed from twinned SA Pine columns. The thin strip of light between the
two members of these twinned columns emphasises the lightness of this structure even
more. In this part of the building, the view is paramount. Nothing is allowed to distract
from it. Even the sun screening and exhibition panels are designed in such a way that
they emphasise ‘lightness’ and the viewers’ relationship with the dramatic qualities of
the site.
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This pavilion-like building is ultimately inspired by a ‘less is more’ ethic. However, not in
an inhumane machine-like manner – but where the site, the materials sourced from the
site, and those materials imported to the site are used in a sparing and minimalist way
in order to exhalt place and time.

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 TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY,
NEW ARCHITECTURE WING, PRETORIA
for TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
by CRAFFORD & CRAFFORD, ARCHITECTS, PRETORIA

Citation ARCHITECTURAL TEAM ERROL PETERS, NIEL

The design of new buildings to accommodate the education of architects seems to
place an extra burden on the architects chosen. Sometimes, it propels them into a CRAFFORD, ARNO PIETERS
hyperconsciousness of what architecture is suppose to be doing for its users. Sometimes, PROJECT MANAGER DPA
this extra scrutiny results in a stunted awkwardness. It is as if the knowledge that current QUANTITY SURVEYOR KMAQS
and future architects are watching their every move prevents them from acting in a
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS ASAKHENI
natural, logical and authentic way.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS AOS CONSULTING
In the design of this building, it would seem that Crafford & Crafford did not allow ELECTRICAL ENGINEER INFUTURUM
themselves to be too influenced by this often hypercritical gaze. They remained true ACOUSTIC CONSULTANT JF ROSSOUW
to their own values and experience as architects. They designed a matter-of-fact
CONTRACTOR C-PRO CONSTRUCTION
building, where the tectonics, the materiality and the adaptable systems of architectural
sustainability and environmental modification constitute the symbol and metaphor of PROFFESSIONALS
what a context of architectural learning could be. PHOTOGRAPHIC CREDITS COURTESY OF CRAFFORD
& CRAFFORD ARCHITECTS AND CARLA CRAFFORD
By all accounts, there seems to have been a good working relationship between the
architects and the staff of the Department of Architecture (the de facto client) during
the preparation of the design of the building. Functionally, the building consists of studio
spaces, a library, staff accommodation, an auditorium and all the servicing spaces
required. This accommodation is in addition to the other space that the Department still
occupies in an adjacent building. There seems to be a comfortable fit between the long-
established and respected ethos of the Department,
The design of the new building does everything possible to ensure an effective place of and the architecture of their building. On the surface, it
learning. The building itself enables social and academic interaction as far as possible, would seem that this relationship has been achieved in
with ample space for individual and reflective work. Furthermore, each detail and material an effortless manner. There is, however, no doubt that
usage is there for educational purposes. All those concerned with the making and usage in reality this symbiotic relationship has been obtained
of the building are open about the fact that the various sustainability systems have not by the obvious hard work, dedication and sheer talent
yet been perfected. The building still needs constant ‘tuning’ and various adjustments, of the architects, Crafford & Crafford. Moreover,
and in the nature of such buildings, it would seem that it almost operates as a ‘living’ both the architects and the client have displayed
organism. This fact is also welcomed by the users of the building, because they can then a willingness to live with the consequences of the
use it as an active learning device. calculated risk associated with the environmental
experiments conducted in the building. Equally, they
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Some of the vertical and socially integrative spaces that have been created are very have expressed the willingness to advance the art
impressive. It is equally gratifying to observe the obviously high levels of unselfconscious and science of architecture by means of this building.
comfort that the users derive from the good inside/outside relationship between the In all of these endeavours and idealisms, they have
building and it’s major courtyard, just to the north of the entry space. succeeded admirably.

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 TEN ON LANE

for EXPAN DEVELOPMENTS

by studioMAS, ARCHITECTS & URBAN DESIGNERS, JOHANNESBURG
POLOKWANE, LIMPOPO

Citation ARCHITECTS PIERRE SWANEPOEL

The landscape in the vicinity of Polokwane in Limpopo Province is relatively flat,
without many memorable or distinctive features. The older part of Polokwane has a QUANTITY SURVEYOR MI-CONSULTING, JJ CALTS
grid-iron layout, like many other South African cities and towns. As in many of the CLIENT/DEVELOPER/CONTRACTOR EXPAN
other examples, this grid layout is also closely aligned with the cardinal points, which DEVELOPMENTS, RUAN DE KLERK
naturally assists with orientation. This landscape results in the dominance of the sky
ENGINEER DE LANGE & ASSOCIATES, BERTUS
dome which, together with the grid’s orientation and the climate, forms the macro
context for the complex. The immediate physical context of the project, Ten on Lane, DE LANGE
is a typical South African suburban environment, largely characterised by a lack of
positively defined urban space and placelessness.

The architect responsible for the design, Pierre Swanepoel of studioMAS, inverted
this characteristic urban grain. The design creates a logical and interrelated series
of distinctive gestalt units of space, through which the residents move in a logical
progression from public to private space. Each of these units of well-defined urban
space leaves a distinct impression on the user. The sequence of spaces also greatly
assists with the spatial orientation within the larger whole of the immediate urban
context, as well as within this residential complex.

The architect has created two major semi-public courtyards. The first and biggest is alcoves have been created by means of setbacks.
the entrance courtyard, used mainly for closed and open parking. However, the design Each of these has an outside built-in seat to foster
of this space is such that cars do not dominate while the planting, when mature, will impromptu social interaction, while also creating the
eventually be the distinguishing feature. The second courtyard, which is perpendicular possibility of the limited individualisation of each unit.
to the first, is very different in its nature and in its constituent elements. Its height and
The layout, on the scale of the whole complex
width relationships create a relatively narrow space. Additionally, this space is partially
and the on the level of each residential unit, is
covered with a pergola. This pergola structure will also eventually provide support for characterised by an enviable efficiency, enabling
plants to mediate and soften the bright sunlight of this warm part of South Africa. The the maximisation of space. The construction of the
resulting dappled sunlight, together with the beautiful water fountain that is as long as building is relatively conventional. The detailing is
the courtyard itself, creates a memorable green ‘room’. This room, for the near exclusive exemplary in its directness and robustness. It is a
use of the residents, is a wonderful surprise to the users and visitors alike. It evokes the
building that is obviously designed to age gracefully; it
feeling of an exotic and private world to be enjoyed every day, and to be shared with does not require constant upkeep and maintenance.
others in quiet dignity and urban civility. The finishes become increasingly smoother, more
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sophisticated and expensive with more attention

Each residential unit enters directly from this space. Great care has been given to the having been paid to small details as the user moves
design of the entry to each unit. A subtle and carefully articulated transition space has from the semi-public to the private spaces. Once the
been created between the communal courtyard and the privacy of the unit. Shallow user is beyond the front door of the individual unit,

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 complete privacy within the unit – including its own to current and less-than-inspired models of higher-density living in South Africa. It
individual courtyard – is assured. However, it remains draws richly and wisely from local and international typologies. It also reminds all that
easy to have visual surveillance from the unit to the a denser-living environment can be highly rewarding and socially integrative, while
communal courtyard, as well as to the streets adjacent ensuring privacy and a high-quality physical environment. These architectural principles
to the complex from the upper levels of the units. and typologies, embodied in the design of Ten on Lane, are applicable to all residential
Ten on Lane is a laudable and exemplary alternative designs, irrespective of whether it provides a home for the rich or for the poor.

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 UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND, ART
MUSEUM, CORNER BERTHA AND JORISSEN STREETS,
JOHANNESBURG
for UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND
by NINA COHEN & FIONA GARSON, ARCHITECTS, PARKVIEW, JOHANNESBURG

Citation ARCHITECTS FIONA GARSON, NINA COHEN AND

Artistic expression in all its forms is intrinsically part of the human condition. It remains
one of the most trustworthy barometers of all human development and the way we DEBORAH KIRKMAN
perceive the world, as well as the way we want the world to be.

The University of the Witwatersrand has, since its inception, built up an African Art
collection. The quality and size of this collection has given it a value and a reputation
beyond estimation, both inside and outside of South Africa. This collection might belong
to the University, but it is also there to be shared with all who might be interested in it.
Additionally, it is there to be researched by scholars/researchers/academics wherever
they are, as part of the generation and sharing of knowledge. to physically become part of the greater community,
and for the collection to take up its rightful role as part
Art collections at universities are accepted internationally as part of the primary elements of the city’s many cultural institutions.
that constitute such institutions. Within this pattern, there are many famous and valuable
collections that come to mind. In the same way, there are an equal number of very Functionally, the new entity also had to cope with equally
inspired buildings that house these collections. All good and responsible universities difficult and contradictory demands, namely exhibition
worldwide also understand that their art collections are an excellent way to share their space, storage and curatorial space, research, delivery,
treasures and essential mission with their respective societies, of which they are an security and climate control. The three buildings also
intrinsic part. each had their own structural and spatial systems.
Their ‘deep’ plans furthermore complicated daylight
The University of the Witwatersrand also believes that it has this responsibility, as the provision to the exhibition spaces. Spatially, the
custodian of this remarkable collection. When the University decided to do something architects had to overcome these problems while
about the inadequate accommodation where the collection used to be kept, it was also focusing on the primary objective of providing a
decided that it should be important to house it in the best possible manner. For this high-quality viewing and exhibition experience. The
purpose, the University arranged a competition in 2005 for architects, in order to find the process, from the time of the competition till the time
best and most inspired design. The winners of this competition were Nina Cohen, Fiona of completion, took about ten years. The whole project
Garson and William Martinson. The University decided, in terms of the urban design was achieved with private donations.
guidelines operative at the time, to use for this purpose three buildings on the edge of
the campus on the corner of Bertha and Jorissen Streets. The most prominent and well The architects managed, in an inspired way, to fulfill
known of these was Lawson’s Corner – up to that time a petrol filling station and car all the main requirements that the University had
showroom. Due to the fact that all three buildings were built for different purposes, to initially set. The University now has an institution that
different standards and to different design parameters, the architects faced a difficult is one of its ‘faces’ onto the street and its facilities for
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task from the start. The University, in terms of its own idealism that was expressed art viewing, research and restoration are as good as
through its urban-design vision at the time, required that the new facility should have it was possible to make them. The main entry is from
a ‘presence’ on the street. It should be entered directly from the street and should make the street, there is activity (a restaurant) and art viewing
a contribution to street life. Thus, it would have to constitute a new ‘face’ of Wits in order (a gallery) that activates and animates the institution/

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 SECTION AA SECTION BB

street interaction. Movement through the exhibitions As a Gesamtkunstwerk the detailing, the spatial experience and the thoughtful way that the
is logical and spatially exciting. Varied conditions for architects have dealt with the architectural history and legacy of the individual buildings
exhibitions have been created, both by design and by in a restrained and subtle manner, creates a tour de force. The key to understanding the
necessity. The architectural space that has been created achievement of Cohen & Garson with this building is to look at the relationships that they
forms a positive background to the art – it is neutral, but have established between the art, the viewing public, the researchers and the genius
not so neutral that it ‘disappears’. The movement through of the architecture itself. Against overwhelming odds, they have managed to create a
the space becomes part of the viewing and spatial serene, beautifully crafted and lit gestalt that naturally comes to rest in the mind of the
experience. The storage and work space that do not users. The spaces they have shaped create an instantaneous memory for those who use
require daylight have been placed above the exhibition it, and for those who consciously experience the pleasure of being there. The instantly
space. Their presence is made known with a new form positive popular and critical reactions with which the Wits Art Museum was received, upon
introduced on the façade, projecting over the entrance completion, underscores also its architectural value. The irreplaceable art collection of the
– emphasising both. University of the Witwatersrand has, at last, received its worthy ‘home’.

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 COMMENDATION
2013/2014
60 TAXI RANK NO 2
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Adjudication panel
SINDILE NGONYAMA - CONVENOR
PETER KIDGER
PROF PAUL KOTZE
MALCOLM CAMPBELL
ANNEMARIE MEINTJES

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 TAXI RANK NO 2, MAIN ROAD,
DIEPSLOOT, JOHANNESBURG
for THE JOHANNESBURG DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
by 26’10 SOUTH ARCHITECTS, JOHANNESBURG

Citation ARCHITECTS PROJECT TEAM THORSTEN DECKLER

Diepsloot is the kind of environment that requires input from the best, most courageous
and inspired architects. It is not every architect who would have the patience and (PRINCIPAL, REGISTERED ARCHITECT)
willingness to learn from this environment, or the humility necessary to create ANNE GRAUPNER (PRINCIPAL, REGISTERED
opportunities and bring human dignity to it, where it is most needed. The reality is that ARCHITECT) NKULULEKO BHENGU (CANDIDATE
most people on earth live within conditions of informality – the reality is also that very
ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGIST)
few architects have the ability to work meaningfully within such contexts. However, it
would seem that Thorsten Deckler and Anne Graupner from 26’10 south Architects are STEPHEN REID (REGISTERED ARCHITECT)
the exception to this generalisation. CARL JACOBSZ (REGISTERED ARCHITECT)
GUY TRANGOŠ (REGISTERED ARCHITECT)
The process of realising a building like this is no easy task. It is clear that the architects
LARA WILSON (REGISTERED ARCHITECT)
and the rest of the professional team and builders had to face and overcome
administrative inefficiencies, political opportunism, high levels of social tension and NZINGA BIEGUENG MBOUP (ARCHITECTURAL
budget constraints. ASSISTANT) SHAMEEMAH DAVIDS
(ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT) ALEXANDRA HOWELL
When the architects received the appointment for its upgrade, the taxi rank already
(ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT) THULANI RACHIA
had some facilities. From their appointment onwards, they faced a hazardous stop-start
(ARCHITECTURAL ASSISTANT)
process and had to have delicate and protracted negotiations with various stakeholders
and interested parties to bring it to completion. The architects had to re-configure the STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS HLANGANANI
taxi rank’s shed- like roof in order to allow for more daylight. They have added the linear CONSULTING ENGINEERS & PROJECT MANAGERS
market and a celebratory public porch on the southern side of the site, while upgrading ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS SELANYA CONSULTING
and adding the other functions needed for the facility.
ENGINEERS
The taxi rank is at is busiest from 04:00 until 06:00 each weekday, while the market and ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIROLUTION CONSULTING
other amenities on the site are used throughout the day. During the frequent electricity (INCL. COMMUNITY LIAISON)
black outs, due to the general insufficient power supply to the area, the market stalls QUANTITY SURVEYOR PCQS PARESH CHIBA
are still able to operate effectively due to the provision of fuel-fired cooking facilities.
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
The chimneys to these have been celebrated and have become one of the distinguishing
CONTRACTOR DRYDEN CONSTRUCTION
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features of the project. Initially, it was also intended that these could become the support
structures for advertising in order to maximise income. MOSEME CONSTRUCTION (ADMIN & ABLUTION
BUILDINGS ONLY)
With the formalisation and upgrading of the previously existing informal market that is
PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRIVIRON PROJECT
located on the edge of the site, the architects have effectively extended the double-sided
linear market that exists along Main Road. They have, in this way, positively defined the MANAGEMENT
public space with the formalisation of an active edge to the road. With it, they have also
created safe, well-functioning and dignified stalls for the traders. The celebratory entry
to the taxi rank, the public porch, the use of colour and the trees that have been planted

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 have given an ‘address’ and place-like qualities to a
themselves in order to learn from local conditions and from international best practice.
bleak and hard environment. Following this approach, they have not only created a foothold for survival among those
who need it most, but they have also created a good example of how to make an
The building and spaces created by 26’10 south inspiring and dignified urban place. It would bode officialdom and other architects well
Architects bear witness to their ability to humble to take the lessons from this example to heart.

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 HOUSE GAUCHÉ, SILVER LAKES GOLF
ESTATE, PRETORIA
for JP & HEIDI GAUCHE
by EARTHWORLD ARCHITECTS, PRETORIA

Citation PROJECT ARCHITECTS ANDRE EKSTEEN,

Contexts such as Silver Lakes Golf Estate do not hold much promise for authentic
and innovative architectural expression. The architectural rules that govern such CYNTHIA NKOSI, JACQUES VERSTER
environments mostly endeavour to ensure an acceptable ‘average’ but, more often than STRUCTURAL ENGINEER RUDI OPPERMAN
not, it excludes the exceptional.

Yet this is precisely what House Gauché, designed by André Eksteen of Earthworld
Architects, is – a particularly brave exception.

Apparently, the site where the house was built was one of the last open pieces of land in
the suburb because it was somewhat difficult to build on. The site is characterised by two
rocky outcrops and an abundance of mature indigenous trees. The architects decided to
disturb the site as little as possible – in the manner of ‘treading lightly’ on this earth. The
clients, in turn, wanted the house to be constructed out of concrete. These requirements,
and the functional brief, largely gave form to the building.

The house was raised from the earth to float amongst the trees – a device that has been
used by many architects before. Entry into the house is by means of two staircases that
barely touch the ground. A large deck, for outdoor living, has been created on the level of
the house. The majority of the window openings are in close proximity to the trees, and
it is as if the trees form a material extension of the interior of the house. In a way, there
is no better poetic manner to celebrate this wonderful proximity.

The dominant materials used for the building are glass, steel, and the aforementioned
concrete. Yet, despite the apparent machine-like and ‘cold’ qualities that such materials
can create, the interior of the house exudes a wonderfully ‘warm’, humane and domestic
lived-in quality. All details and material usage speak of careful attention and much
forethought.
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This is a brave and courageous building, giving testimony to both the client and the
architects, who were not afraid to push some boundaries to achieve the exceptional
and the unique.

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 NORTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN

SOUTH ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

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 AWARDS

REGIONAL
2013/2014
67 BORDER KEI INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (BKIA)
71 CAPE INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE (CIA)
77 EASTERN CAPE INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE (ECIA)
83 FREE STATE INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (FSIA)
89 GAUTENG INSTITUTE FOR ARCHITECTURE (GIFA)
95 KWAZULU- NATAL INSTITUTE FOR ARCHITECTURE (KZNIA)
99 PRETORIA INSTITUTE FOR ARCHITECTURE (PIA)

Adjudication panel
ANDY HART (BKIA PRESIDENT) – CONVENOR
DAVID MULLER (BKIA MEMBER)
MIKE LOWE (DAILY DISPATCH)
AL STRATFORD (BKIA MEMBER)

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 BKIA
REGION
68 ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO THE SOUTH AFRICAN
RESERVE BANK
69 NEW OFFICE BUILDING FOR VALYAN CONSTRUCTION

Adjudication panel
ANDY HART (BKIA PRESIDENT) - CONVENOR
DAVID MULLER (BKIA MEMBER)
MIKE LOWE (DAILY DISPATCH)
AL STRATFORD (BKIA MEMBER)

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 ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO THE
SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK
for SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK
by IMBONO FJA ARCHITECTS CC
REGIONAL AWARDS 2013/2014

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 NEW OFFICE BUILDING IN EAST LONDON

for VALYAN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CC

by IKAMVA ARCHITECTS CC

Ground Floor Legend:

Ground Floor Legend:
1. Parking
1. Parking
2. Entrance
2. Entrance
3. Lobby
12 3. Lobby
4. Reception
12
4. Reception
5. Female Toilet
5. Female
6. Male Toilet
Toilet
11 6. Male
11 13 7. Toilet
Kitchenette
13 7. Kitchenette
8. Filing / Server
8. Filing / Server
NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS
No Street Furniture Affected

9. Drawing Office
10
NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS
No Street Furniture Affected

9. Drawing Office
10. Office
10
1 Parking 10. Office
11. Director Office
4 3 2 1 Parking 11. Director Office
4 3 2 12. Deck
12. Deck
13. Boardroom
13. Boardroom
66 Frere Road

9 8
66 Frere Road

9 8 5
5 6
67
7

N
N
GROUND FLOOR PLAN

Floor Plan
Floor Plan NEW OFFICE BUILDING 69

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 CFIA
REGION
72 NEW HOME, DE WET 34 IN BANTRY BAY
73 HOUSE VD MERWE COETZEE,DE WATERKANT
74 HOUSE IN THE BANHOEK VALLEY, JOHANNESDAL FARM 1026

Adjudication panel
KAREL BAKKER
DERICK HENSTRA
MIKE LOUW
SIMMY PEERUTIN
ALAYNE REESBERG
ALEX ROBERTSON
CARIN SMUTS

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 NEW HOME, DE WET 34 IN
BANTRY BAY, CAPE TOWN
for STEFAN AND CARLA ANTONI
by SAOTA – STEFAN ANTONI OLMESDAHL TRUEN ARCHITECTS

BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

REGIONAL AWARDS 2013/2014

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

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 HOUSE VD MERWE COETZEE,
DE WATERKANT, CAPE TOWN
for DR G COETZEE & DR A VD MERWE
by MEYER+VORSTER ARCHITECTS, URBAN DESIGNERS AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

ROOF PLAN

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 HOUSE IN THE BANHOEK VALLEY,
JOHANNESDAL FARM 1026
for ERWEE & WILLEMSE
by SAOTA – HENRI COMRIE ARCHITECT AND URBAN DESIGNER

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

REGIONAL AWARDS 2013/2014

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 ECIA
REGION
78 NEW RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ON THE LITTLE WALMER GOLF
ESTATE
79 NEW FOUNTAIN ROAD PRECINCT ADVICE CENTRE
80 SAPS 10111 RADIO CONTROL CENTRE
81 BONNYVIEW 2 NEW RESIDENCE

Adjudication panel
ANDREW PALFRAMAN – CONVENOR
ROGER FISHER
JOHN BLAIR
RORY RIORDON
MARY MANGAN

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 NEW RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ON THE
LITTLE WALMER GOLF ESTATE, WALMER
for MR AND MRS SCHOEMAN
by JOHN RUSHMERE + ARCHITECTS in collaboration with THE WORKPLACE
ARCHITECTS
REGIONAL AWARDS 2013/2014

78 NEW RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ON THE LITTLE WALMER GOLF ESTATE

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 NEW FOUNTAIN ROAD PRECINCT ADVICE
CENTRE, IN NELSON MANDELA BAY
for NELSON MANDELA BAY MUNICIPALITY
by NGONYAMA OKPANUM HEWITT-COLEMAN ARCHITECTS, URBAN DESIGNERS,
PROJECT MANAGERS

EAST ELEVATION

NORTH ELEVATION FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SOUTH ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION GROUND FLOOR PLAN

NEW FOUNTAIN ROAD PRECINCT ADVICE CENTRE 79

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 SAPS 10111 RADIO CONTROL CENTRE

for NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

by THE MATRIX CC URBAN DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS

TYPICAL CROSS SECTION

1. BLOCK A - RADIO REPAIR WORKSHOP

2. BLOCK B - RADIO TECHNICAL
3. BLOCK C - 10111 CALL CENTRE
4. BLOCK D - 10111
REGIONAL AWARDS 2013/2014

80 SAPS 10111

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 BONNYVIEW 2 NEW RESIDENCE, PORT
ELIZABETH
for THE THOMPSON FAMILY
by THEMBELA ARCHITECTS

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

BONNYVIEW 81

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 FSIA
REGION
84 PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL AND CRÈCHE, UNIVERSITY OF THE
FREE STATE
85 SIOC – COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST OFFICE
DEVELOPMENT IN KATHU
86 NEW SKILLS CENTRE FOR THE ALLIED HEALTH DEPARTMENT
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE
87 BLOEMFONTEIN SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL: ADDITIONAL
ACCOMMODATION

Adjudication panel
SURETTE PIETERSE – CONVENOR
GARY WHITE
WALTER PETERS
HANS HAASBROEK

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 PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL AND CRÈCHE, FOR
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE
for THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE
by SM!T ARCHITECTS

1 2 3 4

SECTION
SECTION AAAA
REGIONAL AWARDS 2013/2014

1m 3m 5m

2m 4m

SECTION
SECTIONDD
DD

1m 3m 5m

2m 4m

84 PRE-PRIMARY SCHOOL AND CRÈCHE, FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE

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 SIOC – COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
TRUST OFFICE DEVELOPMENT IN KATHU
for SIOC CDT
by CUBE ARCHITECTS

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

EAST ELEVATION

WEST ELEVATION FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SIOC 85

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 NEW SKILLS CENTRE FOR THE ALLIED HEALTH
DEPARTMENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF FREE STATE
for THE UNIVERSITY OF FREE STATE
by CUBE ARCHITECTS
REGIONAL AWARDS 2013/2014

86 ALLIED HEALTH DEPARTMENT

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 BLOEMFONTEIN SUPREME COURT OF
APPEAL: ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION
for DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
by THEUNISSEN JANKOWITZ ARCHITECTS

BLOEMFONTEIN SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL 87

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 GIFA
REGION
90 ALEXANDER FORBES,115 WEST STREET
91 KING EDWARD VIII SCHOOL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
92 ADDITTION OF A SEATING GALLERY IN THE EXISTING “GEREF
KERK, BENONI“

Adjudication panel
KAREN MAILER – CONVENOR
MOKGWETSI (MO) PHALA
JEREMY ROSE
MELINDA SILVERMAN
GUY STEENEKAMP
DANIEL VAN DER MERWE

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 ALEXANDER FORBES, 115 WEST STREET

for ZENPROP PROPERTY HOLDINGS

by PARAGON ARCHITECTS
REGIONAL AWARDS 2013/2014

90 ALEXANDER FORBES

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 KING EDWARD VIII SCHOOL LIBRARY
AND MUSEUM
for KING EDWARD VIII SCHOOL
by JOY CAMPKIN-SMITH T/A STUDIOJOY+

NEW BUILDING SOUTH ELEVATION

GROUND FLOOR LIBRARY AND MUSEUM ADDITIONS

NEW BUILDING EAST ELEVATION

KING EDWARD VIII SCHOOL 91

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 ADDITION OF A SEATING GALLERY IN THE
EXISTING “GEREF KERK, BENONI“
for GEREFORMEERDE KERK, BENONI
by ARC DU PLE ARCHITECTS
REGIONAL AWARDS 2013/2014

92 GEREF KERK BENONI

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regional awards.indd 93 2014/07/23 4:05 PM
regional awards.indd 94 2014/07/23 4:06 PM
 KZNIA
REGION
96 RIVERHORSE VALLEY BUSINESS ESTATE

Adjudication panel
TERENCE BRAY
RODNEY CHOROMANSKI
ANDRE DUVENAGE
MTHEMBENI MKHIZE
JOY BASLER
LUYANDA MPAHLWA

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 RIVERHORSE VALLEY BUSINESS ESTATE

for UNILEVER INDONSA

by ELPHICK PROOME ARCHITECTS
REGIONAL AWARDS 2013/2014

96 RIVERHORSE VALLEY

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 PIA
REGION
100 AFRIKAANSE HOËR MEISIESKOOL – ADDITIONS TO THE
EXISTING HALL
101 HOUSE FOUCHÉ
102 HOUSE STEYN RENOVATION
103 NOVI SKIN CENTRE
104 HOUSE COETZEE
105 HOUSE LITGTHELM
106 HOUSE ROOKE
107 OZMIK HOUSE

Adjudication panel
ISIA ORTNER – CONVENOR
LONE POULSEN
LUDWIG HANSEN
ABRE CRAFFORD
CHRIS WILKINSON
HUGH FRASER
MAUNEEN VAN WYK

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 ADDITIONS TO THE EXISTING HALL
– AFRIKAANSE HOËR MEISIESKOOL
for SCHOOL BOARD OF THE AFRIKAANSE HOËR MEISIESKOOL
by MATHEWS & ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS CC

LONGITUDINAL SECTION (BEFORE)

LONGITUDINAL SECTION (AFTER)

REGIONAL AWARDS 2013/2014

100 AFRIKAANSE HOËR MEISIESKOOL

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 NEW HOUSE IN IRENE

for FOUCHÉ FAMILY

by MATHEWS & ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS CC

NEW HOUSE IN IRENE 101

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 HOUSE STEYN RENOVATION

for MR & MRS GERT AND LEONIE STEYN

by SOLO ARCHITECT(S)
REGIONAL AWARDS 2013/2014

102 HOUSE STEYN RENOVATION

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 NOVI SKIN CENTRE

for DR MARIANNE DUVENAGE

by HOLMJORDAAN ARCHITECTS & URBAN DESIGNERS

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

NOVI SKIN CENTRE 103

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 HOUSE COETZEE

for DR ETIENNE COETZEE AND HIS WIFE, MRS COETZEE

by THOMAS GOUWS ARCHITECTS + INTERIORS
REGIONAL AWARDS 2013/2014

104 HOUSE COETZEE

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 HOUSE LITGTHELM

for DRS NICO AND AMANDA LIGTHEIM

by THOMAS GOUWS ARCHITECTS + INTERIORS

HOUSE LITGTHELM 105

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 NEW HOUSE ROOKE, MONAGHAN FARM

for MR & MRS ROOKE

by THOMAS HOFF AND PARTNERS ARCHITECTS
REGIONAL AWARDS 2013/2014

106 NEW HOUSE ROOKE

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 OZMIK HOUSE

for OZMIK PROPERTY INVESTMENTS

by ARCA ARCHITECTS & DESIGNERS

OZMIK HOUSE 107

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 2013/2014
AWARDS LEGACY

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 AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 2013/2014 Hopeville Visitors Centre - Port Elizabeth
University of South Africa Phase 2 - Parow Richard Stretton of Koop Design
MSa Michele Sandilands Architects Tshwane University of Technology, New Architecture Wing -
Babylonstoren Tourism (Pty) Ltd - Paarl Pretoria
Malherbe Rust Architects Crafford & Crafford
//hapo_ Freedom Park Museum - Tshwane Ten on Lane - Polokwane
Office of Collaborative Architects (GAPP Architects/Urban studioMAS
Designers + Mashabane Rose Associates + MMA Architects) University of the Witwatersrand, Art Museum - Johannesburg
New Addition at St Cyprian’s Girls School - Oranjezicht, Cape Town Nina Cohen & Fiona Garson
Noero Wolff Architects (2005-2012) and Noero Architects (2012
to date) COMMENDATIONS 2013/2014
Springfield Convent School, Pre-School Campus, Fra Angelico Taxi Rank No 2, - Main Road, Diepsloot, Johannesburg
Art Centre and Jasper Walsh Art Gallery - Wynberg, Cape Town 26’10 south Architects
CCNIA Charlotte Chamberlain & Nicola Irving House Gauché - Silver Lakes Golf Estate, Pretoria
Dunkirk all Suite Hotel - Salt Rock, KwaZulu-Natal Earthworld Architects
designworkshop: SA
House Kleynhans, Marble Hall - Limpopo AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 2011/2012
Thomas Gouws, Architects & Interiors University of the Western Cape, Life Sciences Department
House Snyders - Johannesburg dhk Architects
W Design Architecture Studio CC Voëlklip Hermanus
SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects
AWARDS OF MERIT 2013/2014 Untamed – Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town
Auditorium for the School of Agriculture - University of Fort Daffonchio and Associates Architects
Hare, Alice Campus Ubuntu Centre
Ngonyamama Okpnum & Associates Field Architecture JV John Blair Architects in Association with
Helenvale Multi-Purpose Community Centre - Port Elizabeth Ngonyama Okpanum Hewitt-Coleman
The Matrix... CC Circa on Jellicoe – Johannesburg
Walmer Link: Social Housing Development - Port Elizabeth studioMAS Architecture & Urban Design
Erik Voight Investec Regional Headquarters - Durban
Department of Architecture Renovations - Bloemfontein Elphick Proome Architects Inc
Typology Architects Concierge Boutique Hotel & Freedom Café - Durban
Weekend Hide-In - Rosendal, Free State Architecture Fabrik and Don Albert & Partners
Carmen Dickens New Residence in Groenkloof - Tshwane
Dunkirk Beach Clubhouse - KwaZulu-Natal Mellet & Human Architects
designworkshop: SA
Studio-Home - Brixton, Johannesburg AWARDS OF MERIT 2011/2012
26’10 south Architects Bhunga Building, Nelson Mandela Museum for the Department of
‘African Identity in Post-Apartheid Public Architecture – White Public Works - Pretoria
Skin Black Masks’ Osmond Lange Architects & Planners and Impendulo Design Architects
Professor Jonathan Alfred Noble Kuyasa North Transport Interchange – Khayelitsha
House ‘Kleine Schuur’ - Parktown, Johannesburg Meyer & Vorster Architects, Urban Designers and Interior Designers
Nabeel Essa, Office 24/7 University of the Western Cape: Life Sciences Department
SEED Library at MC Weiler Primary School - Alexandra, dhk Architects
Johannesburg. 101 Dorp Gallery and Studio - Stellenbosch
Architects of Justice Slee & Co Architects

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 Voëlklip - Hermanus COMMENDATIONS 2011/2012
SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects New Clermont Swimming Pool and Soccer Field Upgrade
Untamed – Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town City Architects, Ethekwini Municipality
Daffonchio and Associates Architects Meetse-A-Bophelo Primary School
House Sow - Genève, Switzerland Geldenhuys & Jooste Architects
SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects with Sra Kössler
& Morel Architects AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 2007/2008
Ubuntu Centre – Port Elizabeth Red Location Museum - New Brighton
Field Architecture, Jv John Blair Architects, in association with Noero Wolff Architects in association with John Blair Architects
Ngonyama Okpanum Hewitt-Coleman (NOH) Epa Studio - Durban
Restoration of Pearson Conservatory - Port Elizabeth Elphick Proome Architects
The Matrix… CC Igoda View House - East London
Oral Solid Dosage Manufacturing Suite - Port Elizabeth OMM Design Workshop CC
Thembela Architects (Pty) Ltd Willow Bridge Lifestyle Centre - Durbanville
Nelson Mandela Bay Aquatic Centre - Port Elizabeth Vivid Archiects
Thembela Architects (Pty) Ltd Courtyards On Oxford - Johannesburg
New Hangar & Departure Lounge - Bloemfontein studioMas Architects & Urban Designers
Reinier Brönn Architects and Associates CC
House Venter – Bloemfontein AWARDS OF MERIT 2007/2008
P+ARC Architects Epa Studio - Durban
Fourth Raadsaal - Bloemfontein Elphick Proome Architects
The Roodt Partnership Architects and Townplanners ‘Dockpoint’ (Restoration Of Row Houses) - Durban
Circa on Jellicoe – Johannesburg Emmett Emmett Architects CC
studioMAS Architecture & Urban Design Proud Heritage Campus - Durban
Nike Football Training Centre - Soweto Soundspacedesign
Luyanda Mpahlwa Design Space Africa in association with the New Laboratory Complex At Sasol Midlands - Sasolburg
Nike Design Team, Andy Walker, Sean Pearson and Ruben Reddy Geldenhuys & Jooste Architects
Soccer City – Soweto University of the Free State (Refurbishment of the Main Building)
Boogertman & Partners (Pty) Ltd Bannie Britz Argitek & Stedelike Ontwerper
The Folie: Gowrie Farm Estate – Durban Tolplan Head Office - Lynnwood
designworkshop: SA Thomas Gouws Architects
Investec Regional Headquarters – Durban House Rosa (Additions & Alterations) - Brooklyn
Elphick Proome Architects Inc Comrie + Wilkinson Architects & Urban Designers
Concierge Boutique Hotel & Freedom Café – Durban Loft House - Lynnwood Manor
Don Albert & Partners with Architecture Fabrik Strey Architects
Mbombela Stadium – Mbombela House Langenhoven - Irene
AWARDS LEGACY 2013/2014

R & L Architects & Interiors and Orbic Architects Gary White & Associates
New Lebone II College (Hall and Refectory) in Phokeng – Rustenburg Igoda View House - Cape Infanta
Afritects Architects in conjunction with Activate Architects OMM Design Workshop CC
Kai Kai Show House - Port Nolloth House Langham - East London
Wilkinson Architects MSa Michele Sandilands Architects CC
House Steyn – Tshwane Fynbos House - Betty’s Bay
Thomas Gouws Architects & Interiors Sarah Calburn Architects
New Residence in Groenkloof - Tshwane Weavers Nest - Oranjezicht, Cape Town
Mellet & Human Architects Sonja Petrus Spamer Architects

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 Ella Street Houses - Bo Kaap, Cape Town AWARDS OF MERIT 2005/2006
Team Architects Bay House - Bantry Bay
House ‘J’ - Simons Town, Cape Town KrugerRoos Architects
Team Architects with Kevin Fellingham Architects New Residence - De Waterkant
Mountain and Sea House Cape Peninsula - Noordhoek, Cape Town Meyer + Vorster Architects, Urban Designers & Interior Designers
Visser Thomas Architects New Holiday House - Paradise Beach, Langebaan
Willowbridge Lifestyle Centre - Durbanville, Cape Town Gabriël Fagan Architects
Vivid Architects House Kennedy
Stone House - Pretoria Peter Rich Architects
Slee & Co Architects Beach House Sheffield
New Studio At Kromdraai - Cradle of Mankind, Gauteng Dean Jay Architects
Louis Louw Johan Bergenthuin Architects Elphick Studio - Westville
Courtyards On Oxford - Forest Town, Johannesburg Elphick Proome Architects
studioMas Architects & Urban Designers Audley Gardens
Red Location Museum - New Brighton Dean Jay Architects
Noero Wolff Architects in association with John Blair Architects House Steyn/Kunz
New Beach House - Plettenberg Bay
Thomas Gouws Architects
OMM Design Workshop CC
Berglust Farm House
Mira Fassler Kamstra
PRESIDENT’S AWARDS 2007/2008 House Millar
The Artworks Project of Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature Mathews & Associates Architects CC
Meyer Pienaar Tayob Schnepel Vineyard Gym & Spa - Cape Town
Mutual Heights Revel Fox & Partners CC
Louis Karol Architects Beau Constance
Three All-Weather Pool Pavilions Metropolis Design
Lupini Architects Inc New Corporate Head Office, BP Africa
Blouberg Cultural Village KrugerRoos Architects + Urban Designers in association with
Crafford & Crafford Architects Joshua Conrad Architects
Elangeni Social Housing Cape Town International Convention Centre
Savage + Dodd Architects Foreshore Architects: an association comprising Revel Fox & Partners CC
Warwick Junction Project Architects and Planners, Van der Merwe Miszewski Architects, Lucien Le
Richard Dobson Architect Grange Architect & Planner, Stauch Vorster Architects (Cape Town) (Pty)
\Qe| The Power of Rock Art: Phase One Re-Installation of the
Ltd, ACG Architects & Development Planners, dhk Architects (Pty) Ltd,
Iziko Rock Art Collection
Magqwaka Associates Architects
Iain Low, Roger Van Wyk [Educentric], Jenny Sandler with
New Council Chamber
Metropolis Design: Johnny Jacobsen & Y Tsai
Meyer Pienaar Tayob Architects & Urban Designers
Irene Kampkerhof Centenary Memorial
Daycare Centre - Delft South
Neo Dimensions Architects
Noero Wolff Architects
Usasazo Secondary School - Western Cape
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE 2005/2006
Noero Wolff Architects
The South African Embassy - Berlin
MMA Architects UCT Chemical Engineering Department
Singita Lebombo Lodge - Kruger National Park dhk Architects (Pty) Ltd
OMM Design Workshop & Urban Solutions UCT Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine
The New Constitutional Court - Gauteng Gabriël Fagan Architects in association with MLH Architects and
OMM Design Workshop Architects in association with Urban Solutions Planners
Beau Constance - Constantia UFS Thakaneng Bridge
Metropolis Design The Roodt Partnership

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 New Faculty of Law Building Bannie Britz/Roodt Vennootskap; Linda Mvusi Architecture &
KrugerRoos Architects + Urban Designers Design; Project Coordinator: Sydney Abramowitch
Chapel of Light Westcliff Estate - Johannesburg
Comrie + Wilkinson Architects & Urban Designers studioMAS Architecture and Urban Design
Diamond Hill Toll Plaza New Magistrates Court - Blue Downs, Cape Town
Mathews & Associates Architects CC in association with Karlien A Arch Architect CC; Jonker & Barnes Architects; Mike Smuts
Thomashoff Architect Architects & Urban Designers CC
Baobab Toll Plaza Mutualpark West Campus - Pinelands, Cape Town
Mathews & Associates Architects CC Blueprint
Mpungubwe National Park, New Tourism Infrastructure Information Centre and Entrance Kiosk - The Boulders, Simon’s Town
Crafford & Crafford Architects Piet Louw Architects in collaboration with Anton Roux and
Singita Lebombo Lodge - Kruger National Park Sam McLennan
OMM Design Workshop Unicity Alterations and Additions to the Civic Centre - Cape Town
The New Constitutional Court - Johannesburg ACG Architects and Development Planners; KrugerRoos Architects
OMM Design Workshop & Urban Solutions and Urban Designers; Lucian Le Grange Architects and Urban
South African Embassy - Berlin Planners
MMA Architects Fisherman’s 19 - Llundudno, Cape Town
Red House Stefan Antoni Architects
Slee & Co
AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2002
AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2004 Absa Towers North - Johannesburg
New Medical Research Facilities - Somkhele Village, KwaZulu- TC Design Group Architects and Urban Designers
Natal The Castle of Good Hope - Cape Town
East Coast Architects Gabriël Fagan Architects
The South African Apartheid Museum - Johannesburg New Office Accommodation - Kloof, Cape Town
GAPP Architects & Urban Designers, Mashabane Rose Architects, OMM Design Workshop
Bannie Britz/Roodt Vennootskap, and Linda Mvusi Architecture &
Design with project coordinator Sydney Abramowitch CONSERVATION AWARDS 2001
Westcliffe Estate (Residence) - Johannesburg The Castle Of Good Hope
studioMAS Architecture and Urban Design Gabriël Fagan Architects
District Six Museum & Stepping Stones Children’s Centre
AWARDS OF MERIT 2003 Rennie & Scurr Architects CC
Heuwelskans - Waverley, Bloemfontein
Smit Architects
AWARDS OF MERIT 2001
Unilever Head Office - La Lucia Ridge Office Estate, Durban Tokara Winery
AWARDS LEGACY 2013/2014

Boogertman Krige (Pretoria) and Urban Edge Van Biljon & Visser Architects
New Medical Research Facilities - KwaZulu-Natal Stratford’s Guest House & Conference Centre
East Coast Architects Ter Morshuizen & Stratford Architects CC
The Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature & Administration New Office Accommodation - Kloof, Cape Town
Meyer Pienaar Tayob Schnepel OMM Design Workshop
New Buildings For Kromdraai Valley Farm - Gauteng Absa Towers North Corporate Office Building - Johannesburg
Louis Louw Johan Bergenthuin Architects T C Design Architects
South African Apartheid Museum - Johannesburg Bopitikeo Community & Cultural Centre
GAPP Architects & Urban Designers; Mashabane Rose Architects; Peter Rich Architects

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 AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 2000 Phokeng Sports Ccentre
The International Convention Centre Waterson Weyer & Roon
A consortium comprising Stauch Vorster Architects, Hallen Custers Mewway Sports Hall
Smith, Johnson Murray Architects, and Philip Cox (international Lucien Le Grange Architects and Urban Planners with Mike Smuts
consultant from Australia) Architects
The Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace Quarry Lake Inn
Waterston Weyer Roon Architects Osmond Lange Mosienyane
Maribu Place
AWARDS OF MERIT 1999 Baumhaus Architects
House Latergan Rust En Vrede Farm Complex
Slee & Co Architects Van Biljon & Visser
House Britz
Bannie Britz CONSERVATION AWARDS 1999
House Steyn Heritage Square – Cape Town
Henri Comrie GAPP Architects & Urban Designers in association with Trevor
House Van Garderen Thorold Architects
Hein Van Garderen Cape Archives
House Blum Rennie Scurr Architects
Tasker & Schumann Architects Stratford Road Community Centre
Tree House Emmett Emmett Architects CC
Anya and Macio Iszewski Kingswood College Schoolhouse
Aeci Head Office Ronald Hicks Architects
RFB Consulting Architects The Harbour Board Building – Port Elizabeth
Ceramic Industry Centre John Rushmere
Stauch Vorster Architects Maria Ratschitz Mission – KwaZulu-Natal
Brand Engineering Building Robert J W Brusse
KMH Architects
Durban Metro Electric Training Centre
McCaffrey Wilkinson & Little AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 1998
MEG Offices Johannesburg Athletics Stadium
MEG Architects Arup Associates, London & RFB Consulting Architects
Munich Insurance Head Office Hartleyvale Sports Complex
Stauch Vorster Architects GAPP and ACG Architects & Developmental Planners
Ritters Jewellers SAB Visitors Centre - Newlands
Kohler Brown Design Gabriël Fagan Architects
International Convention Centre - Durban House Uytenbogaardt - Kommetjie
Stauch Vorster Architects in association with Hallen Custers Smith, Uytenbogaardt & Rozendal
Johnson Architects and Philip Cox
Kariega Park Rural Conference Centre AWARDS OF MERIT 1997
John Rushmere Architects Klein Rivier Retreat - Hermanus
Mpumalanga Parks Board KrugerRoos Architects.
Tom Hatting Architects House Back
Kwamakutha Library
Van der Merwe Miszewski Architects
Elphich Proome Architects
Michells Plain Town Centre Library
Paternoster Community Centre
Darryl Coome, City of Cape Town
Jaco Visser

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 Victory Junction Complex CONSERVATION AWARDS 1997
KCvR Architects Quarters - Durban
Beach House “Philipskraal” Emmett Emmett Architects CC
Jane Visser & Mark Thomas Architects Huis Van Rensburg - Phillipolis
Hartleyvale Sports Complex Kobus du Preez
GAPP and ACG Architects & Developmental Planners Gencor Head Office - Johannesburg
House Holmes Taljaard Carter Design Group
Ronald Hicks SAB Visitors Centre - Newlands
House Roberts Gabriël Fagan Architects
Stephanie Volpe in association with Stephan Whitehead
Firmitas Building AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 1996
Jan Ras Argiteksgroep in association with Househam Henderson Thulamela: Workers’ Library & Museum
Moteane Chartered Architects Alan Lipman & Henry Paine
Victory Faith Centre
Neil Murray, Myles Pugh, Sherlock Murray
50 Prince Alfred Street AWARDS OF MERIT 1995
Dean Jay Architects Residence Van Vlugt
House Laubscher Louw Apostolellis Bergenthuin
‘Ora Joubert Architects House Staude
Grand Central Water Tower Kate Otten
GAPP Funda Community College
Cactusland Jo Noero
Heather Dodd Walberton Manor
Highveld House, New Multichoice Head Office Jo Noero
Sean Mahoney, ARC Vaal Triangle Technikon Grandstand
Johannesberg Athletics Stadium Geldenhuys & Jooste
Arup Associates, London & RFB Consulting Architects Ricardo Mulder Public Library
Pharmaceutical Society Floris Smith & Meyer Pienaar
Alfio Torisi Architects PFG Glass Centre
Siemens Park Taljaard Carter with Henri Comrie
Louw Apostolellis Bergenthuin Santon Library and Art Gallery
Huis Van Rensburg GAPP with Floris Smith & Meyer Pienaar
Natus & Cecilia van Rensburg Ivy Villa Stables Conservation & Studio
Velocity Films ‘Ora Joubert Architect
Safmarine House
Jo Noero
Louis Karol
House Mabet
House Santer
AWARDS LEGACY 2013/2014

Derrick de Bruyn with Jack van Rensburg

Stefan Antoni
Park Hyatt - Johannesburg Guguletu Multisport Complex
GAPP Jo Noero with Meirelles Lawson
Ashanti Flats Glen Towy Holiday Cottage - Underberg
Eugene Barnard, MEG Architects Johan Slee
Wildlife College Durban Health and Racquet Club
Dennis Moss Partnership Johnson Murray Architects
Sandton Square 136 Victoria Embankment
Meyer Pienaar, Bentel Abramson & GAPP Interact

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 Metlife House Thorpe - Morningside
Stafford Associates with Dirksen Blumenfeld & Krause Johnson Murray Architects
Audio Video Gallery House Pattundean: Shanti Niketan, House of Peace - Westville
Ter Morshuizen & Stratford Johnson Murray Architects
Barba’s Café Noorderbloem Twee - Bloemfontein
Hennie Lampbrechts Hennie Lampbrechts Argitekte
House Pearson Florida Offices
Erasmus Rushmere Reid with Flint & Lear Architects Jo Noero
St George’s Strand Pavilion The Pavilion
Graham Parker, GAPP with John Blair, Interplan
Peter Rich
House Mackay
CONSERVATION AWARDS 1995 BSADH Architects
Investec Bank - Durban Sonneblom Film Studios - Johannesberg
Stafford Associate Architects and Koseff van der Walt Architects M & M Bell Architects
Clarendon Court - Durban Woodmead School - Johannesberg
Robert Brusse Architects Rod Lloyd
NMC Offices - Cape Town Duduza Resource Centre
Rennie & Goddard Architects Jo Noero
Tshildzini Hospital Soweto Careers Centre
Stauch Voster Architects Jo Noero
Worker’s Library & Museum - Newtown 55 Marshall Street - Johannesberg
Alan Lipman with Henri Payne Architects
RFBConsulting Architects
Plekke En Geboue Van Pretoria
Bophuthatswana Recording Studios
Schalk le Roux Uys Greyling Architects
Stauch Vorster (Bophuthatswana) Pty Ltd in association with
Thomas Rast Architects (Switzerland)
AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE 1994 Pietersberg Municipality Parks Department Offices
The Duck Pond Pavilion - St George’s Park Stauch Vorster (Pietersberg)
Erasmus Rushmere Reid in association with Simpson Heugh, Scheiding Street Bus Station - Pretoria
Robertson and Baker Stauch Vorster (Pretoria), Oscar Hirsch, Sylvio Buffler and GAP
Soweto Careers Centre The Lost City
Jo Noero Wimberley Allison Tong & Goo, Burg Doherty Bryan and Partners,
Associated Architects
AWARDS OF MERIT 1993
Ikhwezi Preschool - Umtata CONSERVATION AWARDS 1993
Peter Hunt VARA City Hall - East London
House Swanepoel - Hermanus
Directorate of Planning and Engineering Services, East London
Gabriël Fagan Architects
Huis Uytenbogaardt - Kommetjie Vergelegen
Uytenbogaardt & Rozendal Rennie and Goddard
Springfield Terrace - Cape Town
Uytenbogaardt & Rozendal in association with Architects AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE 1992
Associated
Although three submisssions were received, no award was made.
Duckpond Pavilion - St George’s Park. Erasmus, Rushmere
Reid in association with Simpson, Heugh, Robertson and Baker ISAA Award for Excellence announced in 1990 to stimulate
Architects Offices Tollgate public awareness of architecture: ‘We need to identify and
Elphick Proome Architects display our finest work’

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 AWARDS OF MERIT 1991 CONSERVATION AWARDS 1991
Southern Life Centre - Great Westerford, Cape Town Cottam Grove - Durban
MLH Architects & Planners Interarch
Timber Seaside Holiday House - Nature’s Valley Conversion To Offices - Durban
Peter Rich Interarch
Kings House - Morningside, Durban
Hout Bay Library
Interarch in association with Roux Wildenboer
Uytenbogaardt & Rozendal Renovations to Johannesburg Art Gallery
Van Zyl House - Paarl Meyer Pienaar Smith
Wessels Albertyn du Toit Argitekte Ou Raadsaal Pretoria
Offices For Costa Maningi - Durban Holm Jordaan Holm, Van der Lecq Thomas Ronga
Franklin Garland Gibson & Partners De Goede Hoof Manor House and Environs
Northdale Assessment Centre For Disabled Munnik Visser Black Fisher & Partners
Kiran Lalloo Architects Pierhead Precinct of the V&A Waterfront
House Elphick David Jack & Consultants MLH Architects & Planners, Munnik
Elphick Proome Architects Visser Black Fisher, Powers Gerstner Architects, Johan du Toit,
Derek Jacobs, The Waterfront Landscape Architects
Factory and Offices for Action Bold
Elphick Proome Architects
Supreme Court Conversion to Tatham Gallery - Pietermaritzburg AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE 1990
Small & Petit & Robson. University Of The Western Cape Library
First National Bank - King William’s Town Munnik Visser Black Fish & Partners
Osmond Lange Architects (Ciskei) Inc
House Monyemore AWARDS OF MERIT 1989
Britz Scholes Abramowitch du Toit Hoffe Office - 295 Pietermaritzburg Street
Industrial Complex For EMLC Carter-Brown & Baillon
Santorini Phase 1
Du Toit Lindeque Van der Berg Inc
Campbell, Bernstein & Irving
Die Oord Factory Offices and Studios
Anton du Toit & Medewerkers Johnson Murray
‘La Gavina’ House - Parkwood Architects’ Offices & Studios
Zonnehoek. Louis Louw, Apostolellis & Bergenthuin Stauch Vorster Architects
Cradock Heights Donor’s Clinic For SA Blood Transfusion Services
Harold le Roith & Associates Harris, Fels, Jankes, Nussbaum & Partners
Johannesburg Techincal College Two Artists’ Houses - Bezuidenhout Valley
Nicholas Sack & Colin Mendelowitz Architects
Meyer Pienaar Smith
Wheat Mill
Standard Bank Gallery Premier Milling, Vereeniging. Michael A Briffa Associates
Meyer Pienaar Smith Albert Herbst Kinderhuis - Middelburg
AWARDS LEGACY 2013/2014

Wag ‘n Bietjie - Olympus Hendrik Vermooten Du Plooy Oosthuizen Argitekte

Meiring Van der Leck Thomas & Ronga Huis Ackermann - Pretoria
Economics & Management Sciences UP Meiring Van der Lecq Thomas & Ronga
Samuel Pauw Architects The New Colusseum - Johannesburg
Twin Houses In Melville Stauch Vorster Architects
Two Studios - Pretoria
Alfio Torrisi
Trevor Lloyd Evans Architect
Huis Van Rooyden SA Reserve Bank - Pretoria
Phillip van Huyssteen Architect Burg Doherty Bryant & Partners

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 Mobil Court - Cape Town Corona Lodge - Johannesburg
Louis Karol Architects Montgomerie Oldfield Kirby Denn Grobbelaar
University Of The Western Cape Library 24 Chatou Road - Richmond
Munnik Visser Black Fish & Partners Bannie Britz & Michael Scholes
University Of Cape Town Campus Design, UCT Planning Unit Gold Reef City
Elliot Grobbelaar Revel Fox & Partners in association with Williams Jarrett & Jarrett
Louw Pearse Johannesburg Art Gallery Extensions
Meyer Pienaar & Partners
CONSERVATION AWARDS 1989 Library & Forecourt - Vaal Triangle Technicon
Post Office - Pretoria Meyer Pienaar & Partners
Burg Doherty Bryant & Partners Sapekoe Estate Group, New Administration Centre
Mining Commissioner’s Building - Randfontein Samuel Pauw Argitekte
Holm Jordaan Holm Brandweer Stasie - Sandton
Erasmus Castle - Erasmusrand, Pretoria Louis Louw Apostolellis & Bergenthuin
Meireing Van der Lecq Thomas & Ronga Huis Loubser
Jubilee Square - Simon’s Town Louis Louw Apostolellis & Bergenthuin
Munnik Visser Black Fish & Partners Offices for Goldfields of SA
Maritime & Shell Museum - Mossel Bay Louis Karol Architects
Gabriël Fagan Architects House Herman
Quadrant House Piet de Beer Argitek
Hallen Theron & Partners
AWARDS OF MERIT 1985
AWARDS OF MERIT 1987 Operahuis, Sand du Plessis Theater - Bloemfontein
SA Permanent Building - Grahamstown JCDK Witthuhn & Maree, Interplan, Daneel Smit & Venote
Standard Bank - Welkom
Erasmus Rushmere Reid
Dirk Brink Stucke Harrison & Venote
Onion Row - Port Elizabeth
LMC Sentrum - Kroonstad
Erasmus Rushmere Reid
Vennotskap Wim Phielix
The Payhouse - Durban
Biblioteek, UOVS
Small & Pettit & Robson
Van der Walt, Fourie en Vennote
R & C Pharmaceutical Factory
Arcadia Park Office
Franklin, Garland & Gibson
Johnson Murray Architects
Vara Studio - Durban Musgrave Medical Centre - Durban
Vanderverre, Apsey Robinson & Associates Don Smith Architects
House Grobbelaar - Constantia Salisbury Centre Durban
Neil Grobbelaar Geraghty Little & McCaffery
Liebenberg & Stander Centre - Cape Town Golden Hours School for the Mentally Handicapped
Prinsloo, Parker, Flint Elliot & Van den Heever Hallen, Theron & Partners
Klein Constantia Winery Old Mutual Industrial Centre
Gabriël Fagan Architects Interarch
Belhar Community Hall Belhar Sections 2 & 3 - Cape Town
Uytenbogaard & Rozendal Uytenbogaardt & Macaskill
University of the Western Cape Sports Stadium Steinkopf Community Centre
Uytenbogaard & Rozendal Uytenbogaardt & Macaskill
Three Houses In Sixth Straat - Orange Grove Parliamentary Accommodation, President’s Council
Fassler Kamstra and Holmes Munnik Visser Black Fish & Partners

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 House Philberg - Clifton House Van Straaten - Sandton
Ferreira da Silva and Smith Michael Sutton & Walker
CPA - 9 Dorp Street, Cape Town House Butler - Westcliff
Revel Fox and Partners Bannie Britz & Michael Scholes
Boland Open Air Museum Bardays Centre For Management Studies - Sandton
Gabriël Fagan Architects Louis Louw. Apostelellis & Bergenthuin
Strandfontein Pavilion. City Engineer Department - Cape Town House Kirby - Richmond
Graham Parker Montgomery Oldfield Kirby Denn Grobbelaar
Staff Amenities Building, University of Fort Hare Village Place - St Francis
Osmond Lange and others Erasmus Going, Rushmere & Partners
Huis Kritzinger - Jeffrey’s Bay Tower House Restoration - Grahamstown
Maritz and Maritz Goldblatt, Yuill & Partners
Msobomvu Senior Secondary School No 7 - Butterworth
Zakzrewewski Associates (Border) Inc
House Doherty - Diepsloot AWARDS OF MERIT 1981
Burg Doherty Bryant & Partners Robert Leslie Building, UCT
JCI Building - Johannesburg Munnik Visser Black Fish & Partners
RFB Consulting Architects Federal Theological Seminary - Edendale
House Challis Revel Fox & Partners
RFB Consulting Architects Sasolburg Biblioteek
House Hilewitz - Johannesburg Botha, Simons & Botha
Bannie Britz & Michael Scholes House Rosmarin - Upper Houghton
Gazebo of St Margaret’s - Johannesburg Bannie Britz & Michael Scholes
Hallen, Theron and Partners Studentsentrum vir Potchefstroomse Universiteit
Berg-En-Dal Kamp - Kruger Park Bannie Britz & Michael Scholes
Jordaan & Semra’d Indian Library - Roodepoort
Brenthurst Library - Johannesburg RG Fittinghoff
Hallen, Theron and Partners New Offices for Gasworks - Auckland Park
Indaba Conference Centre - Fourways City Engineers Department, Johannesburg
Cooper, Messaris & Louw House Mosedane - Soweto
House Meyer - Johannesburg Michael Sutton & Walker
Meyer, Pienaar & Partners Die Oord - Brits
Anton du Toit
Rob Ferreiria Holiday Resort
AWARDS OF MERIT 1983
Christiana, Gallager, Aspoas, Poplak & Senior
Group Housing Mmabatho Shaft 2 Offices - Kriel
Llew Bryan & John Mehl PKE Roediger
Huis Swanepoel Hollard Street Squash Racquet Club
AWARDS LEGACY 2013/2014

Gabriël Fagan Architects Peter Rich

Mangosuthu Technikon House Dockkrat
Hallen, Theron and Partners Aziz Tayob
House Nkwe
Soweto Rhodes-Harrison, Fee & Bold
AWARDS AND MERITS 1979
Everard Read Gallery - Rosebank, Johannesburg
Gardens Commercial High School
Meyer Pienaar & Partners
Louis Karol Architects
Sacca Head Office - Ormonde
Drostdy Hotel
Hallen, Theron & Partners
Munnik Visser Black Fish & Partners

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 Westridge Civic Hall 1945
Graham Parker, City Engineer’s Department, Cape Town City Pretoria Town Hall - Pretoria
Council Norman Eaton
Baxter Theatre AWARDS OF MERIT 1938
Jack Barnett/Leslie Broer Associates High Commissioner Office
John Perry & Lightfoot
AWARDS AND MERITS 1977 Chrysler Building - Johannesburg
Maryland Adult Education Centre - Hanover Park Nurcombe & Summerley
LA Barac – Barac Hirschman Partnership
1936
AWARDS AND MERITS 1969 Tower Garage - Johannesburg
House Claasens
1935
AWARDS AND MERITS 1958 Gas Station - Johannesburg
Las Vegas - Snel Parade, Durban
Crofton and Benjamin
1931
Johannesburg City Library
AWARDS AND MERITS 1957 John Perry
Student Bed Study Design - Grassy Park, Cape Town
J Arnott
State Building - Johannesburg
H H Le Roth and Partners

AWARDS AND MERITS 1956

Projected Cape Foreshore Scheme

AWARDS AND MERITS 1955

Palmer Place - Johannesburg
Nurcombe, Summerley & Lang

AWARDS AND MERITS 1954

Jan Smuts Airport
UCT Medical School Library
Sturrok & Thornton White

AWARDS AND MERITS 1952

Ingrams Building - Johannesburg
Cowin & Ellis
The Grand Hotel - Cape
Lightfoot, Twentyman-Jones, Kent

AWARDS OF MERIT 1949

Rondebosch Flower Mill - Cape
Thornton White Architects

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