SEE
DIFFERENTLY.
'Architecture becomes specific when we read what is already there - site, climate, function, people, budget and context.
01 — A CLEARER VIEW
Good architecture begins by understanding the whole
Great architecture exists when the balance between the context withing which the architecture will exist and the building's function, it's use, and the experience of spaces both internally and externally, are curated.
01.
Site
Site shape, orientation, slope, access, vegetation, neighbouring buildings and views create the context within which the project will be framed.
02.
Climate
Sun path, shaded areas, prevailing wind direction and local conditions drive solutions for sustainable solutions for comfort before technology is asked to solve it.
03.
People
Daily rituals, movement, privacy, social space and use turn a brief into architecture.
04.
Reality
Budget, restrictions, town planning controls, by-laws approvals, buildability and long-term value are design constraints — not afterthoughts.
02 — PROCESS
LISTEN.
SOLUTION.
REALISE.
01.
Listen
Conversations turn 'wants' and 'needs' into a clear brief - the foundation for a successful architectural response.
02.
Understand
Understanding of the site, context, climate, brief, budget and constraints shapes a considered architectural response.
03.
Solution
Explore solutions through plan, section, massing and material until the best response emerges.
04.
Resolve
Coordinate design with structure, services, cost, approvals and the way the building will actually be constructed.
05.
Realise
Carry the architectural idea through documentation and construction into being. Idea becomes reality.
03 — SELECTED WORK
RESPOND.
RESIDENTIAL · COMMERCIAL · EDUCATIONAL
STILTS HOUSE
Pietermaritzburg · Residential · 2023
FARM HOUSE
Pretoria · Residential · 2025
SEA HOUSE
Sedgefield · Residential · 2022
STUDENT HOUSE
Pretoria · Residential · 2025
04 — WHAT WE DO
DO.
New buildings
Residential, commercial and educational architecture developed from concept through technical resolution.
01
Additions + renovations
Interventions that understand the existing building before deciding what should change.
02
Interior design
Materials, detail and spatial character considered as part of the architectural whole.
03
As-builts + approvals
Measured information, professional documentation and support through municipal processes.
04
05 — ABOUT
THE PRACTICE.
20|20 architecture is a Centurion-based practice founded in 2020, working across residential, commercial, industrial and educational projects.
We takes on projects across South Africa, with recent projects located in Knysna, Bethlehem and Thabazimbi
The practice is built around a simple idea: look, understand the conditions, then respond. We believe that good architecture does not begin with a predetermined style; it begins with the site, the people, the brief and the realities that will shape the building.
06 — CONTACT INFORMATION
TELL US
WHERE
1st Floor FlexiSpace Offices,
92 Koranna Avenue,
Doringkloof, 0157
adolf@2020arch.co.za
083 412 7324