FARM HOUSE
PRETORIA
year | 2025 -
project status | construction
development type | residential
FARM HOUSE is a simplified farmhouse style residence consisting of four, high volume, block forms connected to each other with low volume, glass passages.
The plan form follow the contours of the sloping site to reduce unnecessary cut-and-fill to be done. Placement in this manner meant a better connection / access to the outside from the inside, by avoiding unnecessary transition using steps.
The simplistic block forms of the living spaces are enriched through the use of texture, colour, and accentuated and detailed feature elements such as the entrance structure.
STUDENT HOUSE
PRETORIA
year | 2025 -
project status | concept
development type | residential
STUDENT HOUSE is a four unit accommodation block added along the street boundary of the property, away from the existing residence on the property. The separation provides privacy to both the students and owner; the pool area becoming the overlapping area of use.
Each unit is designed for open plan living. This approach minimized unnecessary construction elements, maximized circulation and the ingress of natural light from the bedroom, through to the lounge and kitchen.
The finishing to both the interior and exterior is a contrast between rough and smooth, dark and light, unfinished and finished.
CLARENS HOUSE
CLARENS
year | 2024 -
project status | municipal approval
development type | residential
STILTS HOUSE
PIETERMARITZBURG
year | 2023
project status | concept
development type | residential
STILTS HOUSE was planned as one of five identical houses to be constructed along a steep North facing hill face of a privately owned farm outside Pietermaritzburg.
Dense vegetation and extremely rocky terrain required an unconventional architectural solution. The choice to raise the houses above the site meant minimized ecological impact, and reduced excavation costs, while maximizing living experience.
Maximizing visual connection with the surrounding landscape and the horizon was key to the success of the house. Large windows and sliding doors provided unobstructed views.
ECO HOUSE
GAUTENG
year | 2023 -
project status | pre-tender
development type | residential
LUXURY HOUSING
WATERKLOOF, PRETORIA
year | 2022
project status | concept
development type | residential
SEA HOUSE
SEDGEFIELD
year | 2022
project status | concept
development type | residential
The most important requirement from the client was for a house which has open views to the ocean, while not being open to the public street running in-front of the house.
On the ground floor, the views to the ocean is limited by the existing development of the neighbourhood. Keeping the existing road in mind, views to the home are block / obstructed by planter boxes with tall course grasses. Exterior living spaces are located between the home and the boxes.
On the first floor views are kept unobstructed towards the ocean, with the introduction of large stacking doors in the bedrooms and family room.
Building materials, colours and textures were chosen to reflect the surrounding ecology, development and coastal associations; shiplap cladding has a strong association with coastal dwellings.
‘Sand’ colour on the ground floor walls reflect the beaches and dunes while the long leaf grasses used as screens are synonymous with dune grasses
IRENE HOUSE
PRETORIA
year | 2025
