The brief to Robert Serman Architects for this project, called for a family home which blended into the natural setting that the site offered. The owners were clear that they wanted to make the most of the surroundings and that they wanted spaces where the family could come together and spaces that would allow the teenage children a space of their own. House Wisse is located … [Read more...]
A spirited training centre for missionaries in Accra
The original Missionary Training Centre (MTC) was built in 2002 in Tema, Ghana, and could fit only 90 missionaries. With the growing church in Africa, Church leaders decided to build a larger MTC next to the Accra Ghana Temple. The new MTC can house 320 missionaries, and there’s room to add on to accommodate 500 if needed. Orthner Orthner & Associates (OOA) partnered with … [Read more...]
Lessons learnt in the business of architecture: An interview with Hennie Coetzee from Boogertman + Partners
Hennie Coetzee, director at Boogertman + Partners, is a man with a wealth of experience in the building industry. From South Africa to Dubai, he has worked across a diverse range of projects, and in this exclusive interview with Africanism, he talks about the architectural legacy he has left behind, the challenges faced on big projects and how the industry has changed … [Read more...]
A landmark gateway in Richards Bay
Commissioned by the provincial KwaZulu-Natal government as its business entity, the Richards Bay Industrial Development Zone (RBIDZ) is a world-class, fully serviced industrial estate located on the north-eastern coast of South Africa. The Industrial estate is a special economic zone set up to attract export orientated investment. This estate is ideally located, boosting prime … [Read more...]
A beacon within the community
Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Malawi is among the world’s least-developed and most-densely populated countries. Around 85% of the population live in rural … [Read more...]
Light Earth Designs completes cricket stadium in Rwanda
The project in Gahanga, Kigali, is part of work undertaken by Light Earth Designs for the Rwanda Cricket Stadium Foundation over a 5-year period on how Rwanda can transition from an agriculture-based economy to development using local home grown labour intensive construction techniques, thereby avoiding imports, lowering carbon, and building skills and economies. The primary … [Read more...]
Boogertman + Partners releases stats on Gender Pay Gap
On International Women’s Day this year (8 March 2018), the influential architecture and design website Dezeen launched an initiative called Move the Needle. The campaign was designed to publicise issues of gender equality in the fields of architecture and design, with the ultimate aim of shifting the balance of power in a male dominated industry where there is a strong sense … [Read more...]
Westbury Clinic’s healthy design nets international award
Westbury Clinic – a R23 million state of the art health facility that services more than 55 000 people and creates an environment that not only heals but promotes health and human dignity – won first prize in the Health Completed Buildings at the Berlin World Architecture Festival in November last year. As the world's largest architectural award programme, the World … [Read more...]
Entries open for AHEAD Middle East and Africa awards 2018
Architects and designers working across the Middle East and Africas are invited to submit their hotel projects to this year's AHEAD MEA awards. The Awards for Hospitality Experience and Design (AHEAD) recognises outstanding hotel design from around the world, through a series of heats in four regions: the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East and Africa (MEA). AHEAD … [Read more...]
Habitat Apartments high-rise tower is Nairobi’s first ‘vertical village’
Architecture and interior architecture practice Paragon, in conjunction with Design Source of Nairobi, is overseeing Habitat Apartments in Kilimani, a 24-storey, 160-unit mixed-use apartment tower. Under development by Ekco Investments, the project is scheduled for completion by mid-2020. The design brief was for a tall building that maximised the development potential, … [Read more...]