Architectural and Planning Studio (APS), was recently commissioned to design the ‘Megahey Learning Resource Centre’ (LRC), which was funded by anonymous donation to the Peterhouse (PH) Group of Schools, in Marondera, Zimbabwe. The LRC was built in the name of ‘Alan Megahey’ a former Rector/Headmaster, and is intended to honour his considerable ability and contribution to the … [Read more...]
A state-of-the-art African facility which is re-writing norms and expectations
Sixty-one regional winners were entered into the Corobrik SAIA Architectural Awards. The High Containment Suite for Aspen Pharmacare in Korsten, Port Elizabeth, by Thembela Architects in association with Danie Bekker & Associates won an SAIA Award of Merit. The overriding impression that this building creates is the immense complexity of the functions that it … [Read more...]
Moroccan airport wrapped in skin of multihued perforated panels
Groupe3Architectes has completed an airport for the city of Guelmim, in Morocco, featuring a light-filtering façade made up of panels of multicoloured metal-mesh. The airport designed by the Rabat-based architecture office, is located on the site of an existing military base around three kilometres north of Guelmim, in southwest Morocco. The city is often referred to as … [Read more...]
Midway Industrial Park raises the benchmark for warehouse projects
Architecture and interior architecture company Paragon has raised the benchmark for warehouse buildings due to its involvement with the Midway Industrial Park in Samrand, which sets a new standard for the functional flexibility and aesthetics of industrial buildings. Well-known for its landmark Sandton projects such as Sasol Place, the Discovery Campus, and the Alice Lane … [Read more...]
Cape home draws from, yet modernises, its context
Sixty-one regional winners were entered into the Corobrik SAIA Architectural Awards. The 3-in-1 House by L + L Architects, won an Award of Merit. In drawing from its context, this project abstracts the prevalent architecture of the area, modernising it while still contributing to the area’s characteristic urban wall. This compact family house was built on a 90sqm plot … [Read more...]
Creating a new space for Oracle in Ghana
Oracle is expanding in Ghana due to the country’s stability and the growth of the IT industry. In light of this, they rented a space in an existing office building with enough room to expand and wanted an interior office space that expressed the Oracle Brand in a youthful and inviting manner in line with their brand image. Orthner Orthner & Associates partnered with HOK … [Read more...]
The ‘highly memorable’ Sasol Place wins Award for Excellence
Sixty-one regional winners were entered into the Corobrik SAIA Architectural Awards. Six projects received Awards for Excellence, the highest distinction that SAIA can confer on a project in South Africa; Sasol Place, Sandton, by Paragon Architects, was one of them. To understand something of the nature and magnitude of a building like Sasol Place, it is important to briefly … [Read more...]
Architectural restraint and care inform Cape Town treehouse
Sixty-one regional winners were entered into the Corobrik SAIA Architectural Awards. Six projects received Awards for Excellence, the highest distinction that SAIA can confer on a project in South Africa; Treehouse Paarman, Cape Town by Malan Vorster, was one of them. There is a longstanding tradition in the architectural profession that when, architects and their clients, … [Read more...]
South African memorial in France wins SAIA’s top honour
Sixty-one regional winners were entered into the Corobrik SAIA Architectural Awards. Six projects received Awards for Excellence, the highest distinction that SAIA can confer on a project in South Africa; The Delville Wood Memorial, France by Creative Axis and Mayat Hart Architects, was one of them. To evoke the memory of an event by means of architecture is difficult. … [Read more...]
Attention to detail in direct and simple lakeside home
Sixty-one regional winners were entered into the Corobrik SAIA Architectural Awards. Six projects received Awards for Excellence, the highest distinction that SAIA can confer on a project in South Africa; ‘The Lake House’, KwaZulu-Natal Midlands by Koop Design was one of them. Buildings like ‘The Lake House’ can only be made by total dedication. The whole team involved in … [Read more...]