Architonic

MARCH 12, 2023

This home embraces the beautiful natural landscape provided by the slopes of Table Mountain, Lion’s Head and Signal Hill. This home embraces the beautiful natural landscape provided by the slopes of Table Mountain, Lion’s Head and Signal Hill.

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Hotel Designs

MARCH 7, 2023

Hotel Designs Muza Lab unveils new design of One&Only Cape Town Muza Lab unveils new design of One&Only Cape Town One&Only Cape Town has completed an extensive renovation.

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Dwell

AUGUST 22, 2023

Architect Werner Lotz and interior designer Jenine Bruce reworked the midcentury’s convoluted, split-level plan to connect it with the backyard and the city’s stunning scenery. I hated it," says Bonnie, an attorney, smiling at the memory of that first viewing. I said to my husband, ‘You’re crazy to want to take this on.

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The Spaces

APRIL 21, 2023

Vienna entered the pandemic with a glut of heritage architecture and superior design talent, and emerged with new hotel openings in historic manors, converted banks and former boutiques. Here are the most interesting examples of adaptive reuse in the centre of town.

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The Spaces

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Ted Levy designed this light-filled modernist house in north London’s Hampstead to be as unique as its setting. Living spaces unravel across three primary levels, with Levy’s signature splits and voids used to maximise the sense of volume across the interior.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

SAOTA has completed a residence on an elevated site in Los Angeles The project was designed by Cape Town-based SAOTA , alongside US architect and developer David Maman and the Belgian interior designer Dieter Vander Velpen. The elevated site provides sweeping views of the undulating terrain and the distant ocean.

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Dwell

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Set high on a cliff in the Northern California surf town, the ship-like, weatherworn residence takes in epic sunsets and sweeping vistas. The interior details are constructed with black walnut, cypress, teak, and timbered driftwood collected from the Gualala River by legendary Bolinas craftsmen and Sausalito Gate 5 boat builders.

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Dwell

AUGUST 28, 2023

Houses We Love: Every day we feature a remarkable space submitted by our community of architects, designers, builders, and homeowners. This massive structure continues to the interior as the roof of a glazed living space that celebrates light and the landscape. Have one to share? Post it here.

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Architonic

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Aurum Presidential Suites is a luxury residential complex located in the heart of Bantry Bay in Cape Town, South Africa, which is divided into two residential buildings. Products supplied: Shoin, Avenue, Lcd62 (custom design), Filorei 60 for the entrance doors. The residences vary in size from 125 to 800 square metres.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Now in its fifth year, the programme has become the ultimate accolade for architects and designers everywhere, with winners selected by a prestigious panel of international judges. She founded The City , a research and placemaking agency based in Cape Town, and is also on the architecture panel at Dezeen Awards 2022.

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Deezen

MAY 9, 2024

It integrates a 1930s grain silo in Kristiansand The interior of the 37-metre-tall structure has been carved out, creating a grand, "basilica-like" atrium and circulation core that stretches to 21 metres in height. Around it are the galleries, the majority of which are housed in two adjoining extensions.

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aasarchitecture

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

ARRCC has given new life to a contemporary Cape Town home on a beautiful, treed site at the foot of Table Mountain. ARRCC’s additions fuse seamlessly with the existing architecture, originally designed by Antonio Zaninovic, enhancing its powerful connection with the surrounding landscape and magnificent city views.

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Hotel Designs

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Image credit: Locke Designed in keeping with Locke’s locally-focused ethos, forward-thinking London-based design studio, Sella Concept , led by Tatjana von Stein, took inspiration from the city, reflecting the cultural identity of Zurich through the distinctive and sophisticated design language used throughout the rooms and common areas.

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e-architect

JULY 13, 2023

The building was designed by UNStudio, with HofmanDujardin as lead interior architect. To match the client’s ambition for an inclusive and diverse environment, HofmanDujardin embarked on a collaborative approach, in which they developed the masterplan for the interior and invited other designers to fill in individual areas.

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aasarchitecture

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The SAOTA designed Palm Jumeirah villa that sold for $82 million (R1.47 Cape Town based design studio SAOTA has a global footprint, working on projects in 86 countries on six continents and has designed luxury residential, commercial and hospitality projects. Image © SAOTA. Source by SAOTA. Image © SAOTA.

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Dwell

AUGUST 8, 2023

Retail executive Marka Hansen and sculptor Joe Brubaker call on designer Michelle Chan to turn a dilapidated floating home into a dreamy retreat in Sausalito’s Waldo Point Harbor. After World War II, out-of-work shipbuilders found refuge here, crafting floating homes from flotsam and found materials. I fell in love with the idea."

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DesignScape Architects

APRIL 11, 2023

Commercial architectural design is a complex, multi-layered process that requires detailed planning, research, and collaboration. Undertaking your own commercial design project can feel a little daunting. In Cape Town, architects operate the same as anywhere else.

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Architizer

MAY 9, 2022

In the most extreme environmental conditions, designers must carefully balance how they bring people closer to nature. This is especially the case when designing around volcanoes. Found in secluded and dramatic settings alike, the buildings explore what it means to design with open vistas, rising mountains and iconic craters.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

A clubhouse informed by Quonset huts features at an AutoCamp glamping site in southern California designed by American firms HKS and Narrative Design Studio. The property is located in the town of Joshua Tree – on the border of Joshua Tree National Park – which is three hours by car from Los Angeles. Photo is by Matt Kisiday.

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Dwell

JULY 6, 2023

When Australian couple Rod Williams and Carolyn Markland made the move to officialize their long love affair with the island, they enlisted local architectural design studio Caceres + Tous to realize their forever home on a private, jungle-fringed section in a traditional banjar (neighborhood) of Canggu on Bali’s southern coast.

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Dwell

AUGUST 7, 2023

With 65 columns and copious glazing, architect Miguel Marcelino designs a different kind of country home. After a fire ravaged this site in rural Portugal, architect Miguel Marcelino designed a country house on an existing stone garden terrace. © Archive Miguel Marcelino The existing stone-walled terraces inspired the home’s design.

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Dezeen has announced the 150 projects longlisted for this year's Dezeen Awards in the interior categories, including interiors by studios Olson Kundig , Neri&Hu , Patricia Urquiola and Morris+Company. One of the nine winners of the interior project categories will then be crowned the overall interior project of the year.

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Habitus Living

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

At Cape Town university, researchers have created bio-bricks that don’t need to be fired and therefore produce no carbon emissions. With a tactile aesthetic, Bowral Bricks has set the standard for design and integrity which has influenced an era of iconic architecture.

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aasarchitecture

AUGUST 9, 2022

The dynamic architecture studio based in Cape Town, South Africa is an internationally sought-after residential architecture team with a global footprint of prestigious projects inspired by innovative design and original ideas. Builder BedBrock Developers of Paradise Valley is Building the Very First SAOTA Residence in Arizona.

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Deezen

JULY 6, 2023

Architects and designers in China are poised to have a greater global influence as the country emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, according to Dezeen Awards China judges at a talk at Design Shanghai. In Europe, there are so many design firms," he said. "In billion, but how many designers are there?

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Deezen

MAY 27, 2022

Underneath this textured facade, Czech practice Šépka Architekti built a timber frame clad in birch plywood boards, which are left exposed on the interior. Underneath this textured facade, Czech practice Šépka Architekti built a timber frame clad in birch plywood boards, which are left exposed on the interior. Photo is by Tomáš Malý.

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BD+C

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Navigating architectural challenges—from 'unbuildable' to unbelievable 0 qpurcell Mon, 10/30/2023 - 10:12 Senior Living Design Mick Schaefer, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA, recounts the challenges Vessel Architecture & Design had to overcome while designing a state-of-the-art senior living facility.

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Habitus Living

JANUARY 22, 2023

“ Design Miami ’s flagship fair at Miami Beach is always full of energy and optimism for the future. On the contrary, as an increased number of buyers are looking to add premium examples of collectable furniture to their interiors and private collections.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Clifton Terraces apartments on Victoria Road, Cape Town, designed by SAOTA, makes a striking but sensitively integrated architectural statement in the area’s distinctive cliffside setting. In most instances, SAOTA managed to improve them. The plinth of the building contributes to the public domain. Source by SAOTA.

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aasarchitecture

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Clifton Terraces apartments on Victoria Road, Cape Town, designed by SAOTA, makes a striking but sensitively integrated architectural statement in the area’s distinctive cliffside setting. In most instances, SAOTA managed to improve them. The plinth of the building contributes to the public domain. Source by SAOTA.

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e-architect

JULY 8, 2023

Marlboro Music is located on the beautiful Potash Hill campus in the town of Marlboro. Marlboro, along with HGA’s award-winning designer, Joan Soranno, had a proven working relationship, previously collaborating on five cottages for visiting senior musicians and a residence hall for students.

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DesignScape Architects

APRIL 23, 2021

Airport Projects in Africa Design Scape Architects now have the experience of working on projects for six airports under our belts, including: Cape Town International Central Terminal Building - One of our team member was the Project Architect. Kasane International - One of our team members was the Lead Design Architect there.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Great design invites people to use architecture on their own terms. These large, open-air (and often skylight-covered) spaces are found within a building, and other than acting as spaces that provide light and ventilation to the interior, they are usually made without a heavily prescribed use. Beatrix College.

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DesignScape Architects

MARCH 7, 2022

Architecture and Climate Anyone living in South Africa can confirm that the country’s climatic conditions usually range from temperate in the interior plateau, to Mediterranean in the southwestern corner. In Cape Town, however, the heaviest rainfall occurs during winter.

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DesignScape Architects

APRIL 17, 2023

Beginning any design project is always a significant undertaking. Whether you are designing a traditional home or your interests lie in large scale commercial buildings, you will find many different people involved in the construction process. This can lead to confusion and not feeling in control of your own project.

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e-architect

MAY 1, 2023

The objective of this project was to design a new 8 x 5m artist’s studio as either a standalone building or connected to the existing 1960s three-bedroom house. Working from home was the ideal solution so she engaged Wallace Architects to come up with a scheme that would maximize the existing property. What was the brief?

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Habitus Living

MAY 8, 2022

Studying architecture at the University of Cape Town is where Lockyer’s passion for modernism started to take shape, which he cites as still having a significant influence on his practice today. It was an intensive time but became the catalyst that changed my life. There was an enormous capacity to push architecture,” Lockyer says.

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