The stylishly designed guest house is located on the west coast 90kms north of Cape Town – bordered by a nature reserve adjoining the ocean. Taking full advantage of the ocean views and responding to the coastal dune context, Gavin Maddock has designed a private get-a-way with a sense of calm, understated luxury.
Project name
Olive Tree Villa
Architecture firm
MADDOCK (Design Firm)
Location
Yzerfontein, Western Cape, South Africa
Photography
Adam Letch, Burger Engelbrecht
Principal architect
Gavin Maddock (Principle Designer)
Design team
Gavin Maddock, Antonette Wauts
Construction
McNeil Construction
Material
Concrete, brick, zinc and glass
Typology
Residential › House
HOLOPLOT delivers one-of-a-kind audio solution for monumental Egyptian Mosque. HOLOPLOT has provided its audio expertise and X1 Matrix Array sound system for the 10.000sqm Misr Mosque in Egypt. The project features a fully concealed sound system with drastically reduced speaker positions.
Written by
Iris Herscovici
The 'Kaira Looro' international architecture competition, held by humanitarian organisation Balouo Salo, has this year also, established itself as one of the most important in the field of humanitarian and development design, attracting students and young architects from all over the world.
Written by
Kaira Looro Competition
Photography
Winning project of Kaira Looro Competition– 2022’s Edition. Project by Ziyu Guo from China
24 SLE Villa is a 2 floors house that brings art and architecture into the structure and connects the first floor with the last with lines that give interior shade from the south facade and open for the north with a unique facade that connects art with it.
Project name
24 SLE Villa
Architecture firm
Gravity Studio
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mohanad Albasha
Visualization
Mohanad Albasha
Typology
Residential › House
Commonly called "Africa in miniature or all of Africa in one country", Cameroon is a Central African country that has enormous tourist wealth. Among the most important and arousing the interest of the Cameroonian State, is the coastal environment of the city of Mouanko more precisely in the locality of Yoyo.
Project name
YOYO'ECORESORT: When biomimicry and wellbeing become one
Location
Yoyo - Mouanko , Cameroon
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshooper, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, ArchiCAD
Principal architect
MEKEMTA Jodel Bismarc
Visualization
MEKEMTA Jodel Bismarc
Typology
Hospitality › Resort
In many respects, the minimalist approach that interior design studio OKHA took in this Cape Town home on the slopes of Table Mountain has to do with its views over Green Point and Sea Point. From its elevated position, overlooking the bustle of the city, OKHA’s Adam Court discerned a duality at the heart of the home’s character.
Project name
Springbok House
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Design team
Adam Court, Jack Nieuwoudt
Typology
Residential › House
A building of sculptural character that dances on itself, taking advantage of the views of the surrounding lagoon. With two apartments per floor and surrounding balconies, the building developed for the upper class is a milestone that defines the start of the masterplan development for this part of the city.
Project name
Abidjan Tower
Architecture firm
Paulo Merlini Architects
Location
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Visualization
SA Digital Technology Co., Ltd
Tools used
Autodesk Revit
Principal architect
Paulo Merlini
Design team
Paulo Merlini, André Silva
Status
Concept - Design, Unbuilt
Typology
Residential › Apartments
Water is at the center of this proposal for a secondary school built with and in response to the earth around it. Harnessing the energy and utility of natural earth elements, the design employs various strategies to create a continuous, closed loop of sustainable systems.
Project name
Moving Water: Earth School in Senegal
Architecture firm
Jeanne Schultz Design Studio, Adeyemo Shokunbi
Location
Kafountine, Senegal
Principal architect
Jeanne Schultz, Adeyemo Shokunbi
Design team
Jeanne Schultz, Adeyemo Shokunbi, Tomás Romero Talley, Mateus Sartori, Lynette Masai
Visualization
Deckor Inc. and Baked Visuals
Typology
Educational › School
