ARRCC has re-envisioned this home on Cape Town's Atlantic Seaboard at the foot of Lion's Head. Their new design retained the existing footprint but remodelled the envelope and the interior to create a flowing, open-plan arrangement connecting the gardens and terraces topanoramic ocean views.
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Principal architect
Jon Case, Clive Schulze
Design team
Jon Case, Clive Schulze
Collaborators
Copy by: Graham Wood
Structural engineer
Mocke Engineering
Civil engineer
Mocke Engineering
Typology
Residential › Villa
The Umuzi Commercial Hub is a conceptual exploration of how minimalist architecture can coexist with cultural traditions, specifically drawing inspiration from the Sotho, Ndebele, and Xhosa communities.
Project name
The Umuzi Commercial Hub
Architecture firm
Esorative Studios
Location
Gugulethu, Cape Town, South Africa
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Itumeleng Dwangu
Visualization
Itumeleng Dwangu
Waterside is situated in a nine-story beachside apartment building in Clifton, Cape Town, designed by SAOTA in 2009. Interior design studio ARRCC, in collaboration with Karen Stanek from KS Designs, had the task of merging three apartments over two levels.
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Photography
Greg Cox and Emma Jackson
Design team
Michele Rhoda, Leigh Daniels, Daniel Du Toit, AnnaLisa Cunningham Cooper, Maajidah Sait, Raeesah Omar
Collaborators
Graham Wood, Karen Stanek Design (Interior Decor Team)
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Yinjispace, a renowned Chinese design platform, organised an educational design and art tour from 9 to 15 June 2024, highlighting Cape Town as a global design centre.
Photography
Paris Brummer
Winelands Villa is situated in the Gentleman’s Estate at Val de Vie in the Paarl-Franschhoek Valley, a luxury smallholding concept along the banks of the Berg River offering views of the Drakenstein, Simonsberg, and Paarl Rock Mountains within a landscape of rehabilitated fynbos.
Project name
Winelands Villa
Architecture firm
ARRCC, SAOTA
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Principal architect
Warren Labuschagne (Site Architect)
Design team
Michele Rhoda, Leigh Daniels, Maajidah Sait, Stefan Antoni
Collaborators
Warren Labuschagne (Site Architect), Graham Wood (Text)
Typology
Residential › House
ARRCC presents Glen Villa, a one-of-a-kind contemporary Cape Town home on a beautiful, treed site at the foot of Table Mountain, one of 7 Natural Wonders.
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Principal architect
Antonio Zaninovic
Design team
Interior Design Team: Jon Case, Wade Nelsen, Clive Schulze. Interior Decor Team: Mark Rielly, Nina Sierra Rubia, Gabriella Duarte, Anna Katharina Schoenberger
Collaborators
Copy by Graham Wood
Lighting
Collaboratively designed by OKHA, Martin Doller, David Reade and ARRCC – each piece differs (see attached press kit for more information)
Material
Concrete, Stone, Wood, Glass
Typology
Residential › Villa
Wave House is a conceptual architectural design for a residence suited in Cape Town, South Africa, nestled on a challenging and steep terrain. The primary concept driving this design is the use of multiple graceful curves emerging from the natural landscape to sculpt the house's main form, evoking the shape of a wave.
Architecture firm
Omar Hakim
Location
Cape town, South Africa
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3d, Adobe Photoshop, Lumion
Principal architect
Omar Hakim
Typology
Residential › House
Uzima Mtaa Hub - Where Tradition and Innovation Embrace the Future. In the heart of Cape Town, redefining the urban landscape in a way that is both deeply rooted in tradition and forward-looking in its approach.
Project name
Uzima Mtah Hub
Architecture firm
Esoteric Studios
Location
Cape Town, CBD, South Africa
Tools used
Leonardo AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Itumeleng Dwangu
Visualization
Itumeleng Dwangu
Typology
AI Architecture, Futuristic Architecture, Vernacular Architecture, Parametric Architecture
