Thursday 28 January 2016

Architectural projects


New house, Craighall Park, Johannesburg 
New house, Craighall Park, Johannesburg
New house, Craighall Park, Johannesburg
New house, Waterval Estate, Johannesburg, 1972
Model for new house project, North Riding, Transvaal, 1968
Model for new house project, North Riding, Transvaal, 1968
New house, Hurlingham Manor, Sandton, 1986
New house, Hurlingham Manor, Sandton, 1986
Model for new house project, Highlands North, Johanneburg, 1968, age 24.
This was the first time I received a critique on one of my house designs - from my mentor M
el von Broembsen, highly thought-of in Mies van der Rohe's office: "This house is a lot more principled than most architect-designed houses".
Model for new house project, Highlands North, Johanneburg, 1968, age 24.
This was the first time I received a critique on one of my house designs - from my mentor M
el von Broembsen, highly thought-of in Mies van der Rohe's office: "This house is a lot more principled than most architect-designed houses".
New house project for my parents, Natal South Coast, 1972
New house project for my parents, Natal South Coast, 1972
New game lodge project, Mozambique, 2010
Floor plan for the main lodge.
New game lodge project, Mozambique, 2010
3D view of the main lodge and guest bungalows.
House design project, Morningside, Sandton, Johannesburg, 1972, 3D view from river

House design project, Morningside, Sandton, Johannesburg, 1972, section view

House design project, Morningside, Sandton, Johannesburg, 1972, plan

House design project, Morningside, Sandton, Johannesburg, 1972, 3D view from road

New house, Sandown, Sandton, 1984
New house, Waterval Estate, Johanneburg, 1972. Our first family home, subcontracted, cost R14,000 (above £5,000). All door and window openings floor to ceiling. No lintels, no window-sills and roof structure spanned all the openings.
New house, Constantia, Cape Town, 2007
New house, Midrand, 1983
New town house project, Morningside, Sandton, 1995
New town house project, Morningside, Sandton, 1995
New game lodge project, Mozambique, 2010
Typical guest house (bungalow)
Townhouse project, Springs, Transvaal, 1970

Steel frame house project, Johannesburg, 1971

New house, Waterval, Johannesburg, 1972 (First family house)

New house, Woodmead, Sandton, Johannesburg, 1974. Our second family house, subcontracted, cost R25,000 (about £8,000)

New house, Morningside, Sandton, Johannesburg, 1974

Alterations, additions to existing house, Johannesburg, 1978

New house, design project for client, Johannesburg, 1981

New house for client, Sandown, Sandton, Johannesburg, 1984

New house for client, Chartwell, Transvaal, 1984

New house for client, Paulshoff, Sandton, Johannesburg, 1985

New house for client, Hurlingham Manor, Sandton, 1986

New house for client (Cape Dutch style requested), Hout Bay, Cape Town, 1997

New house for client (Cape Dutch style requested), Hout Bay, Cape Town, 1997,
plan & 3D view

House design project, Elspark. Germiston, 1969

House design project, Elspark. Germiston, 1971

House design project, circular plan, 1972

House for client, Haartebeespoort, 1971. After seeing this design drawing, senior partner of MLH Architects Professor Mallows invited me to enter an internal office competition for staff housing (Mallows, Louw, Hoffe and Partners)

Staff housing at Cullinan, 1971, 3D view from road
My competition entry which won i
nternal (MLH) office competition for staff housing

Staff housing at Cullinan, 1971, 3D view from road

Holiday house project, 1974

Aston Bay holiday house scheme, Eastern Cape, 1973

Prefabricated concrete panel house project, 1973

House for Schachat-Cullum client, 1973

House design project for Schachat-Cullum client, 1974

New house, Woodmead, 1978

House project, Johannesburg, 1980

New house, Benmore Gardens, 1983, plan. Our third family house. Cost R150,000.

New house, Benmore Gardens, 1983, 3D view (Third family house)

New house, Constantia, 2007

New house project, Waterbridge, Johannesburg, 1971
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