Architecture & Interiors — Cape Town
Pale concrete steps rising toward soft daylight

Buildings thathold the light.

We design homes, workplaces, schools and places to stay, shaped by climate, site and the way people actually live.

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Good architecture is quiet. It frames the mountain, follows the sun across the floor and ages well in the wind. Every project starts on site, with a sketchbook, before it ever reaches a screen.

Founded
2012
Studio
24 people
Disciplines
Architecture, interiors, landscape

Sectors

1 / 5

Selected projects

A timber and string architectural model

Practice

How we work

  1. 01

    Listen on site

    We walk the site at different hours, measure the wind and the views, and spend time with the people who will use the building.

  2. 02

    Draw by hand first

    Early ideas are sketches and card models. They are faster to change and easier for clients to argue with.

  3. 03

    Build with less

    Fewer materials, used honestly. Local stone, timber and lime where we can, and passive design before machinery.

  4. 04

    Stay until handover

    The same team runs your project from first sketch to the final snag list. No hand-offs to strangers.

Start a project

Tell us about your site.

A few details help us prepare for a first conversation. We usually start with a site visit.

Project type
Approximate budget
R5m – R10m