Louis du Plessis- PhD Thesis: Determining an Architectural Character for Durban Residential Streetscapes
June Newsletter Louis du Plessis, a member of SAIA KZN and a staff member at the Durban University of Technology, has been awarded a doctorate in engineering and technical sciences, specializing in architecture and urban planning, by the Faculty of Architecture at the Gdańsk University of Technology. His thesis, titled “Determining an Architectural Character for […]
Engine Architecture – The Modern Barn 2.0
June Newsletter Location: High Ridge Road, Athlone Stage: Built Interiors by Hector and BaileyPhotography by Michelle Reynolds A bold, yet humble, adaptive reuse project in Durban North. Our second residential project for the same Durban North family, the “Modern Barn 2.0” has a similar generating idea: the reconfiguration of a radically altered house. Using the […]
Sakhisizwe Architects- KwaDukuza Museum
June Newsletter Location: King Shaka Street, KwaDukuza, KwaZulu Natal Stage: Built Urban Connectivity The design of the proposed new KwaDukuza Museum has emerged from a combination of the client’s brief and a detailed analysis of the site, contextual heritage, streetscape and the surrounding urban form. The final design brief was to create a two-storey structure […]
