SAOTA took top honours in the eighth annual Architectural Futsal League following the final match held on Friday, 31 May at Hellenic Club in Mouille Point. SAOTA Architecture and Design won the eight annual Architectural Futsal League. The league was established by architect, Bruno Lopes, eight years ago. This year’s league welcomed 11 teams, including…
“Embarking on building renovations or building a new home without a comprehensive contract, including stipulated construction guarantees, is very dangerous,” says attorney PJ Veldhuizen of Gillan and Veldhuizen, which has represented many clients involved in legal battles with building contractors who, despite having been paid, have failed to pay third party sub-contractors and subsequently gone…
Last month marked the official launch of Maloka Machaba Surfacing (MM Surfacing), a 100% black youth-owned hot mix asphalt manufacturing company in Limpopo, the brainchild of Kate Machaba and Matshela Maloka. For Machaba, the dream of owning and running her own asphalt company came just 24 months after she qualified and started working in the…
Women empowerment has been a widely promoted topic globally, particularly in traditionally male-dominated industries like construction. In South Africa, the rate of unemployment amongst women was 29.5% in the second quarter of 2018, compared with 25.3% amongst men.1 As a proposed solution, government is addressing this by analysing the unequal representation of women in construction…
dhk Architects has completed an apartment block in Century City, Cape Town, conceived as a monolith with indentations and cut-outs. The building features 85 luxury residential apartments and penthouses supplemented with small-scale commercial and retail space at ground level. The compact form of the building wraps around itself and gradually rises, orientating most of the…
A high-level panel featuring President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan, Prime Minister Josai Vorege Bainimarama of Fiji, and Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed of Yemen recently shared ideas on innovation in cities in front of a packed audience at the first UN-Habitat Assembly. Executive director of UN-Habitat Maimunah Mohd…
Bangkok-based architecture firm Department of Architecture Co. has completed this tiny hotel wrapped by a shimmering facade, referencing Thailand’s local culture. Image © W Workspace Company Limited Called Little Shelter Hotel, the 890m2 hotel is located in Chiang Mai where its old cityscape and vernacular architecture are characterised by wooden structures with shingle pitched roofs.…
Every day we make observations to inform our decisions – whether it is taking your loved one’s temperature to establish if they have a fever or checking your fuel gauge or range on your vehicle’s display. It provides us with the comfort of knowing and decision-making information. In 1954, Peter Drucker coined the now well-known…
Architect Chris Collaris and i29 interior architects have completed a tiny holiday home in the middle of nature in Vinkeveen, Netherlands. Called Tiny Holiday Home, the house sits on a 55m2 area with a minimum footprint. The compact home is built for a family of four, including a living room, a kitchen/dining room, a patio,…
Hatfield Square mixed-use student accommodation in Pretoria was designed by the Paragon Group for owners and developers Respublica and Redefine. Catering for 2,200 students in a variety of unit types, Respublica Student Living manages the development. It extends over 51,000m2 (excluding basement levels), with 3,500m2 of retail space and a mix of restaurants and line…