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  • PAT completes off-grid Kenyan holiday home with raised bedrooms

    Open-air bedrooms and terraces are raised above the treetops at this holiday home designed by Italian architecture studio PAT on Kenya's Manda Island. More about PAT completes off-grid Kenyan holiday home with raised bedrooms

    Amy Frearson | 29 January 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Tembo Tembo lodge by Studio Asai features rammed-earth walls

    Tembo Tembo lodge hides among landscape of South African game reserve

    Rammed earth walls and an organic colour scheme help this South African family lodge designed by architecture practice Studio Asaï to blend into its natural surroundings. More about Tembo Tembo lodge hides among landscape of South African game reserve

    Natasha Levy | 24 October 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Exterior of Mountain House by Chris van Niekerk

    Chris van Niekerk installs minimalist house in Cape Town's Steenberg mountains

    Cape Town-based architect Chris van Niekerk has completed Mountain House, a minimalist retreat in the rugged landscape of South Africa's southernmost city. More about Chris van Niekerk installs minimalist house in Cape Town's Steenberg mountains

    Amy Frearson | 20 August 2023 | Leave a comment
  • A blue pool is positioned opposite the beach house

    Watch our Architecture Project Talk about Coral Pavilion by CmDesign Atelier

    Nigerian architect Tosin Oshinowo concluded Dezeen and Gaggenau's Architecture Project Talks series with a presentation about Coral Pavilion. The webinar has ended but you can re-watch it by registering here. More about Watch our Architecture Project Talk about Coral Pavilion by CmDesign Atelier

    Siufan Adey | 5 December 2022
  • Dakar Houses by Marc Thorpe in Senegal for Moroso M'Afrique

    Marc Thorpe designs Dakar Houses for Moroso furniture makers in Senegal

    New York architect Marc Thorpe has developed a prototype house made from earth bricks, to house the makers of Moroso's M'Afrique furniture collection. More about Marc Thorpe designs Dakar Houses for Moroso furniture makers in Senegal

    Amy Frearson | 17 March 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Cheetah Plains safari lodge by ARRCC

    ARRCC builds "afro-minimalist" safari lodge in South African wildlife reserve

    Architecture and interiors studio ARRCC has completed a safari retreat in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, a South African park that is home to elephants, lions, rhinos, giraffes, hippos and cheetahs. More about ARRCC builds "afro-minimalist" safari lodge in South African wildlife reserve

    Amy Frearson | 7 August 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Empower by Urban Think Tank ETHZ

    Urban-Think Tank develops low-cost housing for South African slum

    Urban-Think Tank has completed the next phase of its Empower Shack project, bringing safe low-cost housing to residents of South Africa's informal settlements. More about Urban-Think Tank develops low-cost housing for South African slum

    India Block | 28 December 2017 | 7 comments
  • Gota Dam Residence by Sforza Seilern Architects

    Timber and granite residence by Studio Seilern stands on a rocky ledge above an African dam

    This home and recording studio for a musician features overhanging roofs and perches on a rocky hillside overlooking a dam in a secret location in Africa (+ slideshow).  More about Timber and granite residence by Studio Seilern stands on a rocky ledge above an African dam

    Jessica Mairs | 9 May 2016 | 18 comments
  • Backpack for Modernist Lady by Phillip Lühl

    Phillip Lühl uses "bagged concrete bricks" to build two extensions to a Namibia house

    Architect Phillip Lühl has added a pair of extensions to a Modernist house in Namibia, using cement brickwork textured with the coarse fibres of hessian fabric (+ slideshow). More about Phillip Lühl uses "bagged concrete bricks" to build two extensions to a Namibia house

    Amy Frearson | 31 March 2016 | 3 comments
  • Nkabom House by Anna Webster

    Nkabom House is a prototypical Ghanaian home made from mud and waste plastic

    Graduate shows 2015: this student-designed house in Ghana pairs rammed-earth walls with translucent screens made from used water packaging, demonstrating how traditional construction can be combined with recycling (+ slideshow). More about Nkabom House is a prototypical Ghanaian home made from mud and waste plastic

    Alyn Griffiths | 28 June 2015 | 4 comments
  • Pearl Bay Residence provides ocean views from South African coast

    Glass sliding doors surrounding the living areas of this coastal house in South Africa can be retracted to create open-air spaces overlooking the ocean (+ slideshow). More about Pearl Bay Residence provides ocean views from South African coast

    Alyn Griffiths | 25 March 2015 | 1 comment
  • Hewn sandstone walls and an overhanging roof enclose a hillside home in Nairobi

    Jonathan Woolf Architects used chiselled sandstone to construct this family home near Nairobi, which is built into a hillside and topped by a heavy sloping roof (+ slideshow). More about Hewn sandstone walls and an overhanging roof enclose a hillside home in Nairobi

    Jessica Mairs | 6 March 2015 | 5 comments
  • Swartberg house by Openstudio Architects

    Slot windows offer starry views from Swartberg House by Openstudio Architects

    Small slots based on the position of constellations puncture the walls of this South African house by Openstudio Architects, bringing light in during the day and offering starry views at night (+ slideshow). More about Slot windows offer starry views from Swartberg House by Openstudio Architects

    Luke Tebbutt | 2 October 2014 | Leave a comment
  • Urban-Think Tank develops housing prototype for South African slums

    Design strategy collective Urban-Think Tank has designed and built a prototypical house as part of an initiative to improve housing conditions for slum dwellers in some of the 2700 informal settlements across South Africa (+ movie). More about Urban-Think Tank develops housing prototype for South African slums

    Amy Frearson | 7 March 2014 | 18 comments
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    Fobe House by Guilhem Eustache

    A Belgian film director resides in one of the four white boxy structures of this residence near Marrakech by Guilhem Eustache. More about Fobe House by Guilhem Eustache

    Amy Frearson | 25 January 2012 | 5 comments
  • Ecolodge by Laetitia Delubac and Christian Félix

    Paris architects Laetitia Delubac and Christian Félix have completed a holiday home and guest house in Siwa, Egypt. More about Ecolodge by Laetitia Delubac and Christian Félix

    Rose Etherington | 16 October 2009 | 23 comments
  • Sand-bag houses by MMA architects 4

    Design Indaba 08: here's a new set of photos showing progress on the first sand-bag house being built at Freedom Park in Cape Town, South Africa. More about Sand-bag houses by MMA architects 4

    Marcus Fairs | 22 March 2008 | 13 comments
  • Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects 3

    Design Indaba 08: continuing our series of stories about the 10x10 Housing Project in Cape Town, South Africa, here are the latest photos showing progress constructing the first sand-bag house. More about Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects 3

    Marcus Fairs | 2 March 2008 | 26 comments
  • Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects 2

    Design Indaba 08: the first sand-bag house designed by Cape Town architects MMA is taking shape (see earlier post). More about Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects 2

    Marcus Fairs | 27 February 2008 | 18 comments
  • Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects

    Design Indaba 08: Cape Town architects MMA have started work on a pilot project of ten affordable houses built using a sand-bag construction system. More about Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects

    Marcus Fairs | 26 February 2008 | 16 comments

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