Sisal covers almost every surface in Pauline's stand-up coffee bar
Tactile surfaces made from sisal plant fibres helped Master Studio foster an inviting atmosphere inside this pared-back coffee bar in Cape Town, South Africa. More
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Design Indaba explores the idea of beauty through 10 objects
Design Indaba has asked 10 South African creatives to each select an object that challenges our perception of what defines beauty for a public competition. More
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SAOTA designs home around panoramic Cape Town views
A lantern-like light box and inverted pyramidal roof draws light into the interior of the Kloof 119A home, dramatically sited overlooking Table Mountain and Cape Town. More
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Es Devlin creates pavilion showing films from around Cape Town
Dezeen promotion: British set designer Es Devlin has erected a solar-powered pavilion, containing films made at 12 locations in Cape Town, to show people the potential of electric mobility. More
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The Nova pod is a solar-powered co-working office on wheels
The Nova mobile office pod supports the flexible working needs of the modern nomad with fast wifi, a minibar and a daily changing view. More
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Battery Park brings skateboarders to V&A Waterfront in Cape Town
An old coastal fortification in Cape Town has been transformed into an urban park, skatepark and garden by South African studio DHK. More
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Snøhetta and Local Studio build tribute arch to Desmond Tutu in Cape Town
Architecture firms Snøhetta and Local Studio celebrate South African anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu with this monumental arch, which was unveiled in downtown Cape Town during this year's Design Indaba. More
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Peter Veenstra to build dome of plants at Design Indaba venue in Cape Town
Dutch landscape architect Peter Veenstra has revealed plans to build a plant-covered bamboo sphere in Cape Town's Luthuli Plaza, providing an extra venue for next year's Design Indaba conference. More
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SAOTA completes "challenging" restoration of Gilbert Colyn's modernist Cape Town home
Stefan Antoni of South African architecture studio SAOTA has refurbished a modernist villa overlooking Cape Town and reorganised its open interior to make it better suited to contemporary living. More
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Thomas Heatherwick: "There was a real worry about whether we could get people to come inside"
In an exclusive interview with Dezeen, designer Thomas Heatherwick reveals how he overcame early fears that no one would visit the art galleries in his new Cape Town art museum. More
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Thomas Heatherwick reveals Zeitz MOCAA art galleries carved out of Cape Town grain silo
Thomas Heatherwick has created South Africa's biggest art museum – by hollowing out the inside of a historic grain silo building. More
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Glazed corners peel back to allow sea breezes into Malan Vorster's Cape Town house
The living spaces of this seaside house in Cape Town are lined with sliding glass walls that can be pulled aside to connect the interiors with a series of external decks, patios and balconies overlooking the ocean. More
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Pink Cape Town house by The Fold Architects features rooftop pool and vertical garden
A rooftop swimming pool offers views over Cape Town from this house, which was designed by local studio The Fold Architects with pink-painted walls to offset a verdant vertical garden. More
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Luxury hotel opens inside Heatherwick's converted grain silo in Cape Town
The first part of Heatherwick Studio's renovation of a former grain silo building in Cape Town's harbour has been completed, with the opening of a hotel featuring bulging windows. More
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Mountainside villa by SAOTA frames Cape Town's spectacular scenery
A+Awards: South African studio SAOTA received a 2016 Architizer A+Award for this residence in Cape Town, which enjoys views of the area's dramatic rock formations. More
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Malan Vorster's treehouse-like residence offers views of Cape Town forest
Four cylindrical towers are elevated on stilts to create this retreat in Cape Town, which was designed by local studio Malan Vorster to offer views among the trees. More
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Jan Sofka takes cues from Japanese home for rural residence near Cape Town
Stone, brick and wood introduce subtle textures to this house near Cape Town, which was designed by architect Jan Sofka to resemble a Japanese home spotted on Dezeen. More
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Snøhetta presents memorial arch to Desmond Tutu at Design Indaba
Architect Snøhetta has revealed a prototype of an arch in honour of South African anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu, which will be built near the National Parliament in Cape Town. More
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Concrete garden pavilion by Metropolis offers outdoor dining to a Cape Town villa
South African studio Metropolis has completed a concrete pavilion in the grounds of a house in Cape Town, featuring sheltered seating and dining areas with views of nearby Table Mountain (+ slideshow). More
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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
