House Yzerfontein under construction — concrete roof vault
Western Cape, South Africa

Architecture
of necessity

Off-grid, earth-based design across Southern Africa — clay, rammed earth, and site-specific materials in service of self-sufficiency.

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Gold Medal — Domus International Restoration Awards 2020 Award of Merit — South African Institute of Architects 2022 Rome Scholarship — South Africa 2001 B.Arch Cum Laude — University of Pretoria 1996 20 years off-grid living & construction Net Zero Energy Certified — DelftX 2019
"A good building should be in harmony with its habitat — similar to a whale in the ocean, an albatross on a long flight, or a cheetah on the Savannah."
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Architectural detail — Yzerfontein