Architecture Block party in Jozi Architecture February 25, 2014 Block party in Jozi The Johannesburg skyline’s newest addition is an apartment block made of shipping containers balanced on an old silo building! The eye-popping architectural development in Newtown has been customised as affordable student housing. Full Article
Architecture Thinking inside the box 2: Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens Architecture February 24, 2014 Thinking inside the box 2: Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens Containa ® by Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens is a digital game for those who want to design their own homes, or for architects seeking design solutions. Never before has the planning of architectural spaces been so easy — or so much fun. Full Article
Architecture Semi-urban bliss Architecture February 24, 2014 Semi-urban bliss The spaces between living and working are merging, as VISI explored in The Office issue last year. Now Designboom have picked up on the “floating” building in Pretoria’s leafy Menlo Park that we featured. Full Article
Architecture Thinking inside the box 1: Fluid Architecture & Interiors Architecture February 18, 2014 Thinking inside the box 1: Fluid Architecture & Interiors Fluid Architecture & Interiors joined forces with other design practices to conceptualise three ways to use containers as vessels for recycling and to increase awareness of sustainable development. Full Article
Architecture Joburg’s creative regeneration Architecture February 17, 2014 Joburg’s creative regeneration New York-based “fashion and music bible”, The Fader have collaborated with Sprite to develop micro documentaries celebrating South Africa’s street culture. We were particularly enamoured with the Braamfontein edition. Full Article
Architecture Pop-up room Architecture January 9, 2014 Pop-up room Whether you’re looking for extra storage space, a showroom, home office or a games room (aka man cave), a ModPod might be just the thing for you. Full Article
Architecture Let there be light Architecture December 12, 2013 Let there be light Pretoria architect Thomas Gouws created an illuminated mix of old and in this dramatic, yet simple, Highveld home. Full Article
Architecture Modernist hearth Architecture November 28, 2013 Modernist hearth On Thursday 27 March at 6pm, OH Architecture will be hosting a tour of the house “Die Es” (the hearth), the family home that Gwen and Gabriel Fagan built in 1965, and still a relevant and arresting example of vernacular architecture. Full Article
