Architecture Building an Icon: The Carlton Centre Architecture February 6, 2023 Building an Icon: The Carlton Centre To kick off our new series on classic South African buildings that deserve to be celebrated, architect Brian McKechnie goes behind the scenes of Joburg’s once-glorious, now dilapidated and partially defunct Carlton Centre. Full Article
Architecture Vergenoegd Löw The Wine Estate by Source IBA Architecture February 3, 2023 Vergenoegd Löw The Wine Estate by Source IBA Source Interior Brand Architecture (Source IBA) directs the sensitive restoration and upgrading of one of the Cape’s oldest working farms, Vergenoegd Löw The Wine Estate (VLWE), to its heritage form as captured in a series of 1600s watercolour studies by Jan Brandes housed in Amsterdam’s Rijks Museum. Full Article
Architecture Yzerfontein Oceanfront Home Architecture February 1, 2023 Yzerfontein Oceanfront Home An unassuming exterior belies the beauty of this oceanfront home along Cape Town’s West Coast. Full Article
Art Kimbolino X Neighbourgood Cape Town Mural Art January 31, 2023 Kimbolino X Neighbourgood Cape Town Mural Cape Town-based graphic designer and illustrator Kim Bischofberger (Kimbolino) joined forces with Neighbourgood to create a bright Cape Town mural inspired by the sweeping arches of architecture. VISI chats with her about the process for her latest creation. Full Article
Architecture 24-Hour Space Weather Centre Designed by AVNA Architects Architecture January 26, 2023 24-Hour Space Weather Centre Designed by AVNA Architects A brand new Space Weather Centre at SANSA in Hermanus by AVNA Architects is inspired by the mesmerising magnetic fields studied by the scientists working on site. Full Article
Architecture Scarborough Home Architecture January 25, 2023 Scarborough Home This modular home in a Cape coastal village has been created to host the friends and family of an outdoor-loving couple. Full Article
Architecture House of Legends: Creating Coromandel Architecture January 24, 2023 House of Legends: Creating Coromandel Creating Coromandel, a new book about a once-mythical, later almost forgotten house – an incredible modernist architectural wonder near Lydenburg – resurrects the legacy of the South African architecture world’s “best-kept secret”. Full Article
Design Heart of Glass: A Deep Dive Into Glass Design Design January 23, 2023 Heart of Glass: A Deep Dive Into Glass Design It provides shelter, items essential to daily life, and so much beauty. We take a deep dive into the crystal-clear, cutting-edge fields of glass design, architecture and art. Full Article
