1. SVA ARCHITECTS
The crowning glory of their achievements is arguably this mixed use devlopment in Somerest West called "The Sanctuary" which exhibits many of the key design features that are prominent in cutting-edge modern architecture today.See ArchitectCapeTown for more about Cape Vernacular architecture.
2. REVEL FOX AND PARTNERS
Designers of many of the key architectural achievements in and aroudn the Waterfront, this dynamic architecture firm uses and understated modernist play between smooth and textured masses to great effect. Go to ArchitectCapeTown if you found this interesting.
3. DHK
This building called Waterway house is typically of the style of DHK architects... the floating building mass... the muted colours...and the vertical patterning of the facade.
4. VIVID ARCHITECTS
In the design for the Centur City Conference center we see two elements interplay on the facade, namely the turquoise blue glazing, and the beachwood coloured facebrick. The peel-away effect is very eye-catching. See
5. BAM
This commercial block in Tygervalled makes use of many green architecture principles including the use of low emmisivity high performance glass... which is also a key aesthetic element, contrasting with the lattice like panels of the car park bellow.
6. GORDON HART
Perhaps not as well known yet as DHK, this architect has designed some stunning gemsfor apartment buildings in the fast growing areas to the east of the CBD. Again reflective and tinted performance glass is in fashion and looks as if it is here to stay. Visit ARCHITECTCAPETOWN for another innovative architect in Cape Town. in this style.
7. LOUIS KAROL
This award winning archiect is credited for the design of this 5 star green rated building in century city that was custom built for Astron Energy Headquarters.Visit ArchitectCapeTown for more information about another versatile Cape Town architect designing in this style.
8. TV3
Masters of the interplay between solid and void, TV3 architects and town planners is one of the few architecture firms to have designed iconic buildings in Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Somerset West.VIEW UPMARKET ARCHITECTS:
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ALSO BY VIVID
The crystal towers hotel in Century City was also designed by Vivid architects. It has a central motif of a large almost square outline to the building, infilled with sliding panels that shade the hotel rooms.
DETAILED VIEW
In this close-up image of the buidling we see the sumptuous way that different contrasting materials are used... from the shiny performance glass to the spikey indigenous plants.
Visit ArchitectCapeTown for more information about another versitile Cape Town architect designing in this style.
ALSO BY TV3
20 on Krige is a modern office block located in Bird Street in the hitsorical town of Stellenbosch. The building makes a refreshing contrast, juxtaposed as it is against the historic marvels of the town.
MORE REGIONS
View the page ONE JOHANNESBURG ARCHITECTS> for more designers in this bustling city of South Africa.
Homepage - Cape Town Designers
See list of Johannesburg architects
View more stellenbosch architects
View other architects in somerset west
View more vernacular architects
ALSO BY TV3
The links office park in Somerset West has a wavelike appearance as each successive block exhibitss slight changes and the angles of the roof forms play against one another.
See for award for house on Polo Field in french style designed by Cape Town architect Beverley Hui.
AVNA ARCHITECTS
The Cape Sands is located along the Strand Golden Mile and boasts and undulating wavelike facade that was ahead of its time with the builging was built in the early 2000's.
Click on ArchitectCapeTown for more stellenbosch residential architecture.
LIVING PLANET ARCHITECTS
This humble roadside one-stop has been emmaculately designed in a cutting-edge modern style with extensive use of dark tinted glass contrasting with rustic exposed brickwork and exposed metal roof trusses.
Visit TOP-ARCHITECTS for other interesting residential architecture in Cape Town.
