Late night strolls through the city’s best studios
If you take the flare of the architecture and design community, add the energy of the city and its surrounds, and mix it with the culture of First Thursday, you’ll find Architecture Open Studios happening on 17th and 18th October from 5pm-8pm. Spread throughout Cape Town CBD and surrounds, this innovative take on architectural and design interaction embraces the concept of ‘Late Night Architecture’. Sponsored by Oggie Flooring, SAOTA, and Modena Technologies, the mahala event makes its highly-anticipated return to highlight 27 firms and studios that have made their marks on the Mother City’s map.
Tuesday 17 October
BOMAX ARCHITECTS
Bomax is a dynamic firm committed to producing creative, contemporary designs while combining sustainability and minimalism. Their portfolio includes local and international builds that express their passion for architecture. Location: 27 Pepper Street, Cape Town City Centre
ALEX STEWART & PARTNERS
Alex Stewart & Partners specialise in architecture and interior design. With a keen focus on solving planning challenges such as heritage sites with precision, their forte lies in infrastructure, public and residential projects. Location: 68B Wale Street, Cape Town City Centre
DHK ARCHITECTS
dhk Architects leads with innovation and consideration in their expertise of architecture, urban design, and interiors. Their passion for people permeates their work, producing projects that are inspired and honest, and which positively impact future generations. Location: 66 Waterkant Street, Old Cape Quarter, De Waterkant
A significant player in the building industry, Fabian Architects offer services across the full range of the design and project management processes. They make up one half of a duo with Make Studio, the creative practice that is dedicated to delivering personalised quality designs. Location: 8th Floor Protea North Wharf Hotel, No.1 Lower Bree Street
JENNY MILLS ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN
Jenny Mills Architecture and Interior Design pursues their projects with a love for form and composition, implementing skill and commitment to their own style and the client’s, to curate harmonious, leisurely designs. Location: Unit 403, 4th Floor De Oude Schuur, 120 Bree Street
KMH ARCHITECTS
Navigating the industry with professionalism and expertise, over 100 years of experience mean KMH Architects successfully takes on large-scale projects in the areas of architecture, interior design, and space planning. Location: 116 Loop Street, Cape Town City Centre
METROPOLIS DESIGN
Metropolis is a design studio known for their thorough and detailed practice. Their work prioritises client collaboration as they create contemporary architecture inspired by the landscape and the urban environment. Location: 8 Kloof Street, Gardens
OHKRE COLLECTIVE
Ohkre Collective is a local and international design studio that holds in high esteem their focus on maintaining collaboration while curating captivating spaces and places. Location: OpenCo Workspace, 109 Loop St, Cape Town City Centre
OPEN CITY
With their specialties lying in architecture, urban design, and research, Open City approaches their practice with a goal to create influential and beautiful structures as building blocks for the city and its surrounds. Location: 163 Bree Street, Gardens
URBAN THINK TANK EMPOWER
Urban Think Tank Empower is an initiative which is driven by the goal of tackling the local housing crisis, using alternative design models to uplift and empower the lives of South Africans in need over the past 10 years. Location: 76 Church Street, Cape Town City Centre
VDMMA
VDMMA is a diverse firm which works on everything from commercial offices and education facilities to shopping centres and wine cellars. Their reach has made them locally and internationally successful, presenting a far-reaching range of builds. Location: 161 Longmarket Street, Cape Town City Centre
WOLFF ARCHITECTS
Wolff Architects works collaboratively as a team of skilled and committed professionals, focussed on producing work that is built on a foundation of thorough design, research, and support under sound direction. Location: 136 Buitengracht Street, Cape Town City Centre
Wednesday 18 October
CRAFT OF ARCHITECTURE
Craft of Architecture takes pride in their role as partner to their clients, using creative expertise to meet design needs and realise the visions of tomorrow, be it commercial, mixed-use, residential, or urban. Location: The Armoury, Buchanan Square, 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock
MOBIUS INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
Mobius is an interior architecture and design studio that believes in authentic, functional design. Their work covers residential, hospitality, and commercial spaces, and they constantly aim to create unique and personal identities in every project. Location: The Armoury, Buchanan Square, 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock
GAPP ARCHITECTS & URBAN DESIGNERS
As an architecture and urban design firm that values high standards and excellence, GAPP has built a legacy in Architecture, Urban Design, Spatial Planning, and Asset Planning. Location: The Armoury, Buchanan Square, 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock
JAKUPA
Jakupa is an architecture and urban design firm which aims to enrich the urban built environment through responsible design practice and the research thereof. Location: 99 Buitenkant Street, Gardens
MEYER & ASSOCIATES
Meyer & Associates is an architecture and urban design firm that is focussed on providing bespoke, quality solutions to improve the South African urban environment for all its residents. Location: The Armoury, Buchanan Square, 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock
DESIGN NETWORK
Design Network Architects and Urban Designers are an extension of the legacy of DesignSpaceAfrica. Their projects utilise innovation and creativity to produce buildings that transform the urban environment. Location: 1 Warwick Street, Gardens
JANE VISSER ARCHITECTS
Jane Visser Architects delivers professional design through their cultivation of the craft of architecture over decades. They provide elegant and innovative solutions for a broad range of builds, always considering the client, the site, and the environment. Location: 1 Warwick Street, Gardens
SAOTA
With their name on builds across six continents, SAOTA is a leading architecture firm that is passionate about collaborative design dialogues and carrying out innovative solutions across their practice with elegance. Location: 109 Hatfield Street, Gardens
PEERUTIN KAROL
Peerutin Karol is an award-winning architectural practice known for using generations of expertise to craft beautiful, luxurious designs such as the V&A Waterfront’s Victoria Wharf, the Queen Victoria Hotel, and Radisson Red. Location: 4th Floor Theba Hosken House, 16 Mill Street, Gardens
SEA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
With an ethos of ‘thinking beyond the horizon’, The School of Explorative Architecture (SEA) is a tertiary education institution which cultivates a forward-thinking and engaging environment and curriculum for the industry professionals of the future. Location: 25 Commercial Street, Cape Town City Centre
SOURCE IBA
Source IBA is a collective of multi-talented designers that continue to evolve and grow in their design approach, aiming to allow each project, be it hospitality, residential or commercial, to develop in its own style and direction. Location: The Armoury 2, Buchanan Square, 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock
STUDIOMAS
Driven towards design excellence, StudioMAS specialises in architecture and urban design endeavours. They are passionate about using their skills to offer quality products and services while keeping sustainability, time, and finance at the forefront. Location: 5 Constitution Street, Easy City Precinct, District Six
TERRA +
Terra+ is a landscape architecture firm which employs a transdisciplinary approach in order to prioritise responsibility, sustainability, empathy, and aesthetics across all areas of their practice. Location: Unit 20 Sussex Studios, Sussex Street, Woodstock
TWOFIVEFIVE ARCHITECTS
TwoFiveFive Architects is a commercial architecture firm that designs with the goal of producing solutions and challenging conventions. Their consideration for contemporary lifestyles results in the creation of optimal living spaces. Location: 17 Shelley Road, Salt River
URBAN CONCEPTS
As an urban design and architectural practice with experience working on heritage sites, Urban Concepts combines conceptual and technical expertise to produce spaces rooted in excellence. Location: The Hills, Buchanan Square, 160 Sir Lowry Road, Woodstock