2008

Residence - Cradle of Humankind, Muldersdrift, Gauteng

EXTRACT FROM THE GAUTENG INSTITUTE FOR ARCHITECTURE (GIFA) REGIONAL AWARDS 2009: CITATION NOTES

Projects to Recieve GIFA Regional Awards for Architecture (3 awards given)

"2 Highveldt House van der Merwe Miszewski Architects:
Located on a relatively remote and expansive estate, this site touches the indigenous landscape very lightly. The plan, essentially a platform in stilts that fans out to embrace existing flora, achieves minimum site disturbance and brings interior in close dialogue with exterior. The tilted steel columns (with timber veneer) and the all-glass cladding create an aesthetic that simultaneously blends with the environment while refreshingly contrasting it. In both plan and section, the house harmonises with its context. The detailing of the exterior and the interior are exquisite."