Category: MAIN

  • Treasure Box @ Style Loft, Sandton City

  • Dockrat Res

    The main objectives of the additions to House Dockrat, according to Architecture SA (1981) is to achieve harmony between the old and new structure and to satisfy fully the client’s brief. Tayob strove to “achieve a blending of old and new spaces, colours, finishes and facilities”, both internally and externally. Tayob took care to select…

  • Awards

    1969 –   David Haddon Prize for Professional Practice 1972 –   Transvaal Provisional Institute of Architects for House & Studio Tayob 1982 –   Institute of S.A. Architects for House E.S. Dockrat 1999 –   SA Architect Award for Outstanding Achievement in Urban Design (Integrated Urban Design Framework for Marabastad) 2000 –   Nedbank Mail & Guardian Green Trust Urban Renewal Award. 2003 –   SA Institute of…

  • Animation History

    Our first tinkering with animation started in 1996 when we adopted Archicad. Our first serious attempts at animation in-house go back to 2000 when we did a short clip for the Robben Island Competition. We’re now migrated to using the same rendering engines used for popular gaming software

  • Laudium Stadium

    The Laudium Stadium comprised of the grandstand and sports field.The roof structure is a huge cantilevered steel system with barrel vaulted roof that allows an uninterrupted view of the sports event below

  • Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature

    The Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature and Government Buildings in Nelspruit was a competition winning entry submitted as part of a consortium (Meyer Pienaar Tayob Schnepel Architects).  From competition submission in late 1997 the project was complete in 2000. It received numerous merit awards.

  • South African High Commission, Lilongwe, Malawi

    An embassy/chancery for the South African High Commission. The design had to take into account the high security necessary.  At the same time as a consulate,  it had to interact with the general public.  This was achieved through the use of privacy thresholds.  As one goes deeper into the building, the privacy increases.  The earlier…

  • SANRAL Regional Offices

    This project for the expansion of the old regional offices for SANRAL in Menlyn. As a competition winner, it was an exercise in trying to extend the life of an 1970’s building to bring it into line with expectations of a 21st century office building, catering for all the needs of a new tenant.  A…

  • No 38 Church Square

    This project is a conversion of the Old Reserve Bank Building built in 1928. The design converts the old central services duct into a pleasant roofed atrium onto which all the offices as well as the newly introduced pause areas focus into.  The result has been the creation of very pleasant and modern A-grade offices.…

  • Marabastad Urban Design Framework

    Started in 1998, the Urban Design Framework for the entire Marabastad was prepared as a guideline for the city to develop and integrate this neglected part of the city.