Portfolio

Projects

More than 600 projects since 1970. Each project page tells the story: what the client needed, the main design decision, and how it turned out.

Amka Campus
Industrial · 2016 – 2025
Amka Campus
Manufacturing, distribution, laboratories and a head office on one working campus.
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South African High Commission, Lilongwe
Institutional · 2015 – 2016
South African High Commission, Lilongwe
A new chancery for South Africa's diplomatic mission in Malawi.
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SANRAL Regional Head Office
Institutional · 2006 – 2014
SANRAL Regional Head Office
Regional headquarters for the national roads agency in Menlyn, Pretoria.
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SAPS Arcadia Forensic Science Laboratory
Health care & laboratories · 2004 – 2006
SAPS Arcadia Forensic Science Laboratory
A 1950s hospital turned into what was then the world's biggest automated forensic analysis system.
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SAPS Operational Response Unit
Institutional · 2005
SAPS Operational Response Unit
Repairs, renovations and additions to an operational police base.
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No 38 Church Square
Heritage & restoration · 2007 – 2008
No 38 Church Square
The old Reserve Bank on Church Square restored and converted into A-grade offices.
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Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature
Institutional · 1997 – 2000
Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature
Eleven buildings and 96,126 m² for a new province, won in open competition.
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Darus Salaam Islamic Centre
Religious · 1998 – 2001
Darus Salaam Islamic Centre
A passively cooled mosque and Islamic centre, built as a live drawing board with local artisans.
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Laudium Stadium
Sports & recreation · 1987
Laudium Stadium
A 1,000-seat stadium under a row of cantilevered barrel vaults.
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Laudium Plaza
Commercial · 1977
Laudium Plaza
A title-deed typo limited the height to 2 m, so the supermarket went underground.
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House & Studio Tayob
Residential · 1974
House & Studio Tayob
Two 10 × 10 m cubes for living and sleeping, with a studio that grew into the practice's home.
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Lenasia Clinic
Health care & laboratories · 1977
Lenasia Clinic
Coloured stripes in the floor lead patients to each department.
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Roshnee Mosque
Religious · 1971
Roshnee Mosque
The first built version of the 1969 thesis, with domed prayer cubicles that glow like moons at night.
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Marabastad Urban Design
Urban design · 1985 – 1998
Marabastad Urban Design
Recording a community broken by forced removals, and planning its return.
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Engen Laudium
Commercial · 2020 – 2021
Engen Laudium
A redesign that made room for more tenants and raised rental and forecourt turnover.
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Bay Leaf Restaurant
Commercial
Bay Leaf Restaurant
A restaurant rebrand and fit-out, from logo to compliance.
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Government offices, Brits
Institutional · 2014
Government offices, Brits
Existing buildings converted into offices for the departments of Home Affairs and Environmental Affairs.
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House ES Dockrat
Residential · 1982
House ES Dockrat
An award-winning family home that kept the old council house instead of demolishing it.
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House AS Motani
Residential · 1974
House AS Motani
A family home with a pool court, fitted onto a 446 m² site.
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House Anver Motani
Residential · 1982
House Anver Motani
Four split levels on an 8 m slope, in yellow, white and red.
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BMW Canteens
Industrial · 2010 – 2011
BMW Canteens
A light-filled staff canteen under a roof held up by steel trees.
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Laudium Community Hall
Community · 1988 – 1996
Laudium Community Hall
A hall twice the old size, with a cooking yard for traditional fire-cooked wedding meals.
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Motani Industries
Industrial · 1974
Motani Industries
A Brutalist concrete frontage for a furniture factory still run by the founders' family.
Primindia Community Centre
Community · 1986
Primindia Community Centre
A hall cooled by roof vents and a deep-shaded terrace, in Aziz Tayob's hometown.
Tshwane Muslim School
Educational · 1988 – 1993
Tshwane Muslim School
Classrooms around safe courtyards, and the hall the school 'could not afford' that got built.
Treasure Box, Style Loft
Commercial
Treasure Box, Style Loft
Layout and concept for a pop-up store.
Jeppe Urban Renewal
Urban design · 1968
Jeppe Urban Renewal
Fifth-year student scheme reported in the Rand Daily Mail.
Archive

Selected projects, 1971 – 2020

From the project list in Going According to Plan.

1970s
1971
Roshnee Mosque; CH Osman Residence; Anver Dinath Residence; Crimp Fabriek
1972
Klerksdorp Mosque; AN Osman Residence; A Areff Residence
1973
Motani Industries; Roshcor Flats, Vereeniging; Mariam Mansions
1974
S Motani Residence; I Dockrat Residence; House & Studio Tayob; Moosa Shops, Pietermaritzburg
1975
Ahmed Bham Residence
1976
AH Ayob Shops; Benoni Seva Samaj; A Suliman Residence
1977
Lenasia Day Hospital; Abies Flats; Laudium Plaza; Queen Street Mosque alterations
1978
TAM Tayob Residence; Lenasia Clinic; Garankuwa Clinic; Roshnee Mosque phase 2; J Vally Residence
1979
AB Osman Shops; Seymour Duplex Flats; Sookia Duplex Flats; Phedisong Clinic, Garankuwa
1980s
1980
Lehurutse Shopping Centre; Thaba 'Nchu Shopping Centre
1981
Rustenburg Madressa; Actonville Clinic; Elegance Novelties Warehouse
1982
E Dockrat Residence; Mathibastad Clinic; Actonville Shopping Centre; Anver Motani Residence
1983
O Suliman Residence
1984
Pietersburg Shops; Primindia Community Centre
1985
Thaba 'Nchu Cinema; Marabastad Urban Design 1; Burgersdorp Flats
1986
Ladysmith Mosque; Kharbai Group; Primindia Housing; Laudium Hospital Creche
1987
Laudium Stadium; Sebati Roadhouse; Queen Street Mosque alterations; Fame Furnishers
1988
Laudium Community Hall (Civic Centre); Oriental Plaza extensions; Tshwane Muslim School
1989
Mabopane Shops
1990s
1990
Village Bakery Pie Factory; Lotus Gardens Housing
1991
CIT Shops
1992
IAM Tayob Residence; Central Islamic School
1993
Sunrise School; Ismail Dockrat Residence
1994
Metro Home Centre; Laudium Post Office interior; DH Peta School
1995
Malawi Schools; Laudium Hospital audit; Motani Lounge; Prototype Stadium
1996
Eersterust Post Office; Nellmapius Primary School
1997
Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature
1998
Marabastad Urban Design 2; Melrose Apartments; Darus Salaam Islamic Centre
1999
Home Hyper; Munitoria competition; House of Motani
2000s
2000
DTI Campus competition; Robben Island Museum competition
2001
Namanolo Islamic Centre, Malawi
2002
Medunsa HIV Research Clinic
2003
Freedom Park competition; Ekurhuleni Council Chambers; SAPS Arcadia Forensics Laboratory; F Motani Residence
2004
Rooiwal Military Base; ODI Prisons upgrade; Mabopane Dance Hall
2006
SANRAL Regional Offices
2007
Lilongwe Chancery; Lebombo One Stop Border Post
2010s
2010
BMW Canteens
2011
M Kalla Residence
2012
Motani BLU
2013
Barclay Square upgrades; S Dockrat Residence
2014
C Kharbai Residence
2019
Amka Aerosol Factory
2020s
2020
Fatimas Foods; Laudium Engen