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 – ongoing
Amka Campus
Manufacturing, distribution, laboratories and a head office on one working campus.
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Food Factory Conversion
Industrial · 2024
Food Factory Conversion
An old warehouse converted into a HACCP-compliant food processing factory.
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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 – 2007
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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Central Islamic School
Educational · 1989 – 1996
Central Islamic School
A school and mosque on a sloping site, with classrooms around two courtyards on different levels.
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Sunrise School
Educational · 1982 – 1993
Sunrise School
A school for children with special needs, planned around two safe courtyards.
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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
An ageing 1970s filling station rebuilt as a clutter-free forecourt, a convenience store and space for more tenants.
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Bay Leaf Restaurant
Commercial · 2023
Bay Leaf Restaurant
An empty shop in a new lifestyle centre, turned into a restaurant that stands out, from logo to compliance.
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Government offices, Brits
Institutional · 1965 – 2026
Government offices, Brits
A 1965 cool drink factory, designed by Aziz Tayob as a student, converted sixty years on into A-grade government offices.
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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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Motani Industries
Industrial · 1974
Motani Industries
A Brutalist concrete frontage for a furniture factory still run by the founders' family.
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Primindia Community Centre
Community · 1986
Primindia Community Centre
A hall cooled by roof vents and a deep-shaded terrace, in Aziz Tayob's hometown.
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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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Tshwane Muslim School
Educational · 1988 – 1993
Tshwane Muslim School
Classrooms around safe courtyards, and the hall the school 'could not afford' that got built.
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Schools for the Department of Education
Educational
Schools for the Department of Education
A number of schools delivered for the Department of Education, based on the department's standard school templates.
Treasure Box, Style Loft
Commercial
Treasure Box, Style Loft
Layout and concept for a pop-up store.
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
Courtyard house, Pretoria
2012
Motani BLU
2013
Barclay Square upgrades; Four family houses, Pretoria
2014
Steel-framed house, Centurion
2019
Amka Aerosol Factory
2020s
2020
Fatimas Foods; Laudium Engen