Airports for Africa
Airport & Aviation Design Design Scape has extensive aviation experience with Airports in Africa. These include Cape Town International, King Shaka International, Kasane International, an airfield in Cameroon, and now an airport in central Africa. The idea for this new airport is to augment an existing international airport, which, for a growing group of private […]
Greyton House – A Design Process
This week at Design Scape Architects, we’ll take you through the design process of a small house on a farm, in the Greyton area, under the Riviersonderend Mountains. The new house is to replace an existing log house that burnt down in a recent fire. Only the pool survived. The site is level with an oak […]
Shop in Baviaans Kloof – Rethinking an Approach to Working Drawings
Projects in remote locations definitely have their challenges. The most common of challenges include scarce materials, and expensive transport. In addition, local builders may be inexperienced beyond certain technologies. Our client, based overseas, is involved in a family farm in the Baviaans, with the closest town being Willowmore in the Karoo. Across the road, they […]
Westbrook – The Design Process
The Design Process This week we took one of our potential projects, and posted daily on LinkedIn some of the processes that we take, as architects, to come up with a design. The project is for a proposed estate in a coastal bush site, adjacent the beach, so a very special and sensitive space. Thus, […]
Standard Bank Adderley Street, Cape Town
The original Standard Bank Building in Adderley Street is an absolute gem, and a well-known site amongst architecture enthusiasts in Cape Town. In 1879 the City Council offered the Adderley Street site to the Bank, on a ninety-nine year lease at £150 per annum. Charles Freeman designed the Standard Bank building in the neo-classic style that was […]
Building Contract Types
Building Contract Types Building contracts can be complex. Depending on the level of expertise, or the level of safeguards (like having a professional team in place), you are in for a rough trip or an easy ride. Well, a slightly easier ride… In many ways choosing the ideal contract will depend on the size of […]
10 Key Factors to Understanding Airport Projects
Airport Projects in Africa Design Scape Architects now have the experience of working on projects for six airports under our belts, including: In addition we are currently looking at a small airport in Central Africa, and another airfield facility in West Africa. What has this all taught us? Tons, actually. So much so that airports […]
Cape Town International Airport – Stakeholder Engagement
The Importance of Stakeholder Engagement Airports are probably one of the most complex project types that architects can engage in. One reason for this complexity is that for most airport projects involving brownfield sites (i.e. where there is already an operating airport in place), it is vital to ensure that airport operations continue unabated during […]
Cape Town International Airport – The Enablement Phase
Any major project will more than likely be split into at least two phases – the Enablement Phase and The Main Works Phase. The purpose of the Enablement Phase is to make sure that all the major problems, any of which could interfere with the Main Works, are sorted out first so that, as far […]
Cape Town International Airport – Terminal 2 Project
Episode 1 of a series of 4 Blogs on CTIA Design Scape Architects have extensive experience on Airports, with their team members having worked on King Shaka International, Kasane International in Botswana, a new airport in central Africa, and, most recently, Cape Town International Airport itself. In 2017, we were appointed as Lead Architect for […]